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Book of Zechariah, Chapter 9

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Chapter 9 of Zechariah—Revised Standard Version (RSV)


  1. ¶ The word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach
      and will rest upon Damascus.
    For to the LORD belong the cities of Aram,[a]
      even as all the tribes of Israel;
  2. Hamath also, which borders thereon,
      Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
  3. Tyre has built herself a rampart,
      and heaped up silver like dust,
      and gold like the mud of the streets.
  4. But lo, the Lord will strip her of her possessions
      and hurl her wealth into the sea,
      and she shall be devoured by fire.
  5. ¶ Ash′kelon shall see it, and be afraid;
      Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish;
      Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded.
    The king shall perish from Gaza;
      Ash′kelon shall be uninhabited;
  6. a mongrel people shall dwell in Ashdod;
      and I will make an end of the pride of Philistia.
  7. I will take away its blood from its mouth,
      and its abominations from between its teeth;
    it too shall be a remnant for our God;
      it shall be like a clan in Judah,
      and Ekron shall be like the Jeb′usites.
  8. Then I will encamp at my house as a guard,
      so that none shall march to and fro;
    no oppressor shall again overrun them,
      for now I see with my own eyes.
  9. ¶ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
      Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
    Lo, your king comes to you;
      triumphant and victorious is he,
    humble and riding on an ass,
      on a colt the foal of an ass.
  10. I will cut off the chariot from E′phraim
      and the war horse from Jerusalem;
    and the battle bow shall be cut off,
      and he shall command peace to the nations;
    his dominion shall be from sea to sea,
      and from the River to the ends of the earth.
  11. ¶ As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
      I will set your captives free from the waterless pit.
  12. Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
      today I declare that I will restore to you double.
  13. For I have bent Judah as my bow;
      I have made E′phraim its arrow.
    I will brandish your sons, O Zion,
      over your sons, O Greece,
      and wield you like a warrior’s sword.
  14. ¶ Then the LORD will appear over them,
      and his arrow go forth like lightning;
    the Lord GOD will sound the trumpet,
      and march forth in the whirlwinds of the south.
  15. The LORD of hosts will protect them,
      and they shall devour and tread down the slingers;[b]
    and they shall drink their blood[c] like wine,
      and be full like a bowl,
      drenched like the corners of the altar.
  16. ¶ On that day the LORD their God will save them
      for they are the flock of his people;
    for like the jewels of a crown
      they shall shine on his land.
  17. Yea, how good and how fair it shall be!
      Grain shall make the young men flourish,
      and new wine the maidens.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Cn: Heb the eye of Adam (or man)
  2. ^ Cn: Heb the slingstones
  3. ^ Gk: Heb be turbulent

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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