Zechariah 9:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Zechariah 9:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Zechariah 9:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Zechariah 9:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Zechariah 9:13 — World English Bible
Zechariah 9:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Zechariah 9:13 — American Standard Version
Zechariah 9:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For I have trodden for Me Judah, A bow I have filled <FI>with<Fi> 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.”
Zechariah 9:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Zechariah 9:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Zechariah 9:13 — Darby Translation
Zechariah 9:13 GEN — 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.”
Zechariah 9:13 — Geneva Bible
Zechariah 9:13 in Context — Zechariah 9
11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
13 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.
14 And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.
15 The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
What Does Zechariah 9:13 Mean?
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