Zechariah

Zechariah 12:6

⁶On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On that	הַה֡וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
I will make	אָשִׂים֩	’ā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7760 put, place, set
the clans	אַלֻּפֵ֨י	’al·lu·p̄ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H441 tame
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֜ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
like a firepot	כְּֽכִיּ֧וֹר	kə·ḵî·yō·wr	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3595 pot, basin
in a woodpile	בְּעֵצִ֗ים	bə·‘ê·ṣîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
like a flaming	אֵשׁ֙	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
torch	וּכְלַפִּ֥יד	ū·ḵə·lap·pîḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3940 torch
among the sheaves	בְּעָמִ֔יר	bə·‘ā·mîr	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H5995 swath, row of fallen grain
they will consume	וְאָ֨כְל֜וּ	wə·’ā·ḵə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H398 eat
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the peoples	הָעַמִּ֖ים	hā·‘am·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
around them	סָבִ֑יב	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the right	יָמִ֧ין	yā·mîn	Noun - feminine singular	H3225 right hand
and on	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
the left	שְׂמֹ֛אול	śə·mō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H8040 the left
while the people	וְיָשְׁבָ֨ה	wə·yā·šə·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֥ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
remain	ע֛וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
secure	תַּחְתֶּ֖יהָ	taḥ·te·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H8478 the under part

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Obadiah 1:18 · Psalm 149:6–9 · Zechariah 2:4 · Micah 5:5–8 · Daniel 2:44–45

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.