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Zechariah 9:13

For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

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ASV

For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man.

KJV

When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
דָרַ֨כְתִּיda.Rakh.tiI will bendH1869 →
לִ֜יlifor myself
יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
קֶ֚שֶׁתKe.sheta bowH7198 →
מִלֵּ֣אתִיmi.Le.tiI will fillH4390 →
אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669 →
וְעוֹרַרְתִּ֤יve.'o.rar.Tiand I will rouseH5782 →
בָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhsons yourH1121 →
צִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonO ZionH6726 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
בָּנַ֖יִךְba.Na.yikhsons yourH1121 →
יָוָ֑ןya.VanO GreeceH3120 →
וְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְve.sam.Tikhand I will make youH7760 →
כְּחֶ֥רֶבke.Che.revlike [the] sword ofH2719 →
גִּבּֽוֹר׃gi.Bora warriorH1368 →

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Revelation 17:14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”Isaiah 49:2He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.Zechariah 10:3–7“My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.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.Joel 3:6–8You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland.Psalms 45:3Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.Zechariah 12:2–8“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem.Zechariah 1:21“What are these coming to do?” I asked. And He replied, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head; but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations that have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”Revelation 19:15And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.Zechariah 8:13As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”Revelation 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.Daniel 8:21–25The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.Jeremiah 51:20“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.2 Corinthians 10:3–5For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.Romans 15:16–20to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.Revelation 19:21And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.Revelation 2:12To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.Obadiah 1:21The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.

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