Zechariah 12:2

Lo! I am making Jerusalem a bowl of reeling to all the peoples, round about,—Moreover also, on Judah, shall it be in the siege against Jerusalem;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1The oracle of the word of Yahweh, on Israel,—Declareth Yahweh—Stretching out the heavens, and founding the earth, and fashioning the spirit of man within him:

3And it shall come to pass, in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a lifting-stone, to all the peoples, all who seek to lift her, shall, cut themselves in pieces,—though all the nations of the earth, gather themselves together against her.

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Cross References

Psalms 75:8For, a cup, is in the hand of Yahweh, Whose wine is foaming, It is full of spiced wine, Which he hath caused to flow from one to another,—Surely, the dregs thereof, they shall drain out—they shall drink, Even all the lawless ones of the earth.

Isaiah 51:22Thus, saith Thy Lord, Yahweh, Even thy God who pleadeth the cause of his people:—Lo! I have taken, out of thy hand, the cup of confusion,—As for the goblet-cup of mine indignation, Thou shalt not again drink it, any more;

Jeremiah 25:15For, thus, said Yahweh, God of Israel unto me, Take this cup of indignation wine out of my hand,—and cause all the nations unto whom I am sending thee, to drink it:

Jeremiah 49:12For, thus saith Yahweh—Lo! they who had not been adjudged to drink the cup, shall surely drink, And art thou, the one to go unpunished? Thou shalt not go unpunished, but shalt surely drink.

Jeremiah 51:57Then will I make drunk—Her princes and her wise men, Her governors, and her deputies and her heroes, And they shall sleep an age-abiding sleep, and not wake,—Declareth the King, Yahweh of hosts, is his name.

Zechariah 14:14Moreover also, Judah, will fight with Jerusalem,—and the wealth of all the nations round about, shall be gathered together, gold and silver and apparel, in great abundance.

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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