Zechariah
Zechariah 12:2
2“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | הִנֵּ֣ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I | אָ֠נֹכִי | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will make | שָׂ֣ם | śām | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֧ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| a cup | סַף־ | sap̄- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5592 basin, goblet |
| of drunkenness | רַ֛עַל | ra·‘al | Noun - masculine singular | H7478 reeling |
| to all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the surrounding | סָבִ֑יב | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| peoples | הָעַמִּ֖ים | hā·‘am·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| Judah | יְהוּדָ֛ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| will be | יִֽהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| besieged | בַמָּצ֖וֹר | ḇam·mā·ṣō·wr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment |
| as well as | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 14:14 · Psalm 75:8 · Isaiah 51:22–23 · Isaiah 51:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.