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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ASV
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling unto all the peoples round about, and upon Judah also shall it be in the siege against Jerusalem.
KJV
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
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Commentary
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הִנֵּ֣ה | hi.Neh | here! | H2009 → |
| אָ֠נֹכִי | 'A.no.khi | I | H595 → |
| שָׂ֣ם | sam | [am] about to make | H7760 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ֧ם | ye.ru.sha.Lim | Jerusalem | H3389 → |
| סַף־ | saf- | a basin of | H5592 → |
| רַ֛עַל | Ra.'al | reeling | H7478 → |
| לְכָל־ | le.khol | for all | H3605 → |
| הָעַמִּ֖ים | ha.'a.Mim | the peoples | H5971 → |
| סָבִ֑יב | sa.Viv | all around | H5439 → |
| וְגַ֧ם | ve.Gam | and also | H1571 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| יְהוּדָ֛ה | ye.hu.Dah | Judah | H3063 → |
| יִֽהְיֶ֥ה | yih.Yeh | it will be | H1961 → |
| בַמָּצ֖וֹר | va.ma.Tzor | in the siege | H4692 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | ye.ru.sha.Lim | Jerusalem | H3389 → |
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