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Zechariah 12:6

On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there.

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ASV

In that day will I make the chieftains of Judah like a pan of fire among wood, and like a flaming torch among sheaves; and they shall devour all the peoples round about, on the right hand and on the left; and they of Jerusalem shall yet again dwell in their own place, even in Jerusalem.

KJV

In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.

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בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117 →
הַה֡וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931 →
אָשִׂים֩'a.SimI will makeH7760 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אַלֻּפֵ֨י'a.lu.Fei[the] chiefs ofH441 →
יְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
כְּֽכִיּ֧וֹרke.khi.Yorlike a pot ofH3595 →
אֵ֣שׁ'eshfireH784 →
בְּעֵצִ֗יםbe.'e.Tzimamong wood<s>H6086 →
וּכְלַפִּ֥ידu.khe.la.Pidand like a torch ofH3940 →
אֵשׁ֙'eshfireH784 →
בְּעָמִ֔ירbe.'a.Miramong cut grainH5995 →
וְאָ֨כְל֜וּve.'A.khe.Luand they will consumeH398 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
יָמִ֧יןya.Min[the] right [side]H3225 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
שְׂמֹ֛אולse.Mol[the] left [side]H8040 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.Mimthe peoplesH5971 →
סָבִ֑יבsa.Vivall aroundH5439 →
וְיָשְׁבָ֨הve.ya.she.Vahand it will remainH3427 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֥םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
ע֛וֹדodagainH5750 →
תַּחְתֶּ֖יהָtach.Tei.hain place itsH8478 →
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.Limin JerusalemH3389 →

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Zechariah 14:10All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.Obadiah 1:18Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph a burning flame; but the house of Esau will be stubble—Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it. Therefore no survivor will remain from the house of Esau.” For the LORD has spoken.Numbers 23:24Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”Micah 5:5–8And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.Zechariah 2:4and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it.Psalms 149:6–9May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,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 stand forever.Isaiah 44:26who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’Jeremiah 51:5For Israel and Judah have not been abandoned by their God, the LORD of Hosts, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel.”Zechariah 12:4On that day, declares the LORD, I will strike every horse with panic, and every rider with madness. I will keep a watchful eye on the house of Judah, but I will strike with blindness all the horses of the nations.Jeremiah 30:18This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.Zechariah 8:3–5This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”Zechariah 14:10–11All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.Micah 4:13Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.Nehemiah 11:1–36Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.Jeremiah 31:38–40“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when this city will be rebuilt for Me, from the tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.Zechariah 9:15The 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.Isaiah 54:3For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities.

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