Zechariah 9:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

I will encamp around my house because of the army, because of him who passes by, and because of him who returns: and no oppressor shall pass through them anymore, for now I have seen with my eyes.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְחָנִ֨יתִי לְבֵיתִ֤י מִצָּבָה֙ מֵעֹבֵ֣ר וּמִשָּׁ֔ב וְלֹֽא־יַעֲבֹ֧ר עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם ע֖וֹד נֹגֵ֑שׂ כִּ֥י עַתָּ֖ה רָאִ֥יתִי בְעֵינָֽי׃ ס

Transliteration

wə-ḥānîṯî to-bêṯî miṣṣāḇāh from-ʿōḇēr û-from-šāḇ wə-not-yaʿăḇōr upon-them again nōḡēś for now rāʾîṯî with-ʿênāy.

Grammar Details

• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *ḥānîṯî*: verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I will encamp/pitch camp
• *lə*: preposition - for/to
• *bêṯî*: noun, masculine, singular + 1st person singular suffix - my house
• *miṣṣāḇāh*: preposition + noun, feminine, singular - as a guard/garrison
• *mē*: preposition - from/against
• *ʿōḇēr*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular - one passing through
• *û*: conjunction - and
• *mi*: preposition - from
• *šāḇ*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular - one returning
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *yaʿăḇōr*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will pass over
• *ʿălêhem*: preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - upon them
• *ʿôḏ*: adverb - again/anymore
• *nōḡēś*: verb, qal participle, masculine singular - oppressor/taskmaster
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *ʿattāh*: adverb - now
• *rāʾîṯî*: verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have seen
• *bə*: preposition - with
• *ʿênāy*: noun, feminine, dual + 1st person singular suffix - my eyes

Word Meanings

• *ḥānîṯî*: I will encamp/I will pitch camp/I will protect
• *miṣṣāḇāh*: as a guard/as a garrison/as a defense
• *ʿōḇēr*: one passing through/one coming against/invader
• *šāḇ*: one returning/one coming back
• *nōḡēś*: oppressor/taskmaster/tyrant
• *rāʾîṯî*: I have seen/I have watched/I have observed

