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Zechariah 12:9
"On the Big Day, I'll make a clean sweep of all the godless nations that fought against Jerusalem.
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Christian Standard Bible®
On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Hebrew Names Version
It will happen in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Yerushalayim.
It will happen in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Yerushalayim.
King James Version (1611)
And it shall come to passe in that day, that I will seeke to destroy all the nations that come against Ierusalem.
And it shall come to passe in that day, that I will seeke to destroy all the nations that come against Ierusalem.
King James Version
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
"And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
"And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
New Century Version
At that time I will go to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.
At that time I will go to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible
"And in that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
"And in that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And in that day will I seeke to destroy all the nations that come against Ierusalem.
And in that day will I seeke to destroy all the nations that come against Ierusalem.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And in that day I will set about to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
"And in that day I will set about to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Legacy Standard Bible
And it will be in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it will be in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Contemporary English Version
I am determined to wipe out every nation that attacks Jerusalem.
I am determined to wipe out every nation that attacks Jerusalem.
Complete Jewish Bible
"When that day comes, I will seek to destroy all nations attacking Yerushalayim;
"When that day comes, I will seek to destroy all nations attacking Yerushalayim;
Darby Translation
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord says, "At that time I will destroy the nations that came to fight against Jerusalem.
The Lord says, "At that time I will destroy the nations that came to fight against Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
And it shall come to pass in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Good News Translation
At that time I will destroy every nation that tries to attack Jerusalem.
At that time I will destroy every nation that tries to attack Jerusalem.
Lexham English Bible
And then on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations coming against Jerusalem.
And then on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations coming against Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
And it shall be in that day, I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall be in that day, I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
And it will come about on that day that I will take in hand the destruction of all the nations who come against Jerusalem.
And it will come about on that day that I will take in hand the destruction of all the nations who come against Jerusalem.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
At the same tyme wyll I go about to destroy all such people as come against Hierusalem.
At the same tyme wyll I go about to destroy all such people as come against Hierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
World English Bible
It will happen in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
It will happen in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it schal be, in that dai Y schal seke for to al to-breke alle folkis that comen ayens Jerusalem.
And it schal be, in that dai Y schal seke for to al to-breke alle folkis that comen ayens Jerusalem.
Update Bible Version
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
New English Translation
So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."
So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."
New King James Version
It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
For on that day I will begin to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
For on that day I will begin to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
New Life Bible
On that day I will destroy every nation that comes against Jerusalem.
On that day I will destroy every nation that comes against Jerusalem.
New Revised Standard
And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it shall come to pass, in that day, - That I will seek to destroy all the nations, that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass, in that day, - That I will seek to destroy all the nations, that come against Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
And it hath come to pass, in that day, I seek to destroy all the nations Who are coming in against Jerusalem,
And it hath come to pass, in that day, I seek to destroy all the nations Who are coming in against Jerusalem,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
At the same tyme will I go aboute to destroye all soch people as come agaynst Ierusalem.
At the same tyme will I go aboute to destroye all soch people as come agaynst Ierusalem.
Contextual Overview
9 "On the Big Day, I'll make a clean sweep of all the godless nations that fought against Jerusalem. 10"Next I'll deal with the family of David and those who live in Jerusalem. I'll pour a spirit of grace and prayer over them. They'll then be able to recognize me as the One they so grievously wounded—that piercing spear-thrust! And they'll weep—oh, how they'll weep! Deep mourning as of a parent grieving the loss of the firstborn child. The lamentation in Jerusalem that day will be massive, as famous as the lamentation over Hadad-Rimmon on the fields of Megiddo: Everyone will weep and grieve, the land and everyone in it: The family of David off by itself and their women off by themselves; The family of Nathan off by itself and their women off by themselves; The family of Levi off by itself and their women off by themselves; The family of Shimei off by itself and their women off by themselves; And all the rest of the families off by themselves and their women off by themselves."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I will: Zechariah 12:2, Isaiah 54:17, Haggai 2:22
Reciprocal: Isaiah 54:15 - shall fall Micah 7:16 - nations Zechariah 12:3 - in that Zechariah 12:4 - that day Zechariah 14:3 - General Zechariah 14:12 - the plague wherewith
Cross-References
Genesis 12:14
When Abram arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians took one look and saw that his wife was stunningly beautiful. Pharaoh's princes raved over her to Pharaoh. She was taken to live with Pharaoh.
When Abram arrived in Egypt, the Egyptians took one look and saw that his wife was stunningly beautiful. Pharaoh's princes raved over her to Pharaoh. She was taken to live with Pharaoh.
Genesis 13:1
So Abram left Egypt and went back to the Negev, he and his wife and everything he owned, and Lot still with him. By now Abram was very rich, loaded with cattle and silver and gold.
So Abram left Egypt and went back to the Negev, he and his wife and everything he owned, and Lot still with him. By now Abram was very rich, loaded with cattle and silver and gold.
Genesis 13:3
He moved on from the Negev, camping along the way, to Bethel, the place he had first set up his tent between Bethel and Ai and built his first altar. Abram prayed there to God .
He moved on from the Negev, camping along the way, to Bethel, the place he had first set up his tent between Bethel and Ai and built his first altar. Abram prayed there to God .
Genesis 24:62
Isaac was living in the Negev. He had just come back from a visit to Beer Lahai Roi. In the evening he went out into the field; while meditating he looked up and saw camels coming. When Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her camel and asked the servant, "Who is that man out in the field coming toward us?" "That is my master." She took her veil and covered herself.
Isaac was living in the Negev. He had just come back from a visit to Beer Lahai Roi. In the evening he went out into the field; while meditating he looked up and saw camels coming. When Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her camel and asked the servant, "Who is that man out in the field coming toward us?" "That is my master." She took her veil and covered herself.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And it shall come to pass in that day,.... So often mentioned in this chapter; by which is meant the latter part of the Gospel dispensation, the spiritual reign of Christ:
[that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem; and shall destroy them. The whole of this paragraph seems to refer to the same as in Ezekiel 38:1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In that day, I will seek to destroy - Woe indeed to those, whom Almighty God shall “‘seek’ to destroy!” Man may seek earnestly to do, what at last he cannot do. Still it is an earnest seeking. And whether it is used of human seeking which fails, or which succeeds 1 Samuel 14:4; 1 Samuel 23:10; Ecclesiastes 12:10, inchoate or permitted 1 Kings 11:22; Zechariah 6:7, it is always used of seeking to do, what it is a person’s set purpose to do if he can. Here it is spoken of Almighty God . Ribera: “He saith not, ‘I will destroy’ but ‘I will seek to destroy,’ that is, it shall ever be My care to destroy all the enemies of the Church, that they may in no way prevail against it: this I will do alway to the end of the world.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Zechariah 12:9. I will seek to destroy all the nations — When this time shall arrive, all nations that "will not receive the faith of our Lord Jesus" shall be destroyed, when the longsuffering of God shall no longer wait upon them. This seems to belong to a period yet very remote.
