Zechariah 2:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.”

Zechariah 2:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Zechariah 2:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Zechariah 2:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For Yahweh of Armies says: ‘For honor he has sent me to the nations which plundered you; for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye.”

Zechariah 2:8 — World English Bible

Zechariah 2:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the nations which plundered you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.”

Zechariah 2:8 — American Standard Version

Zechariah 2:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: After honour He hath sent me unto the nations who are spoiling you, For he who is coming against you, Is coming against the daughter of His eye.”

Zechariah 2:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Zechariah 2:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After the glory, hath he sent me unto the nations that made you a spoil; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. ”

Zechariah 2:8 — Darby Translation

Zechariah 2:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For thus saith the Lord of hostes, After this glory hath hee sent me vnto the nations, which spoyled you: for he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of his eye.”

Zechariah 2:8 — Geneva Bible

Zechariah 2:8 in Context — Zechariah 2

6 Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the Lord: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the Lord.

7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

9 For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me.

10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.

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What Does Zechariah 2:8 Mean?

Zechariah 2:8 is a verse from the Book of Zechariah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Zechariah chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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