Zechariah 9:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For I have bent Judah for myself, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and made you like the sword of a mighty man.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For Iuda haue I bent out as a bowe for me, and Ephraim haue I fylled. Thy sonnes (o Sio) wil I rayse vp agaynst the Grekes, and make the as a giauntes swearde:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For Iudah haue I bent as a bowe for me: Ephraims hand haue I filled, and I haue raised vp thy sonnes, O Zion, against thy sonnes, O Grecia, and haue made thee as a gyants sword.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For Iuda haue I bent as a bowe for me, Ephraim his hande haue I filled, & thy sonnes O Sion wyl I rayse vp against the Grekes, and make thee as a Giauntes sworde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me. I have filled the bow with Ephraim; And I will stir up your sons, Zion, Against your sons, Greece, And will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    For I have trodden for Me Judah, A bow I have filled `with' Ephraim, And I have stirred up thy sons, O Zion, Against thy sons, O Javan, And I have set thee as the sword of a hero.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For I have made Judah a bow bent for my use, I have made Ephraim the arrows of the bow; I will make your sons, O Zion, take up arms against your sons, O Greece, and will make you like the sword of a man of war.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me. I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I will bend Judah as my bow; I will load the bow with Ephraim, my arrow! I will stir up your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and I will make you, Zion, like a warrior’s sword.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 49:2 : 2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His hand, He hid me. He made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in His quiver.
  • Zech 10:3-7 : 3 My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts cares for His flock, the house of Judah, and will make them like a splendid warhorse. 4 From Judah will come the cornerstone, the tent peg, the battle bow, and every ruler together. 5 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. 6 I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and it will be as though I had never rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them. 7 Ephraim will be like mighty warriors, and their hearts will rejoice as if from wine. Their children will see it and be happy; their hearts will exult in the LORD.
  • 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.
  • Ps 144:1 : 1 Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for battle and my fingers for war.
  • Ps 149:6 : 6 May the high praises of God be in their throats and a two-edged sword in their hands,
  • Isa 41:15-16 : 15 See, I will make you into a sharp threshing sledge, new and covered with many blades. You will thresh the mountains and crush them and reduce the hills to chaff. 16 You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the Lord and glory in the Holy One of Israel.
  • Ps 18:32-35 : 32 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the rock except our God? 33 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 34 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; He causes me to stand on the heights. 35 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
  • Zech 12:2-8 : 2 Behold, I am making Jerusalem a cup of reeling for all the surrounding nations. Even Judah will be besieged as Jerusalem is attacked. 3 And on that day, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who try to lift it will be severely injured, and all the nations of the earth will gather against her. 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. 5 Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are our strength in the Lord Almighty, their God.’ 6 On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a fire pot in a woodpile and like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume all the surrounding peoples on the right and on the left, while Jerusalem will remain secure in her place. 7 The Lord will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not exceed that of Judah. 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.
  • Mark 16:15-20 : 15 He said to them, 'Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to all creation.' 16 'Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.' 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name, they will cast out demons, and they will speak in new tongues. 18 They will pick up serpents with their hands, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not harm them. They will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover. 19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the accompanying signs. Amen.
  • Rom 15:16-20 : 16 To be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 Therefore, I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. 18 I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done. 19 By the power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. 20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
