--- title: Zechariah 9 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Zechariah chapter 9 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: The burden of the word of the LORD. 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In the land of Hadrach, and in Damascus shall be His resting-place; for the LORD'S is the eye of man and all the tribes of Israel. - [9:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.2/) — וְגַם־חֲמָת תִּגְבָּל־בָּהּ צֹר וְצִידוֹן כִּי חָֽכְמָה מְאֹֽד׃ — And Hamath also shall border thereon; Tyre and Zidon, for she is very wise. - [9:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.3/) — וַתִּבֶן צֹר מָצוֹר לָהּ וַתִּצְבָּר־כֶּסֶף כֶּֽעָפָר וְחָרוּץ כְּטִיט חוּצֽוֹת׃ — And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. - [9:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.4/) — הִנֵּה אֲדֹנָי יֽוֹרִשֶׁנָּה וְהִכָּה בַיָּם חֵילָהּ וְהִיא בָּאֵשׁ תֵּאָכֵֽל׃ — Behold, the Lord will impoverish her, and He will smite her power into the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire. - [9:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.5/) — תֵּרֶא אַשְׁקְלוֹן וְתִירָא וְעַזָּה וְתָחִיל מְאֹד וְעֶקְרוֹן כִּֽי־הֹבִישׁ מֶבָּטָהּ וְאָבַד מֶלֶךְ מֵֽעַזָּה וְאַשְׁקְלוֹן לֹא תֵשֵֽׁב׃ — Ashkelon shall see it, and fear, Gaza also, and shall be sore pained, and Ekron, for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. - [9:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.6/) — וְיָשַׁב מַמְזֵר בְּאַשְׁדּוֹד וְהִכְרַתִּי גְּאוֹן פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ — And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. - [9:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.7/) — וַהֲסִרֹתִי דָמָיו מִפִּיו וְשִׁקֻּצָיו מִבֵּין שִׁנָּיו וְנִשְׁאַר גַּם־הוּא לֵֽאלֹהֵינוּ וְהָיָה כְּאַלֻּף בִּֽיהוּדָה וְעֶקְרוֹן כִּיבוּסִֽי׃ — And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his detestable things from between his teeth, and he also shall be a remnant for our God; and he shall be as a chief in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite. - [9:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.8/) — וְחָנִיתִי לְבֵיתִי מִצָּבָה מֵעֹבֵר וּמִשָּׁב וְלֹֽא־יַעֲבֹר עֲלֵיהֶם עוֹד נֹגֵשׂ כִּי עַתָּה רָאִיתִי בְעֵינָֽי׃ס — 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. - [9:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.9/) — גִּילִי מְאֹד בַּת־צִיּוֹן הָרִיעִי בַּת יְרוּשָׁלִַם הִנֵּה מַלְכֵּךְ יָבוֹא לָךְ צַדִּיק וְנוֹשָׁע הוּא עָנִי וְרֹכֵב עַל־חֲמוֹר וְעַל־עַיִר בֶּן־אֲתֹנֽוֹת׃ — Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, shout, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, thy king cometh unto thee, he is triumphant, and victorious, lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass. - [9:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.10/) — וְהִכְרַתִּי־רֶכֶב מֵאֶפְרַיִם וְסוּס מִירוּשָׁלִַם וְנִכְרְתָה קֶשֶׁת מִלְחָמָה וְדִבֶּר שָׁלוֹם לַגּוֹיִם וּמָשְׁלוֹ מִיָּם עַד־יָם וּמִנָּהָר עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ — 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 nations; and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. - [9:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.11/) — גַּם־אַתְּ בְּדַם־בְּרִיתֵךְ שִׁלַּחְתִּי אֲסִירַיִךְמִבּוֹר אֵין מַיִם בּֽוֹ׃ — As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I send forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water. - [9:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.12/) — שׁוּבוּ לְבִצָּרוֹן אֲסִירֵי הַתִּקְוָה גַּם־הַיּוֹם מַגִּיד מִשְׁנֶה אָשִׁיב לָֽךְ׃ — Return to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope; even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee. - [9:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.13/) — כִּֽי־דָרַכְתִּי לִי יְהוּדָה קֶשֶׁת מִלֵּאתִי אֶפְרַיִם וְעוֹרַרְתִּי בָנַיִךְ צִיּוֹן עַל־בָּנַיִךְ יָוָן וְשַׂמְתִּיךְ כְּחֶרֶב גִּבּֽוֹר׃ — For I bend Judah for Me, I fill the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Javan, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man. - [9:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.14/) — וַֽיהוָה עֲלֵיהֶם יֵֽרָאֶה וְיָצָא כַבָּרָק חִצּוֹ וַֽאדֹנָי יְהֹוִה בַּשּׁוֹפָר יִתְקָע וְהָלַךְ בְּסַעֲרוֹת תֵּימָֽן׃ — And the LORD shall be seen over them, and His arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the Lord GOD will blow the horn, and will go with whirlwinds of the south. - [9:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.15/) — יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת יָגֵן עֲלֵיהֶם וְאָכְלוּ וְכָֽבְשׁוּ אַבְנֵי־קֶלַע וְשָׁתוּ הָמוּ כְּמוֹ־יָיִן וּמָֽלְאוּ כַּמִּזְרָק כְּזָוִיּוֹת מִזְבֵּֽחַ׃ — The LORD of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like the basins, like the corners of the altar. - [9:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.16/) — וְֽהוֹשִׁיעָם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כְּצֹאן עַמּוֹ כִּי אַבְנֵי־נֵזֶר מִֽתְנוֹסְסוֹת עַל־אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ — And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of His people; for they shall be as the stones of a crown, glittering over His land. - [9:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.9.17/) — כִּי מַה־טּוּבוֹ וּמַה־יָפְיוֹ דָּגָן בַּֽחוּרִים וְתִירוֹשׁ יְנוֹבֵב בְּתֻלֽוֹת׃ — For how great is their goodness, and how great is their beauty! Corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maids. - ← previous: [Zechariah 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/8/) - next →: [Zechariah 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/10/) - ↑ back to [Zechariah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/)