Zechariah 9:13

For I have made Judah a bow bent for my use, I have made Ephraim the arrows of the bow; I will make your sons, O Zion, take up arms against your sons, O Greece, and will make you like the sword of a man of war.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12And they will come back to you, O daughter of Zion, as prisoners of hope: today I say to you that I will give you back twice as much;

14And the Lord will be seen over them, and his arrow will go out like the thunder-flame: and the Lord God, sounding the war-horn, will go in the storm-winds of the South.

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Cross References

Psalms 18:32\18:31\For who is God but the Lord? or who is a Rock but our God?

Psalms 49:2\49:1\Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world.

Psalms 149:6Let the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hands;

Isaiah 49:2And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shade of his hand he has kept me; and he has made me like a polished arrow, keeping me in his secret place;

Lamentations 4:2The valued sons of Zion, whose price was the best gold, are looked on as vessels of earth, the work of the hands of the potter!

Daniel 11:32And those who do evil against the agreement will be turned to sin by his fair words: but the people who have knowledge of their God will be strong and do well.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 9:13-17

Gospel Invitations; Promises of God's Favour to Israel. ( b. c. 510.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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