Zechariah 12 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Jerusalem to Be Attacked

1 The pronouncement ^H4853 of the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 concerning ^H5921 Israel ^H3478:

The LORD ^H3068 who stretches ^H5186 out ^H5186 the heavens ^H8064, lays ^H3245 the foundation ^H3245 of the earth ^H776, and forms ^H3335 the spirit ^H7307 of a person ^H120 within ^H7130 him, declares ^H5002:

2 “Behold ^H2009, I am going to make ^H7760 Jerusalem ^H3389 a cup ^H5592 [fn]that causes staggering ^H7478 to all ^H3605 the peoples ^H5971 around ^H5439; and when the siege ^H4692 is against ^H5921 Jerusalem ^H3389, it will also ^H1571 be against ^H5921 Judah ^H3063. 3 It will come ^H1961 about ^H1961 on that day ^H3117 that I will make ^H7760 Jerusalem ^H3389 a heavy ^H4614 stone ^H68 for all ^H3605 the peoples ^H5971; all ^H3605 who lift ^H6006 it will injure ^H8295 themselves severely ^H8295. And all ^H3605 the nations ^H1471 of the earth ^H776 will be gathered ^H622 against ^H5921 it. 4 On that day ^H3117,” declares ^H5002 the LORD ^H3068, “I will strike ^H5221 every ^H3605 horse ^H5483 with confusion ^H8541 and its rider ^H7392 with insanity ^H7697. But I will [fn]watch ^H6491 H5869 over ^H5921 the house ^H1004 of Judah ^H3063, while I strike ^H5221 every ^H3605 horse ^H5483 of the peoples ^H5971 with blindness ^H5788. 5 Then the [fn]clans ^H505 of Judah ^H3063 will say ^H559 in their hearts ^H3820, ‘The inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem ^H3389 are a [fn]strong ^H556 support ^H556 for us through the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635, their God ^H430.’

6 “On that day ^H3117 I will make ^H7760 the [fn]clans ^H505 of Judah ^H3063 like a firepot ^H784 H3595 among pieces of wood ^H6086 and a flaming ^H784 torch ^H3940 among sheaves ^H5995, so they will consume ^H398 on the right ^H3225 and on the left ^H8040 all ^H3605 the surrounding ^H5439 peoples ^H5971, while [fn]the inhabitants of Jerusalem ^H3389 again ^H5750 live ^H3427 on ^H8478 their own sites ^H8478 in Jerusalem ^H3389. 7 The LORD ^H3068 also will save ^H3467 the tents ^H168 of Judah ^H3063 first ^H7223, so ^H4616 that ^H4616 the glory ^H8597 of the house ^H1004 of David ^H1732 and the glory ^H8597 of the inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem ^H3389 will not be greater ^H1431 than ^H5921 Judah ^H3063. 8 On that day ^H3117 the LORD ^H3068 will protect ^H1598 the inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem ^H3389, and the one who [fn]is feeble ^H3782 among them on that day ^H3117 will be like David ^H1732, and the house ^H1004 of David ^H1732 will be like God ^H430, like the angel ^H4397 of the LORD ^H3068 before ^H6440 them. 9 And on that day ^H3117 I will seek ^H1245 to destroy ^H8045 all ^H3605 the nations ^H1471 that come ^H935 against ^H5921 Jerusalem ^H3389.

10 “And I will pour ^H8210 out ^H8210 on the house ^H1004 of David ^H1732 and on the inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem ^H3389 [fn]the Spirit ^H7307 of grace ^H2580 and of pleading ^H8469, so that they will look ^H5027 at Me whom ^H834 they pierced ^H1856; and they will mourn ^H5594 for Him, like one mourning ^H5594 for an only ^H3173 son ^H3173, and they will weep ^H4843 bitterly ^H4843 over ^H5921 Him like the bitter ^H4843 weeping ^H4843 over ^H5921 a firstborn ^H1060. 11 On that day ^H3117 the mourning ^H4553 in Jerusalem ^H3389 will be ^H1431 great ^H1431, like the mourning ^H4553 of Hadadrimmon ^H1910 in the [fn]plain ^H1237 of [fn]Megiddo ^H4023. 12 The land ^H776 will mourn ^H5594, every ^H4940 family ^H4940 by ^H905 itself ^H905; the family ^H4940 of the house ^H1004 of David ^H1732 by ^H905 itself ^H905 and their wives ^H802 by ^H905 themselves ^H905; the family ^H4940 of the house ^H1004 of Nathan ^H5416 by ^H905 itself ^H905 and their wives ^H802 by ^H905 themselves ^H905; 13 the family ^H4940 of the house ^H1004 of Levi ^H3878 by ^H905 itself ^H905 and their wives ^H802 by ^H905 themselves ^H905; the family ^H4940 of the Shimeites ^H8097 by ^H905 itself ^H905 and their wives ^H802 by ^H905 themselves ^H905; 14 all ^H3605 the families ^H4940 that are left ^H7604, every ^H4940 family ^H4940 by itself ^H905, and their wives ^H802 by ^H905 themselves ^H905.