  • 1 Cor 1:21-28 : 21 For since in God’s wisdom the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles, 24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. 26 Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,
  • 2 Cor 10:3-5 : 3 For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. 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 5 and every lofty thing that rises up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ.
  • Eph 6:17 : 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
  • 2 Tim 4:7 : 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have kept the faith.
  • Heb 4:12 : 12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
  • Rev 1:16 : 16 He held seven stars in His right hand, a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth, and His face shone like the sun in its full brilliance.
  • Rev 2:12 : 12 To the angel of the church in Pergamum, write: These are the words of the one who has the sharp, double-edged sword:
  • Rev 17:14 : 14 They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.
  • Rev 19:15 : 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 19:21 : 21 The rest were killed by the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.
  • Jer 51:20 : 20 You are My war club, My weapon of battle: with you, I shatter nations, and with you, I destroy kingdoms.
  • Lam 4:2 : 2 The precious children of Zion, worth their weight in fine gold, how they are regarded as earthen vessels, the work of a potter's hands!
  • Dan 8:21-25 : 21 The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king. 22 The broken horn was replaced by four other horns that arose in its place. These represent four kingdoms that will emerge from that nation, but they will not have its power. 23 In the latter part of their reign, when the transgressors have reached their full measure, a stern-faced king, skilled in intrigue, will arise. 24 His power will be great—but not by his own strength. He will cause astounding devastation, succeed in whatever he does, and destroy mighty men and the holy people. 25 Through his cunning, he will cause deceit to prosper under his hand, and in his own mind, he will exalt himself. During a time of peace, he will destroy many and rise against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken, but not by human hands.
  • Dan 11:32-34 : 32 Those who act wickedly against the covenant will be corrupted by flattery, but the people who know their God will stand firm and take action. 33 Those who are wise among the people will instruct many, yet they will fall by the sword, flame, captivity, and plunder for some time. 34 When they stumble, they will receive some help, but many who join them will do so with hypocrisy.
  • Joel 3:6-8 : 6 You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, removing them far from their own territory. 7 Behold, I am going to arouse them from the place where you sold them, and I will return your recompense upon your own heads. 8 I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, a distant nation. The LORD has spoken.
  • Amos 2:11 : 11 'I raised up prophets from among your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, people of Israel?' declares the LORD.
  • Obad 1:21 : 21 Deliverers will go up on Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will belong to the LORD.
  • Mic 4:2-3 : 2 Many nations will come and say, 'Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD and to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, and we will walk in His paths.’ For the law will go out from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 3 He will judge between many peoples and settle disputes for strong nations far away. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
  • Mic 5:4-9 : 4 And he will be their peace. When Assyria invades our land and marches through our fortresses, we will raise up against them seven shepherds and eight leaders of men. 5 They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn blades. He will deliver us from Assyria when they invade our land and march across our borders. 6 The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man nor depend on the sons of men. 7 The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it goes, and no one can rescue. 8 Your hand will be lifted up in victory over your adversaries, and all your enemies will be cut off. 9 On that day, declares the LORD, I will cut off your horses from among you and destroy your chariots.
  • Ps 49:2-9 : 2 Listen to this, all you peoples; give ear, all who dwell on the earth, 3 both low and high, rich and poor alike. 4 My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding. 5 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will expound my riddle on the harp. 6 Why should I fear in evil days, when iniquity surrounds me, at my heels? 7 Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the abundance of their riches— 8 no man can redeem another or give to God a ransom for him— 9 for the redemption of their soul is costly, and it ceases forever—

