Zechariah 9:10

World English Bible (2000)

I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow will be cut off; and he will speak peace to the nations: and his dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהִכְרַתִּי־רֶ֣כֶב מֵאֶפְרַ֗יִם וְסוּס֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְנִכְרְתָה֙ קֶ֣שֶׁת מִלְחָמָ֔ה וְדִבֶּ֥ר שָׁל֖וֹם לַגּוֹיִ֑ם וּמָשְׁלוֹ֙ מִיָּ֣ם עַד־יָ֔ם וּמִנָּהָ֖ר עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

wə-hiḵrattî-reḵeḇ from-ʾep̄rayim wə-sûs from-yərûšālaim wə-niḵrəṯāh qešeṯ milḥāmāh wə-dibber šālôm to-the-gôyim û-mošlô from-yām until-yām û-from-nāhār until-ʾap̄sê-ʾāreṣ.

Grammar Details

• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *hiḵrattî*: verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I will cut off
• *reḵeḇ*: noun, masculine, singular - chariot
• *mē*: preposition - from
• *ʾep̄rayim*: proper noun - Ephraim
• *sûs*: noun, masculine, singular - horse
• *mi*: preposition - from
• *yərûšālaim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
• *niḵrəṯāh*: verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will be cut off
• *qešeṯ*: noun, feminine, singular, construct - bow of
• *milḥāmāh*: noun, feminine, singular - war/battle
• *dibber*: verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will speak
• *šālôm*: noun, masculine, singular - peace
• *la*: preposition + definite article - to the
• *gôyim*: noun, masculine, plural - nations
• *û*: conjunction - and
• *mošlô*: noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his dominion
• *yām*: noun, masculine, singular - sea
• *ʿaḏ*: preposition - until/to
• *nāhār*: noun, masculine, singular - river
• *ʾap̄sê*: noun, masculine, plural, construct - ends of
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine, singular - earth/land

Word Meanings

• *hiḵrattî*: I will cut off/I will destroy/I will eliminate
• *reḵeḇ*: chariot/war vehicle/chariotry
• *niḵrəṯāh*: will be cut off/will be eliminated/will cease to exist
• *qešeṯ* *milḥāmāh*: bow of war/battle bow/weapon of war
• *dibber*: he will speak/he will command/he will declare
• *šālôm*: peace/prosperity/welfare/wholeness
• *mošlô*: his dominion/his rule/his kingdom
• *yām* *ʿaḏ*-*yām*: from sea to sea/from one sea to another
• *nāhār* *ʿaḏ*-*ʾap̄sê*-*ʾāreṣ*: from the river to the ends of the earth/from the Euphrates to the boundaries of the world

Referenced Verses

• Hos 1:7 : 7 But I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and will save them by Yahweh their God, and will not save them by bow, sword, battle, horses, or horsemen."
• Hos 2:18 : 18 In that day I will make a covenant for them with the animals of the field, and with the birds of the sky, and with the creeping things of the ground. I will break the bow, the sword, and the battle out of the land, and will make them lie down safely.
• Mic 4:2-4 : 2 Many nations will go and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths." For out of Zion will go forth the law, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem; 3 and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war any more. 4 But they will sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and no one will make them afraid: For the mouth of Yahweh of Armies has spoken.
• Mic 5:4 : 4 He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of Yahweh, in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God: and they will live, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth.
• Mic 5:10-11 : 10 "It will happen in that day," says Yahweh, "That I will cut off your horses out of the midst of you, and will destroy your chariots. 11 I will cut off the cities of your land, and will tear down all your strongholds.
• 2 Cor 10:4-5 : 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, 5 throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;
• Col 1:20-21 : 20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross. 21 You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,
• Isa 60:12 : 12 For that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
• Rev 11:15 : 15 The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!"
• Eph 2:13-17 : 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition, 15 having abolished in the flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace; 16 and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility thereby. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near.
• Hag 2:22 : 22 I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overthrow the chariots, and those who ride in them. The horses and their riders will come down, everyone by the sword of his brother.
• Zech 10:4-5 : 4 From him will come forth the cornerstone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together. 5 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.
• Acts 10:36 : 36 The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ--he is Lord of all--
• Rom 15:9-9 : 9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "Therefore will I give praise to you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name." 10 Again he says, "Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people." 11 Again, "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Let all the peoples praise him." 12 Again, Isaiah says, "There will be the root of Jesse, he who arises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will hope." 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
• 2 Cor 5:18 : 18 But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;
• 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
• Deut 11:24 : 24 Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even to the hinder sea shall be your border.
• 1 Kgs 4:21 : 21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt: they brought tribute, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
• Ps 2:8-9 : 8 Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." 10 Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him. A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
• Ps 72:3 : 3 The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
• Ps 72:7-9 : 7 In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more. 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth. 9 Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. 11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.
• Ps 72:17 : 17 His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
• Ps 98:1-3 : 1 Sing to Yahweh a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand, and his holy arm, have worked salvation for him. 2 Yahweh has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations. 3 He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
• Isa 9:6-7 : 6 For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.
• Isa 11:10 : 10 It will happen in that day that the nations will seek the root of Jesse, who stands as a banner of the peoples; and his resting place will be glorious.
• Isa 49:6 : 6 yes, he says, "It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you for a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth."
• Isa 57:18-19 : 18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners. 19 I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near," says Yahweh; "and I will heal them."