Zechariah 10:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They will be like mighty warriors, trampling through the mire of the streets in battle. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses will be put to shame.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָי֨וּ כְגִבֹּרִ֜ים בּוֹסִ֨ים בְּטִ֤יט חוּצוֹת֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְנִ֨לְחֲמ֔וּ כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עִמָּ֑ם וְהֹבִ֖ישׁוּ רֹכְבֵ֥י סוּסִֽים׃

Transliteration

And-hayu like-gibborim bosim in-tit chutsot in-the-milchamah and-nilchamu for YHWH with-them and-hovishu rokhvei susim.

Grammar Details

• *hayu*: Qal perfect, 3rd plural - they will be
• *gibborim*: masculine plural noun - mighty men/warriors
• *bosim*: Qal participle, masculine plural - treading/trampling
• *tit*: masculine singular construct - mire of/mud of
• *chutsot*: feminine plural noun - streets/outside places
• *milchamah*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the battle/war
• *nilchamu*: Niphal perfect, 3rd plural - they will fight
• *YHWH*: proper name - LORD
• *hovishu*: Hiphil perfect, 3rd plural - they will put to shame
• *rokhvei*: Qal participle, masculine plural construct - riders of
• *susim*: masculine plural noun - horses

Word Meanings

• *gibborim*: mighty men/warriors/heroes
• *bosim*: treading/trampling/stepping
• *tit chutsot*: mire of streets/mud in public places
• *nilchamu*: they will fight/do battle
• *hovishu*: they will put to shame/cause disgrace/humiliate

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And they shall be like mighty men, who tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in battle. And they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they shall be as mighty{H1368} men, treading down{H947} [their enemies] in the mire{H2916} of the streets{H2351} in the battle;{H4421} and they shall fight,{H3898} because Jehovah{H3068} is with them; and the riders{H7392} on horses{H5483} shall be confounded.{H3001}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they shall be as mighty{H1368} men, which tread down{H947}{(H8802)} their enemies in the mire{H2916} of the streets{H2351} in the battle{H4421}: and they shall fight{H3898}{(H8738)}, because the LORD{H3068} is with them, and the riders{H7392}{(H8802)} on horses{H5483} shall be confounded{H3001}{(H8689)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  They shalbe as the giauntes, which in the batell treade downe the myre vpon ye stretes. They shal fight, for ye LORDE shalbe with them, so that the horsmen shalbe confounded.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they shalbe as the mightie men, which treade downe their enemies in the mire of the streetes in the battell, and they shall fight, because the Lorde is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  They shalbe as giauntes, which in the battaile treade downe their enemies in the myre of the streetes: they shal fight, for the Lorde shalbe with them, and the horsemen shalbe confounded.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And they shall be as mighty [men], which tread down [their enemies] in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD [is] with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They shall be as mighty men, Treading down muddy streets in the battle; And they shall fight, because Yahweh is with them; And the riders on horses will be confounded.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they have been as heroes, Treading in mire of out-places in battle, And they have fought, for Jehovah `is' with them, And have put to shame riders of horses.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they shall be as mighty men, treading down `their enemies' in the mire of the streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because Jehovah is with them; and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they shall be as mighty men, treading down [their enemies] in the mire of the streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because Jehovah is with them; and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Together they will be like men of war, crushing down their haters into the earth of the streets in the fight; they will make war because the Lord is with them: and the horsemen will be shamed.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They shall be as mighty men, treading down muddy streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because Yahweh is with them; and the riders on horses will be confounded.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And they will be like warriors trampling the mud of the streets in battle. They will fight, for the LORD will be with them, and will defeat the enemy cavalry.

Referenced Verses

• Hag 2:22 : 22 I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders. Horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.
• Ps 20:7 : 7 Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the victorious power of His right hand.
• Ps 33:16 : 16 A king is not saved by a large army; a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.
• Ps 45:3 : 3 You are the most beautiful of the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
• Isa 8:9 : 9 Be shattered, you nations, and be terrified! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle and be terrified; prepare for battle and be shattered.
• Isa 10:6 : 6 I send him against a godless nation; I dispatch him against a people at My wrath, to seize plunder, to take spoil, and to trample them down like mud in the streets.
• Isa 25:10 : 10 For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain, but Moab will be trampled under him as straw is trampled down in a manure pit.
• Isa 41:12 : 12 You will search for your enemies, but you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing, as non-existent.
• Ezek 38:15 : 15 You will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding on horses, a great assembly and a mighty army.
• Joel 3:12-17 : 12 Let the nations be aroused; let them advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. 13 Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread the grapes, for the winepress is full and the vats overflow—because their wickedness is great. 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. 15 The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will withdraw their brightness. 16 The LORD will roar from Zion and shout from Jerusalem; the heavens and the earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for his people and a stronghold for the children of Israel. 17 Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, my holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy; never again will foreigners invade her.
• Amos 2:15 : 15 The archer will not stand his ground, the swift-footed will not escape, and the horseman will not save his life.
• Mic 7:10 : 10 Then my enemy will see, and shame will cover her who said to me, 'Where is the LORD your God?' My eyes will look upon her; now she will be trampled down like mud in the streets.
• Deut 20:1 : 1 When you go out to battle against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and a people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you.
• Josh 10:14 : 14 There has never been a day like it, before or since, when the LORD listened to a human being, because the LORD fought for Israel.
• Josh 10:42 : 42 Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
• 1 Sam 16:18 : 18 One of the young men answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a valiant warrior, eloquent, and handsome, and the LORD is with him."
• 2 Sam 22:8 : 8 Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and shook because he was angry.
• 2 Sam 22:43 : 43 I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and trampled them like mud in the streets.
• Ps 18:42 : 42 They cry for help, but there is no one to save them—to the LORD, but He does not answer.
• Zech 9:13 : 13 For I have bent Judah as my bow, and I have filled it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and make you like a warrior’s sword.
• Zech 12:4 : 4 On that day,” declares the Lord, “I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness. But I will watch over the house of Judah, while I strike every horse of the nations with blindness.
• Zech 12:8 : 8 On that day, the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. The weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord going before them.
• Zech 14:3 : 3 Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as He fights in a day of battle.
• Zech 14:13 : 13 On that day, a great panic from the Lord will come upon them. Each will seize the hand of his neighbor, and they will attack one another.
• Matt 4:3 : 3 Then the tempter approached Him and said, 'If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.'
• Matt 28:20 : 20 'teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'
• Luke 24:19 : 19 He asked, "What things?" They replied, "The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people.
• Acts 7:22 : 22 Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.
• Acts 18:24 : 24 Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well-versed in the Scriptures.
• Rom 8:31-37 : 31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: 'For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.' 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
• 2 Cor 10:4 : 4 The weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but they are powerful through God for the destruction of strongholds. We demolish arguments
• 2 Tim 4:7 : 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith.
• 2 Tim 4:17 : 17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully made and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth.
• Rev 19:13-15 : 13 He was clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14 The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. 15 Out of His mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.
• Rev 19:17 : 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying high overhead: 'Come, gather for the great supper of God,'