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The Coming Deliverance of Jerusalem

Zechariah 12:9

In 11 translations

BSB
So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
KJV
¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
WEB
It will happen in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
ASV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
LSV
And it has come to pass in that day, || I seek to destroy all the nations || Who are coming in against Jerusalem,
YLT
And it hath come to pass, in that day, I seek to destroy all the nations Who are coming in against Jerusalem,
DBY
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
DRC
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
GNV
And in that day will I seeke to destroy all the nations that come against Ierusalem.
JPS
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
LXXE
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא אֲבַקֵּ֗שׁ לְהַשְׁמִיד֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֔ם הַבָּאִ֖ים עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ, ζητήσω ἐξᾷραι πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τὰ ἐρχόμενα ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 54:17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
  • Zechariah 14:2–3For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be…
  • Haggai 2:22I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.
  • Zechariah 12:2“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem.

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