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Zechariah 12:8

On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them.

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ASV

In that day shall Jehovah defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of Jehovah before them.

KJV

In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117 →
הַה֗וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931 →
יָגֵ֤ןya.Genhe will defendH1598 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בְּעַד֙be.'AdforH1157 →
יוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev[the] inhabitant[s] ofH3427 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.Yahand he will beH1961 →
הַנִּכְשָׁ֥לha.nikh.Shalthe [one who] stumblesH3782 →
בָּהֶ֛םba.Hemamong them
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117 →
הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931 →
כְּדָוִ֑ידke.da.Vidlike DavidH1732 →
וּבֵ֤יתu.Veitand [the] house ofH1004 →
דָּוִיד֙da.VidDavidH1732 →
כֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםke.lo.Him[will be] like GodH430 →
כְּמַלְאַ֥ךְke.mal.'Akhlike [the] angel ofH4397 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.Hem<to> before themH6440 →

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Jeremiah 30:19Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.Isaiah 60:17Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.Isaiah 30:26The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.Micah 5:2–4But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.2 Kings 2:9After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.Isaiah 31:4For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.Joel 3:10Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’Joel 3:16–17The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.Micah 7:16Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.Zechariah 2:5For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”Zechariah 9:8But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.Zechariah 10:5They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.Matthew 11:11Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.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.Revelation 22:13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”Zechariah 3:1–2Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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