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World English Bible

Zechariah 12 (WEBP)

[1] A revelation of Yahweh’s word concerning Israel: Yahweh, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him says:
[2] “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling to all the surrounding peoples, and it will also be on Judah in the siege against Jerusalem.
[3] It will happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples. All who burden themselves with it will be severely wounded, and all the nations of the earth will be gathered together against it.
[4] In that day,” says Yahweh, “I will strike every horse with terror and his rider with madness. I will open my eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.
[5] The chieftains of Judah will say in their heart, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in Yahweh of Armies their God.’
[6] In that day I will make the chieftains of Judah like a pan of fire among wood, and like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left; and Jerusalem will yet again dwell in their own place, even in Jerusalem.
[7] Yahweh also will save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of David’s house and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem not be magnified above Judah.
[8] In that day Yahweh will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He who is feeble among them at that day will be like David, and David’s house will be like God, like Yahweh’s angel before them.
[9] It will happen in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
[10] I will pour on David’s house and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplication. They will look to me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for his firstborn.
[11] In that day there will be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddo.
[12] The land will mourn, every family apart; the family of David’s house apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;
[13] the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of the Shimeites apart, and their wives apart;
[14] all the families who remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

Zechariah 12:10 After “me”, the Hebrew has the two letters “Aleph Tav” (the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet), not as a word, but as a grammatical marker.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Zechariah 12 (KJVS)

[1] The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel , saith () the LORD , which stretcheth () forth the heavens , and layeth the foundation () of the earth , and formeth () the spirit of man within him.
[2] Behold, I will make () Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about , when they shall be in the siege both against Judah [and] against Jerusalem .
[3] And in that day will I make () Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people : all that burden () themselves with it shall be cut in pieces () (), though all the people of the earth be gathered together () against it.
[4] In that day , saith () the LORD , I will smite () every horse with astonishment , and his rider () with madness : and I will open () mine eyes upon the house of Judah , and will smite () every horse of the people with blindness .
[5] And the governors of Judah shall say () in their heart , The inhabitants () of Jerusalem [shall be] my strength in the LORD of hosts their God .
[6] In that day will I make () the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood , and like a torch of fire in a sheaf ; and they shall devour () all the people round about , on the right hand and on the left : and Jerusalem shall be inhabited () again in her own place, [even] in Jerusalem .
[7] The LORD also shall save () the tents of Judah first , that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants () of Jerusalem do not magnify () [themselves] against Judah .
[8] In that day shall the LORD defend () the inhabitants () of Jerusalem ; and he that is feeble () among them at that day shall be as David ; and the house of David [shall be] as God , as the angel of the LORD before them.
[9] And it shall come to pass in that day , [that] I will seek () to destroy () all the nations that come () against Jerusalem .
[10] And I will pour () upon the house of David , and upon the inhabitants () of Jerusalem , the spirit of grace and of supplications : and they shall look () upon me whom they have pierced (), and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth () for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness () for him, as one that is in bitterness () for [his] firstborn .
[11] In that day shall there be a great () mourning in Jerusalem , as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon .
[12] And the land shall mourn (), every family apart ; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;
[13] The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
[14] All the families that remain (), every family apart, and their wives apart.

Young’s Literal Translation

Zechariah 12 (YLT)

[1] The burden of a word of Jehovah on Israel. An affirmation of Jehovah, Stretching out heaven, and founding earth, And forming the spirit of man in his midst.
[2] Lo, I am making Jerusalem a cup of reeling To all the peoples round about, And also against Judah it is, In the siege against Jerusalem.
[3] And it hath come to pass, in that day, I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone to all the peoples, All loading it are completely pressed down, And gathered against it have been all nations of the earth.
[4] In that day-an affirmation of Jehovah, I do smite every horse with astonishment, And its rider with madness, And on the house of Judah I open My eyes, And every horse of the peoples I smite with blindness.
[5] And leaders of Judah have said in their heart, ‘Strength to me are the inhabitants of Jerusalem, In Jehovah of Hosts their God.’
[6] In that day I make the leaders of Judah As a hearth of fire among trees, And as a torch of fire in a sheaf, And they have consumed-on the right and on the left-all the peoples round about, And Jerusalem hath inhabited again her place in Jerusalem.
[7] And saved hath Jehovah the tents of Judah first, So that become not great against Judah Doth the beauty of the house of David, And the beauty of the inhabitant of Jerusalem.
[8] In that day cover over doth Jehovah the inhabitant of Jerusalem, And the stumbling among them hath been in that day as David, And the house of David as God- As a messenger of Jehovah-before them.
[9] And it hath come to pass, in that day, I seek to destroy all the nations Who are coming in against Jerusalem,
[10] And I have poured on the house of David, And on the inhabitant of Jerusalem, A spirit of grace and supplications, And they have looked unto Me whom they pierced, And they have mourned over it, Like a mourning over the only one, And they have been in bitterness for it, Like a bitterness over the first-born.
[11] In that day, great is the mourning of Jerusalem, As the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon,
[12] And mourned hath the land-every family apart, The family of the house of David apart, And their women apart; The family of the house of Nathan apart, And their women apart;
[13] The family of the house of Levi apart, And their women apart; The family of Shimei apart, And their women apart,
[14] All the families that are left, Every family apart, and their women apart!