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Zechariah 9:13 KJV
Zechariah · chapter 9 · verse 13
When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.Zechariah 9:13 · King James Version
Zechariah 9:13 in context
11As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
12Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
13When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.
14And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.
15The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- EphraimʼEphrayimEphrajim, a son of JosephH669 →
- filledmâlêʼto fill or be full of, in a wide applicationH4390 →
- GreeceYâvânJavan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (IoniansH3120 →
- JudahYᵉhûwdâhJehudah , the name of five IsraelitesH3063 →
- swordcherebdroughtH2719 →
- bentdârakto treadH1869 →
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The prophet, having taught those that had returned out of captivity to attribute their deliverance to the blood of the covenant and to the promise of the Messiah (for they were so wonderfully helped because that blessing was in them, was yet in the womb of their nation), now comes to encourage them with the prospect…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-17