Zechariah 12:6

In that day, will I make the chiefs of Judah like a pan of fire among sticks, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf, so shall they devour, on the right hand and on the left, all the peoples round about; so shall Jerusalem yet, be inhabited, in her own place, as Jerusalem.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.

In Context

5Then will the chiefs of Judah say in their hearts,—A strength unto me, [would be] the inhabitants of Jerusalem, in Yahweh of hosts, their God.

7But Yahweh will save the tents of Judah first,—lest the honour of the house of David, and the honour of the inhabitant of Jerusalem, should be magnified over Judah.

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Cross References

Psalms 149:6The high songs of GOD be in their throat, and a two-edged sword in their hand:

Isaiah 10:16Therefore, shall the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, Send, among his fat ones, leanness, And under his glory, shall he kindle a kindling, like the kindling of fire;

Isaiah 54:3For, on the right hand and on the left, shalt thou break forth,—And thy seed, shall of the nations, take possession, And forsaken cities, shall they cause to be inhabited.

Jeremiah 31:38Lo days, are coming, Declareth Yahweh, That the city shall be built for Yahweh, From the tower of Hananeel, [As far as] the gate of the corner;

Daniel 2:34Thou didst look, until that a stone tare itself away, not by the aid of hands, and smote the image upon its feet, which were of iron and clay,—and they were broken in pieces.

Obadiah 1:18And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, with the house of Esau for stubble, So shall they kindle upon them, and devour them,—and there shall be no survivor to the house of Esau, for, Yahweh, hath spoken.

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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