Zechariah 9:8

I will camp around my land against enemy armies, + 9:8 Most interpreters translate the Hebrew words as against enemy armies and some translate the Hebrew as a guard, and so translate the phrase, I will surround my temple as a guard . so no one can pass through or return, for no oppressor will overrun them, for now I see with my own eyes! 1

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In The King James Version

And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

In Context

7For I will remove their blood from their mouths and their abominations from between their teeth. Then they will become a remnant for our God like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will become like the Jebusites.

9Shout with great joy, daughter of Zion! Shout with happiness, daughter of Jerusalem! 1 Behold! Your king is coming to you with righteousness 1 and is rescuing you. He is humble and is riding on a donkey, on the colt of a donkey. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 32:1Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

Exodus 3:9Now the shouts of the people of Israel have come to me. Moreover, I have seen the oppression caused by the Egyptians.

2 Kings 19:34For I will defend this city and rescue it, 2 for my own sake and for my servant David's sake.'”

2 Kings 24:1In Jehoiakim's days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked Judah; Jehoiakim became his servant for three years. Then Jehoiakim turned back and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.

Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, 1 a very present help in trouble. 1

Psalms 125:1Those who trust in Yahweh 1 are like Mount Zion, unshakable, forever enduring. 1

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 9:2-9

Prophecy against Syria; Prophecy against the Enemies of Israel; Judgments and Mercies. ( b. c. 510.) 1 The burden of the word of the Lord in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the Lord . 2 And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise. 3 And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. 4 Behold, the Lord will cast her… Read the whole commentary →

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