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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.

Zechariah 12:2 Or, slumber or poison
Zechariah 12:8 Or, abject. Heb. fallen
Zechariah 12:12 Heb. families, families

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Zechariah 12 (BYZ)

[1] λημμα λογου κυριου επι τον ισραηλ λεγει κυριος εκτεινων ουρανον και θεμελιων γην και πλασσων πνευμα ανθρωπου εν αυτω
[2] ιδου εγω τιθημι την ιερουσαλημ ως προθυρα σαλευομενα πασι τοις λαοις κυκλω και εν τη ιουδαια εσται περιοχη επι ιερουσαλημ
[3] και εσται εν τη ημερα εκεινη θησομαι την ιερουσαλημ λιθον καταπατουμενον πασιν τοις εθνεσιν πας ο καταπατων αυτην εμπαιζων εμπαιξεται και επισυναχθησονται επ αυτην παντα τα εθνη της γης
[4] εν τη ημερα εκεινη λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ παταξω παντα ιππον εν εκστασει και τον αναβατην αυτου εν παραφρονησει επι δε τον οικον ιουδα διανοιξω τους οφθαλμους μου και παντας τους ιππους των λαων παταξω εν αποτυφλωσει
[5] και ερουσιν οι χιλιαρχοι ιουδα εν ταις καρδιαις αυτων ευρησομεν εαυτοις τους κατοικουντας ιερουσαλημ εν κυριω παντοκρατορι θεω αυτων
[6] εν τη ημερα εκεινη θησομαι τους χιλιαρχους ιουδα ως δαλον πυρος εν ξυλοις και ως λαμπαδα πυρος εν καλαμη και καταφαγονται εκ δεξιων και εξ ευωνυμων παντας τους λαους κυκλοθεν και κατοικησει ιερουσαλημ ετι καθ εαυτην
[7] και σωσει κυριος τα σκηνωματα ιουδα καθως απ αρχης οπως μη μεγαλυνηται καυχημα οικου δαυιδ και επαρσις των κατοικουντων ιερουσαλημ επι τον ιουδαν
[8] και εσται εν τη ημερα εκεινη υπερασπιει κυριος υπερ των κατοικουντων ιερουσαλημ και εσται ο ασθενων εν αυτοις εν εκεινη τη ημερα ως οικος δαυιδ ο δε οικος δαυιδ ως οικος θεου ως αγγελος κυριου ενωπιον αυτων
[9] και εσται εν τη ημερα εκεινη ζητησω του εξαραι παντα τα εθνη τα επερχομενα επι ιερουσαλημ
[10] και εκχεω επι τον οικον δαυιδ και επι τους κατοικουντας ιερουσαλημ πνευμα χαριτος και οικτιρμου και επιβλεψονται προς με ανθ ων κατωρχησαντο και κοψονται επ αυτον κοπετον ως επ αγαπητον και οδυνηθησονται οδυνην ως επι πρωτοτοκω
[11] εν τη ημερα εκεινη μεγαλυνθησεται ο κοπετος εν ιερουσαλημ ως κοπετος ροωνος εν πεδιω εκκοπτομενου
[12] και κοψεται η γη κατα φυλας φυλας φυλη καθ εαυτην και αι γυναικες αυτων καθ εαυτας φυλη οικου δαυιδ καθ εαυτην και αι γυναικες αυτων καθ εαυτας φυλη οικου ναθαν καθ εαυτην και αι γυναικες αυτων καθ εαυτας
[13] φυλη οικου λευι καθ εαυτην και αι γυναικες αυτων καθ εαυτας φυλη του συμεων καθ εαυτην και αι γυναικες αυτων καθ εαυτας
[14] πασαι αι φυλαι αι υπολελειμμεναι φυλη καθ εαυτην και αι γυναικες αυτων καθ εαυτας

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.