The Destroyers of Jerusalem Destroyed
Zechariah 14:3
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle.
- KJV
- Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
- WEB
- Then Yahweh will go out and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
- ASV
- Then shall Jehovah go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
- LSV
- And YHWH has gone forth, || And He has fought against those nations, || As in the day of His fighting in a day of conflict.
- YLT
- And gone forth hath Jehovah, And He hath fought against those nations, As in the day of His fighting in a day of conflict.
- DBY
- And Jehovah will go forth and fight with those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
- DRC
- Then the Lord shall go forth, and shall fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
- GNV
- Then shall the Lord goe foorth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battell.
- JPS
- Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when He fighteth in the day of battle.
- LXXE
- And the Lord shall go forth, and fight with those Gentiles as when he fought in the day of war.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Aleppo Codex and Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia and Ben Chaim’s Second Rabbinic Bible reads הִֽלָּחֲמ֖וֹ; Leningrad Codex reads הִֽלָּחֲמ֖ו (“fought he”).
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וְיָצָ֣א יְהוָ֔ה וְנִלְחַ֖ם בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם הָהֵ֑ם כְּי֥וֹם הִֽלָּחֲמ֖ו בְּי֥וֹם קְרָֽב׃Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.Marks an anomalous form.We read one or more vowels in L differently from BHS.
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἐξελεύσεται Κύριος, καὶ παρατάξεται ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἐκείνοις, καθὼς ἡμέρα παρατάξεως αὐτοῦ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πολέμου.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Zechariah 12:9So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
- Joel 3:9–17Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack! Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’…
- Zechariah 2:8–9For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye— I will surely wave My hand over them, so that they…
- Zephaniah 3:19Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.
- Daniel 2:44–45In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself…
- Joel 3:2I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as…
- Exodus 15:1–6Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my…
- 2 Chronicles 20:15And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but…
- Daniel 2:34–35As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them. Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on…
- Isaiah 63:1–6Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” Why are Your…
- Joshua 10:42And because the LORD, the God of Israel, fought for Israel, Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign.
- Isaiah 66:15–16For behold, the LORD will come with fire— His chariots are like a whirlwind— to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh,…
- Zechariah 12:2–6“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem. On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem…
- Zechariah 9:14–15Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south. The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy…
- Revelation 8:7–13Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. Then the second…
- Haggai 2:21–22“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth: I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders;…
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