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I will encamp around my house as a guard against those who pass through or return, and no oppressor will invade them again, for now I will keep watch with my own eyes.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And I will encamp{H2583} about my house{H1004} against the army,{H4675} that none pass through{H5674} or return;{H7725} and no oppressor{H5065} shall pass through{H5674} them any more: for now have I seen{H7200} with mine eyes.{H5869}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And I will encamp{H2583}{(H8804)} about mine house{H1004} because of the army{H4675}, because of him that passeth by{H5674}{(H8802)}, and because of him that returneth{H7725}{(H8802)}: and no oppressor{H5065}{(H8802)} shall pass through{H5674}{(H8799)} them any more: for now have I seen{H7200}{(H8804)} with mine eyes{H5869}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And so will I compase my house rounde aboute with my men of warre, goinge to and fro: that no oppressoure come vpon them eny more. For that haue I sene now with myne eyes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I will campe about mine House against the armie, against him that passeth by, and against him that returneth, and no oppressour shall come vpon them any more: for now haue I seene with mine eyes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I wyll pitche a campe about myne house against the armie, against him that passeth by, & against him that returneth, and no oppressour shall come vpon them any more: For now I haue seene with myne eyes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will encamp around my house against the army, That none pass through or return; And no oppressor will pass through them any more: For now I have seen with my eyes.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I have pitched for My house a camp, Because of the passer through, and of the returner, And pass not through against them again doth an exactor, For, now, I have seen with My eyes.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I will encamp about my house against the army, that none pass through or return; and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I will encamp about my house against the army, that none pass through or return; and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I will put my forces in position round my house, so that there may be no coming and going: and no cruel master will again go through them: for now I have seen his trouble.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will encamp around my house against the army, that none pass through or return; and no oppressor will pass through them any more: for now I have seen with my eyes.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then I will surround my temple to protect it like a guard from anyone crossing back and forth; so no one will cross over against them anymore as an oppressor, for now I myself have seen it.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 54:14 : 14 In righteousness shall you be established: you shall be far from oppression; for you shall not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near you.
• Isa 52:1 : 1 Awake, awake; put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.
• Isa 60:18 : 18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
• Jer 31:12 : 12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not sorrow anymore at all.
• Jer 46:2 : 2 Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.
• Jer 46:13 : 13 The word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon would come and strike the land of Egypt.
• Ezek 28:24-25 : 24 And there shall be no more a pricking brier to the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 25 Thus says the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the nations, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.
• Ezek 39:29 : 29 Neither will I hide my face anymore from them, for I have poured out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, says the Lord GOD.
• Dan 11:6-7 : 6 And at the end of some years, they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of her authority; neither shall he stand, nor his authority: but she shall be given up, along with those who brought her, and he who fathered her, and he who strengthened her in these times. 7 But out of a branch of her roots, one shall stand in his place, who shall come with an army, enter the fortress of the king of the north, and deal against them, and shall prevail:
• Dan 11:10-16 : 10 But his sons shall be stirred up and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return and be stirred up, even to his fortress. 11 And the king of the south shall be moved with anger, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand. 12 And when he has taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it. 13 For the king of the north shall return and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. 14 And in those times many shall stand up against the king of the south: also the violent ones among your people shall lift themselves up to fulfill the vision; but they shall fall. 15 So the king of the north shall come, and build a siege mound, and take the fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not withstand him, neither his chosen people, nor shall there be any strength to withstand. 16 But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
• Dan 11:27-29 : 27 And both these kings' hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end shall be at the appointed time. 28 Then he shall return to his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits and return to his own land. 29 At the appointed time he shall return and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former or as the latter.
• Dan 11:40-45 : 40 At the time of the end, shall the king of the south push at him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and many ships; and he shall enter the countries and shall overflow and pass over. 41 He shall also enter the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. 42 He shall stretch forth his hand upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall follow at his steps. 44 But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore, he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and annihilate many. 45 And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas, in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
• Joel 3:16-17 : 16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake. But the LORD will be the hope of his people and the strength of the children of Israel. 17 So shall you know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain. Then shall Jerusalem be holy, and strangers shall no longer pass through her.
• Amos 9:15 : 15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, says the LORD your God.
• Zech 2:1-9 : 1 I lifted my eyes again and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 Then I said, 'Where are you going?' And he said to me, 'To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.' 3 And behold, the angel who talked with me went forward, and another angel went out to meet him, 4 And said to him, 'Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls because of the multitude of people and cattle in it.' 5 For I, says the LORD, will be a wall of fire around her, and will be the glory in her midst. 6 Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, says the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of heaven, says the LORD. 7 Deliver yourself, O Zion, who dwells with the daughter of Babylon. 8 For thus says the LORD of hosts: After the glory has He sent me to the nations which plundered you: for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye. 9 For, behold, I will wave My hand over them, and they shall become plunder for those who served them: and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me. 10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, says the LORD. 11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and they shall be My people: and I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. 12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah His portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. 13 Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD: for He is raised up out of His holy dwelling.
• Zech 12:8 : 8 In that day the LORD shall defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them in that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
• Zech 14:11 : 11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
• Acts 7:34 : 34 I have surely seen the oppression of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt.
• Rev 20:1-3 : 1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were fulfilled; and after that, he must be released for a little while.
• Rev 20:9 : 9 And they went up over the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.
• Isa 52:12 : 12 For you shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
• Gen 32:1-2 : 1 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's camp: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
• Exod 3:7 : 7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows;
• Exod 3:9 : 9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
• 2 Sam 16:12 : 12 It may be that the LORD will look on my affliction, and that the LORD will repay me good for his cursing this day.
• 2 Kgs 23:29 : 29 In his days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates. And King Josiah went out against him; and he was killed at Megiddo when he had seen him.
• 2 Kgs 24:1 : 1 In his days, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant for three years; then he turned and rebelled against him.
• Ps 34:7 : 7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
• Ps 46:1-5 : 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is removed, and though the mountains are carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah. 4 There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. 5 God is in her midst; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
• Ps 72:4 : 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall crush the oppressor.
• Ps 125:1-2 : 1 Those who trust in the LORD shall be like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but endures forever. 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people from now on and forevermore.
• Isa 4:5 : 5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory shall be a defense.
• Isa 26:1 : 1 In that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks.
• Isa 31:5 : 5 As birds flying, so the LORD of hosts will defend Jerusalem; defending also He will deliver it; and passing over, He will preserve it.
• Isa 33:20-22 : 20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities; your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tent that will not be taken down; not one of its stakes will ever be removed, nor will any of its cords be broken. 21 But there the glorious LORD will be a place of broad rivers and streams; in which no rowing vessel will go, nor will any majestic ships pass by. 22 For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.