Zechariah 12:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Zechariah 12:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Zechariah 12:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Zechariah 12:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Zechariah 12:3 — World English Bible
Zechariah 12:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples; all that burden themselves with it shall be sore wounded; and all the nations of the earth shall be gathered together against it. ”
Zechariah 12:3 — American Standard Version
Zechariah 12:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Zechariah 12:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Zechariah 12:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it shall come to pass in that day [that] I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone unto all peoples: all that burden themselves with it shall certainly be wounded, and all the nations of the earth shall be assembled together against it. ”
Zechariah 12:3 — Darby Translation
Zechariah 12:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And in that day will I make Ierusalem an heauie stone for all people: all that lift it vp, shall be torne, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.”
Zechariah 12:3 — Geneva Bible
Zechariah 12:3 in Context — Zechariah 12
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.
What Does Zechariah 12:3 Mean?
Zechariah 12:3 is a verse from the Book of Zechariah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Zechariah chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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