Zechariah 9:7 BSB — MannaFest

Zechariah 9:7

I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

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ASV

And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he also shall be a remnant for our God; and he shall be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

KJV

And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And I will take away his blood out of his mouth,.... The Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, read "their blood"; not the blood of the bastard, but of the Philistines.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Zechariah (420)

(Verse 5 onwards) Ascalon will see it and be afraid; Gaza will writhe in agony, and Ekron too, for her hope will wither. Gaza will lose her king and Ashkelon will be deserted. Foreigners will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. I will take the blood from their mouths, the forbidden food from between their teeth. Those who are left will belong to our God and become a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Take away his blood - Though proud and warlike nations have delighted to shed blood, and, as it were, to eat the blood of their enemies, yet God will overthrow their power, and take the prey out of their mouth. Abominations - Their abominable sacrifices which they offered and feasted on.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And I will take away his blood out of his mouth - The “abominations” being idol-sacrifices , the “bloods” will also be, the blood mingled with the wine of sacrifices, of which David says, “Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer” Psa 16:4; and Ezekiel unites the offences, “Ye eat With the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood” Eze 33:

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַהֲסִרֹתִ֨י	va.ha.si.ro.Ti	and I will remove	H5493 →
דָמָ֜יו	da.Mav	blood<s> its	H1818 →
מִפִּ֗יו	mi.Piv	from mouth its	H6310 →
וְשִׁקֻּצָיו֙	ve.shi.ku.Tzav	and detestable things its	H8251 →
מִבֵּ֣ין	mi.Bein	from between	H996 →
שִׁנָּ֔יו	shi.Nav	teeth its	H8127 →
וְנִשְׁאַ֥ר	ve.nish.'Ar	and it will be left	H7604 →
גַּם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
ה֖וּא	hu'	it	H1931 →
לֵֽאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ	le.lo.Hei.nu	to God our	H430 →
וְהָיָה֙	ve.ha.Yah	and it will be	H1961 →
כְּאַלֻּ֣ף	ke.'a.Luf	like a chief	H441 →
בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה	bi.hu.Dah	in Judah	H3063 →
וְעֶקְר֖וֹן	ve.'ek.Ron	and Ekron	H6138 →
כִּיבוּסִֽי׃	ki.vu.Si	[will be] like a Jebusite	H2983 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 12:12–13
  The body is a unit, though it is composed of many parts. And although its parts are many, they all form one body. So it is with Christ.
- Colossians 3:11
  Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
- Romans 3:29–30
  Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
- Galatians 5:6
  For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
- Romans 10:12–15
  For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
Through
Psalms 58:6
O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
leads to
- Psalms 3:7
  Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
- Hosea 5:14
  For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them…
Through
Jeremiah 49:39
“Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.
leads to
- Jeremiah 48:47
  Yet in the latter days I will restore Moab from captivity,” declares the LORD. Here ends the judgment on Moab.

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