Zechariah
Zechariah 9:15
15The LORD of Hosts will shield them.
They will destroy and conquer with slingstones;
they will drink and roar as with wine.
And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls,
drenched like the corners of the altar.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָאוֹת֮ | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| will shield | יָגֵ֣ן | yā·ḡên | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1598 cover, surround, defend |
| them | עֲלֵיהֶם֒ | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| They will destroy | וְאָכְל֗וּ | wə·’ā·ḵə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H398 eat |
| and conquer | וְכָֽבְשׁוּ֙ | wə·ḵā·ḇə·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3533 subdue, bring into bondage |
| with slingstones | אַבְנֵי־ | ’aḇ·nê- | Noun - feminine plural construct | H68 stone |
| they will drink | וְשָׁת֥וּ | wə·šā·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H8354 drink |
| roar | הָמ֖וּ | hā·mū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous |
| as with | כְּמוֹ־ | kə·mōw- | Preposition | H3644 like, as, when |
| wine | יָ֑יִן | yā·yin | Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| And they will be filled | וּמָֽלְאוּ֙ | ū·mā·lə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H4390 be full, fill |
| like sprinkling bowls | כַּמִּזְרָ֔ק | kam·miz·rāq | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4219 bowl, bason |
| like the corners | כְּזָוִיּ֖וֹת | kə·zā·wî·yō·wṯ | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural | H2106 corner |
| of the altar | מִזְבֵּֽחַ׃ | miz·bê·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 12:6 · Zechariah 10:7 · Exodus 27:2 · Psalm 78:65 · Zechariah 10:5 · Zechariah 12:8 · Leviticus 4:18 · Leviticus 4:25 · Revelation 19:13–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.