Zechariah 9:13
for I have bent Judah as my bow. I have filled my quiver with Ephraim. I have roused your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and have made you, Zion, like a warrior's sword!”
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Psalms 18:32It is God who puts strength on me like a belt, who places the blameless person on his path. 1
Psalms 49:2both low and high, 1 rich and poor together. 1
Psalms 149:6May the praises of God be in their mouths 1 and a two-edged sword in their hand 1
Isaiah 49:2He has made my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hand; 1 he has made me into a polished arrow; in his quiver he has hidden me. 1
Lamentations 4:2The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in pure gold, 1 but now they are worth no more than clay jars, the work of the potter's hands! 1
Daniel 11:32As for those who acted wickedly against the covenant, he will deceive them and corrupt them. But the people who know their God will be strong and will take action.
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 →