Zechariah 9:10 “And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusal…”

Zechariah 9:10

And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.

World English Bible

I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. The battle bow will be cut off; and he will speak peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

American Standard Version

And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off; and he shall speak peace unto the nations: and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I wil cut off the charets from Ephraim, and the horse from Ierusalem: the bowe of the battel shalbe broken, and he shall speake peace vnto the heathen, and his dominion shalbe from sea vnto sea, and from the Riuer to the end of the land.

Darby Translation

And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle-bow shall be cut off. And he shall speak peace unto the nations; and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation

And I have cut off the chariot from Ephraim, And the horse from Jerusalem, Yea, cut off hath been the bow of battle, And he hath spoken peace to nations, And his rule [is] from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.

Bible in Basic English

And he will have the war-carriage cut off from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be cut off: and he will say words of peace to the nations: and his rule will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

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Cross references

“I will”

Hosea 1:7 Hosea 2:18 Haggai 2:22 Micah 5:10 Micah 5:11 2 Corinthians 10:4

Hosea 1:7 · BSB

Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”

Hosea 2:18 · BSB

On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land, and will make them li…

Haggai 2:22 · BSB

I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.

Micah 5:10 · BSB

“In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots.

Micah 5:11 · BSB

I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.

2 Corinthians 10:4 · BSB

The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

“the battle”

Zechariah 10:4 Zechariah 10:5

Zechariah 10:4 · BSB

The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.

Zechariah 10:5 · BSB

They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.

“he shall”

Isaiah 49:6 Micah 4:2–4 Ephesians 2:13–17 Psalm 72:3 Psalm 72:17 Isaiah 11:10

Isaiah 49:6 · BSB

He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the ea…

Micah 4:2–4 · BSB

And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and…

Ephesians 2:13–17 · BSB

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.

Psalm 72:3 · BSB

May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.

Psalm 72:17 · BSB

May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

Isaiah 11:10 · BSB

On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.

“his dominion”

Revelation 11:15 Psalm 2:8–12 Isaiah 60:12 Micah 5:4 Psalm 98:1–3 Psalm 72:8–11

Revelation 11:15 · BSB

Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

Psalm 2:8–12 · BSB

Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.

Isaiah 60:12 · BSB

For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.

Micah 5:4 · BSB

He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.

Psalm 98:1–3 · BSB

Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.

Psalm 72:8–11 · BSB

May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

“from the river”

Deuteronomy 11:24 1 Kings 4:21

Deuteronomy 11:24 · BSB

Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.

1 Kings 4:21 · BSB

And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

11As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

Read Zechariah 9