Zechariah
Zechariah 14:12
12And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And this | וְזֹ֣את׀ | wə·zōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| will be | תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה | tih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the plague | הַמַּגֵּפָ֗ה | ham·mag·gê·p̄āh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence |
| with which | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| strikes | יִגֹּ֤ף | yig·gōp̄ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5062 strike, smite |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the peoples | הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים | hā·‘am·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| have warred | צָבְא֖וּ | ṣā·ḇə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6633 wage war, serve |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| Their flesh | בְּשָׂר֗וֹ | bə·śā·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
| will rot | הָמֵ֣ק׀ | hā·mêq | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H4743 decay, rot, fester |
| while they | וְהוּא֙ | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| stand | עֹמֵ֣ד | ‘ō·mêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| their feet | רַגְלָ֔יו | raḡ·lāw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H7272 foot |
| their eyes | וְעֵינָיו֙ | wə·‘ê·nāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| will rot | תִּמַּ֣קְנָה | tim·maq·nāh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H4743 decay, rot, fester |
| in their sockets | בְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ן | ḇə·ḥō·rê·hen | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural | H2356 hole |
| and their tongues | וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ | ū·lə·šō·w·nōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3956 tongue |
| will rot | תִּמַּ֥ק | tim·maq | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H4743 decay, rot, fester |
| in their mouths | בְּפִיהֶֽם׃ | bə·p̄î·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6310 mouth |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 39:17–20 · Isaiah 66:15–16 · Micah 4:11–13 · Psalm 90:11 · Psalm 110:5–6 · Zechariah 12:9 · Ezekiel 38:18–22 · Micah 7:16–17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.