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Zech 9:14-16
    3 verses
    76%

    14Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet and march forth in the storms of the south.

    15The LORD of Hosts will defend them; they will devour and subdue with slingstones. They will drink and roar as with wine; they will be filled like a sacrificial bowl, like the corners of the altar.

    16On that day, the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; they will sparkle in His land like jewels in a crown.

  • Joel 3:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Arouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and advance.

    10Hammer your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’

  • Zech 9:12
    72%

    12Return to your stronghold, prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore to you double.

  • Ezek 39:3
    72%

    3I will strike your bow out of your left hand and cause your arrows to fall from your right hand.

  • Ps 78:9
    71%

    9The sons of Ephraim, armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle.

  • Jer 6:23
    71%

    23They grasp bow and spear; they are cruel and show no mercy. Their sound roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, arrayed as men for battle against you, Daughter Zion.'

  • Mic 4:13
    71%

    13Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion, for I will make your horn like iron and your hooves like bronze, and you will crush many nations. You will dedicate their ill-gotten gains to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

  • Ps 108:8
    70%

    8God has spoken in his holiness: 'I will exult; I will divide Shechem and measure out the Valley of Succoth.'

  • Amos 9:4
    70%

    4'If they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will set My eyes on them for harm and not for good.'

  • Hos 9:13
    70%

    13Ephraim, as I have seen, was like Tyre, planted in a pleasant meadow. But Ephraim will lead their children out to be slaughtered.

  • Lam 2:4
    70%

    4He bent his bow like an enemy, his right hand poised like an adversary. He has killed all that was precious to the eye and poured out his fury like fire on the tent of the daughter of Zion.

  • Isa 49:2
    70%

    2He made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His hand, He hid me. He made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in His quiver.

  • Jer 9:16
    70%

    16This is what the Lord of Hosts says: 'Consider and call for the mourning women to come; send for the skilled wailing women to arrive.'

  • Zech 12:9
    70%

    9On that day, I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

  • Zech 10:6-8
    3 verses
    70%

    6I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and it will be as though I had never rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.

    7Ephraim will be like mighty warriors, and their hearts will rejoice as if from wine. Their children will see it and be happy; their hearts will exult in the LORD.

    8I will whistle for them and gather them, for I have redeemed them. They will become as numerous as they were before.

  • Ps 60:7
    70%

    7That your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand and answer me.

  • Hos 1:5
    70%

    5On that day, I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.

  • Zech 2:9
    69%

    9'And I will be a wall of fire around her,' declares the LORD, 'and I will be the glory within her.'

  • Jer 51:3
    69%

    3Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; completely destroy her entire army.

  • Joel 3:6
    69%

    6You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, removing them far from their own territory.

  • Isa 8:9
    69%

    9Be shattered, you nations, and be terrified! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle and be terrified; prepare for battle and be shattered.

  • Zech 12:2
    69%

    2Behold, I am making Jerusalem a cup of reeling for all the surrounding nations. Even Judah will be besieged as Jerusalem is attacked.

  • Isa 9:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouth. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away; his hand is still upraised.

    12But the people have not returned to him who struck them, nor have they sought the LORD Almighty.

  • Jer 51:20
    69%

    20You are My war club, My weapon of battle: with you, I shatter nations, and with you, I destroy kingdoms.

  • Zech 8:13
    69%

    13As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you will become a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.

  • Hos 10:10
    69%

    10When I desire, I will discipline them, and nations will be gathered against them to bind them for their double iniquities.

  • Jer 13:9
    69%

    9"This is what the LORD says: 'In this way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.

  • Jer 5:16
    69%

    16Their quiver is like an open grave; all of them are mighty warriors.

  • Amos 6:14
    69%

    14For behold, I am raising up against you, house of Israel—this is the declaration of the LORD, the God of Hosts—a nation that will oppress you from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.

  • Ps 21:12
    69%

    12Though they plot evil against You and devise wicked schemes, they will not succeed.

  • Isa 11:12
    69%

    12He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the outcasts of Israel. He will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

  • Hos 11:8
    69%

    8How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within Me; My compassion grows warm and tender.

  • Joel 3:1
    68%

    1For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem.

  • Jer 46:9
    68%

    9Charge, you horses! Drive furiously, you charioteers! Let the warriors march out—Cush and Put, wielding shields, and the Ludim, skilled in using the bow.

  • Hos 13:9
    68%

    9It has destroyed you, Israel, because you are against me, against your helper.

  • Isa 49:22
    68%

    22This is what the Sovereign Lord says: 'See, I will lift up my hand to the nations and raise my banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.'

  • Zech 13:7
    68%

    7Awake, O sword, against My shepherd and against the man who is My companion, declares the LORD of hosts. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

  • Amos 9:9
    68%

    9For behold, I am giving the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as one shakes a sieve, but not a single pebble shall fall to the ground.

  • Hos 6:11
    68%

    11Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore the fortunes of My people.

  • Isa 8:18
    68%

    18Here I am, along with the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.

  • Jer 13:14
    68%

    14And I will shatter them, one against another, fathers and sons together,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will show no pity, no compassion, and no mercy to prevent their destruction.’

  • Isa 45:13
    68%

    13I have raised him up in righteousness and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild my city and set my exiles free, not for a price or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.