Zechariah 9:13 “For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse…”

Zechariah 9:13

For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

For indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me. I have loaded the bow with Ephraim. I will stir up your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

American Standard Version

For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man.

Geneva Bible 1599

For Iudah haue I bent as a bowe for me: Ephraims hand haue I filled, and I haue raised vp thy sonnes, O Zion, against thy sonnes, O Grecia, and haue made thee as a gyants sword.

Darby Translation

For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will raise up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and make thee like the sword of a mighty man.

Young's Literal Translation

For I have trodden for Me Judah, A bow I have filled [with] Ephraim, And I have stirred up thy sons, O Zion, Against thy sons, O Javan, And I have set thee as the sword of a hero.

Bible in Basic English

For I have made Judah a bow bent for my use, I have made Ephraim the arrows of the bow; I will make your sons, O Zion, take up arms against your sons, O Greece, and will make you like the sword of a man of war.

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Cross references

“bent”

Revelation 17:14 Zechariah 10:3–7 Zechariah 1:21 Zechariah 12:2–8 Micah 5:4–9

Revelation 17:14 · BSB

They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

Zechariah 10:3–7 · BSB

“My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.

Zechariah 1:21 · BSB

“What are these coming to do?” I asked. And He replied, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head; but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations…

Zechariah 12:2–8 · BSB

“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem.

Micah 5:4–9 · 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.

“and raised”

Lamentations 4:2 Amos 2:11 Obadiah 1:21 Psalm 49:2–9

Lamentations 4:2 · BSB

How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands!

Amos 2:11 · BSB

I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD.

Obadiah 1:21 · BSB

The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.

Psalm 49:2–9 · BSB

both low and high, rich and poor alike.

“against”

Joel 3:6–8 Daniel 8:21–25 Daniel 11:32–34 Mark 16:15–20 Romans 15:16–20 1 Corinthians 1:21–28

Joel 3:6–8 · BSB

You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland.

Daniel 8:21–25 · BSB

The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.

Daniel 11:32–34 · BSB

With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.

Mark 16:15–20 · BSB

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

Romans 15:16–20 · BSB

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 1:21–28 · BSB

For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

“made”

Isaiah 49:2 Psalm 45:3 Revelation 19:15 Psalm 18:32–35 Psalm 144:1 Psalm 149:6

Isaiah 49:2 · BSB

He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.

Psalm 45:3 · BSB

Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.

Revelation 19:15 · BSB

And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

Psalm 18:32–35 · BSB

It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.

Psalm 144:1 · BSB

Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.

Psalm 149:6 · BSB

May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,

Also

Jeremiah 51:20

Jeremiah 51:20 · BSB

“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.

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

In context

12Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.

14Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.

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