Zechariah

Zechariah 9:13

¹³For I will bend Judah as My bow

and fit it with Ephraim.

I will rouse your sons, O Zion,

against the sons of Greece.^h

I will make you like the sword

of a mighty man.

Footnotes

h 9:13 Hebrew the sons of Javan

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I will bend	דָרַ֨כְתִּי	ḏā·raḵ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1869 tread, march
Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
as My bow	קֶ֚שֶׁת	qe·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7198 bow
and fit it	מִלֵּ֣אתִי	mil·lê·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H4390 be full, fill
with Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֔יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
I will rouse	וְעוֹרַרְתִּ֤י	wə·‘ō·w·rar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
your sons	בָנַ֙יִךְ֙	ḇā·na·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H1121 son
O Zion	צִיּ֔וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the sons	בָּנַ֖יִךְ	bā·na·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H1121 son
of Greece	יָוָ֑ן	yā·wān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3120 Ionia(ns), Greece
I will make you	וְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְ	wə·śam·tîḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular	H7760 put, place, set
like the sword	כְּחֶ֥רֶב	kə·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2719 sword
of a mighty man	גִּבּֽוֹר׃	gib·bō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty

Cross-references

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Revelation 17:14 · Zechariah 10:3–7 · Isaiah 49:2 · Zechariah 1:21 · Hebrews 4:12 · Psalm 45:3 · Zechariah 12:2–8 · Revelation 19:15 · Joel 3:6–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.