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Zechariah 9:13

I will use Judah as my bow, and I will load it with Ephraim my arrow. I will call up you men of Zion to fight against you men of Greece, wielding you like a warrior's sword.

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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

12Return to the stronghold, you prisoners who have hope! Today I promise I will repay you double what you lost.

14Then the Lord will appear over his people and his arrow will flash like lightning! The Lord God will blow the trumpet and march out like a windstorm from the south.

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Cross References

Psalms 18:32God makes me strong and keeps me safe.

Psalms 49:2whether you are highborn or lowborn, rich or poor!

Psalms 149:6May their praises of God always be on their lips, a double-edged sword in their hands,

Isaiah 49:2The words he gave me to speak are like a sharp sword. He has protected me by covering me with his hand. He put me in his quiver like a sharp arrow, keeping me safe there.

Lamentations 4:2Look at how the precious people of Zion, worth their weight in gold, are now valued like cheap clay jars made by a potter!

Daniel 11:32The king will use flattery to corrupt those who break the solemn agreement, but the people who know their God will stand firm in their resistance.

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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