Zechariah 12:9

9 On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.

Zechariah 12:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
ESV
9 And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
NLT
9 For on that day I will begin to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
MSG
9 "On the Big Day, I'll make a clean sweep of all the godless nations that fought against Jerusalem.
CSB
9 On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

Zechariah 12:9 In-Context

7 “The LORD will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the honor of the house of David and of Jerusalem’s inhabitants may not be greater than that of Judah.
8 On that day the LORD will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them.
9 On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.
10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
11 On that day the weeping in Jerusalem will be as great as the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Isaiah 29:7
  • 2. S Zechariah 1:21; Zechariah 14:2-3
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