Zechariah 9:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.”

Zechariah 9:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Zechariah 9:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Zechariah 9:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I will encamp around my house against the army, that no one pass through or return; and no oppressor will pass through them any more: for now I have seen with my eyes.”

Zechariah 9:8 — World English Bible

Zechariah 9:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And I will encamp about my house against the army, that none pass through or return; and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. ”

Zechariah 9:8 — American Standard Version

Zechariah 9:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I have pitched for My house a camp, Because of the passer through, and of the returner, And pass not through against them again doth an exactor, For, now, I have seen with My eyes.”

Zechariah 9:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Zechariah 9:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And I will encamp about my house because of the army, because of those that pass by and that return; and the exactor shall not pass through them any more: for now have I seen [it] with mine eyes. ”

Zechariah 9:8 — Darby Translation

Zechariah 9:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And I will campe about mine House against the armie, against him that passeth by, and against him that returneth, and no oppressour shall come vpon them any more: for now haue I seene with mine eyes.”

Zechariah 9:8 — Geneva Bible

Zechariah 9:8 in Context — Zechariah 9

6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

7 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

10 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.

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What Does Zechariah 9:8 Mean?

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