Zechariah 12:4

In Yom HaHu, saith Hashem, I will strike every sus with panic, and his rider with madness; and I will open mine eyes upon the Bais Yehudah, and will strike every sus of the people with blindness.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

In Context

3And on Yom HaHu will I make Yerushalayim an even ma'amasah (a burdensome stone) for kol ha'amim: all that burden themselves with it + 12:3 i.e., try to lift it shall be cut in pieces, though kol Goyei Ha'Aretz be gathered together against her.

5And the Aluphei Yehudah (leaders of Yehudah) shall say in their lev, The yoshvei Yerushalayim are my strength in Hashem Tzva'os Eloheihem.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:28Hashem shall strike thee with shiga'on (insanity), and ivvaron (blindness), and timhon levav (confusion of heart);

2 Kings 6:14Therefore sent he there susim, and merkavot, and a strong army contingent; and they came by lailah, and surrounded the ir.

2 Chronicles 6:20That Thine eyes may be open toward this Beis yomam valailah, toward the makom (place) whereof Thou hast said that Thou wouldest put Shimcha there; to pay heed unto the tefillah which Thy eved prayeth toward this makom.

2 Chronicles 7:15Now Mine eyes shall be open, and Mine ears attentive unto the tefillah that is made in Makom HaZeh.

Psalms 76:5Thou art more glorious and adir (majestic) 1 than the mountains of prey. 1

Isaiah 37:17Incline Thine ear, Hashem, and hear; open Thine eyes, Hashem, and see; and hear all the words of Sancheriv, which he sent to insult the Elohim Chai.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 12:2-9

The Security of the Church; Punishment of the Church's Enemies; Promises to Judah. ( b. c. 500.) 1 The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord , which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. 2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. 3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all… Read the whole commentary →

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