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Zechariah 12:9
"And in that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
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Christian Standard Bible®
On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Hebrew Names Version
It will happen in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Yerushalayim.
It will happen in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Yerushalayim.
King James Version (1611)
And it shall come to passe in that day, that I will seeke to destroy all the nations that come against Ierusalem.
And it shall come to passe in that day, that I will seeke to destroy all the nations that come against Ierusalem.
King James Version
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
"And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
"And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
New Century Version
At that time I will go to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.
At that time I will go to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And in that day will I seeke to destroy all the nations that come against Ierusalem.
And in that day will I seeke to destroy all the nations that come against Ierusalem.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And in that day I will set about to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
"And in that day I will set about to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Legacy Standard Bible
And it will be in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it will be in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Contemporary English Version
I am determined to wipe out every nation that attacks Jerusalem.
I am determined to wipe out every nation that attacks Jerusalem.
Complete Jewish Bible
"When that day comes, I will seek to destroy all nations attacking Yerushalayim;
"When that day comes, I will seek to destroy all nations attacking Yerushalayim;
Darby Translation
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord says, "At that time I will destroy the nations that came to fight against Jerusalem.
The Lord says, "At that time I will destroy the nations that came to fight against Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
And it shall come to pass in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Good News Translation
At that time I will destroy every nation that tries to attack Jerusalem.
At that time I will destroy every nation that tries to attack Jerusalem.
Lexham English Bible
And then on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations coming against Jerusalem.
And then on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations coming against Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
And it shall be in that day, I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall be in that day, I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
And it will come about on that day that I will take in hand the destruction of all the nations who come against Jerusalem.
And it will come about on that day that I will take in hand the destruction of all the nations who come against Jerusalem.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
At the same tyme wyll I go about to destroy all such people as come against Hierusalem.
At the same tyme wyll I go about to destroy all such people as come against Hierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
World English Bible
It will happen in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
It will happen in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it schal be, in that dai Y schal seke for to al to-breke alle folkis that comen ayens Jerusalem.
And it schal be, in that dai Y schal seke for to al to-breke alle folkis that comen ayens Jerusalem.
Update Bible Version
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
New English Translation
So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."
So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."
New King James Version
It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
For on that day I will begin to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
For on that day I will begin to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
New Life Bible
On that day I will destroy every nation that comes against Jerusalem.
On that day I will destroy every nation that comes against Jerusalem.
New Revised Standard
And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it shall come to pass, in that day, - That I will seek to destroy all the nations, that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass, in that day, - That I will seek to destroy all the nations, that come against Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
And it hath come to pass, in that day, I seek to destroy all the nations Who are coming in against Jerusalem,
And it hath come to pass, in that day, I seek to destroy all the nations Who are coming in against Jerusalem,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
At the same tyme will I go aboute to destroye all soch people as come agaynst Ierusalem.
At the same tyme will I go aboute to destroye all soch people as come agaynst Ierusalem.
THE MESSAGE
"On the Big Day, I'll make a clean sweep of all the godless nations that fought against Jerusalem.
"On the Big Day, I'll make a clean sweep of all the godless nations that fought against Jerusalem.
Contextual Overview
9"And in that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.10"I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace (unmerited favor) and supplication. And they will look at Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him as one who weeps bitterly over a firstborn. 11"In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning of [the city of] Hadadrimmon in the Valley of Megiddo [over beloved King Josiah]. 12"The land will mourn, every family by itself; the [royal] family of the house of David by itself and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan [David's son] by itself and their wives by themselves; 13the [priestly] family of the house of Levi by itself and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei [grandson of Levi] by itself and their wives by themselves; 14all the families that remain, each by itself, and their wives by themselves [each with an overwhelming individual regret for having blindly rejected their Messiah].
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I will: Zechariah 12:2, Isaiah 54:17, Haggai 2:22
Reciprocal: Isaiah 54:15 - shall fall Micah 7:16 - nations Zechariah 12:3 - in that Zechariah 12:4 - that day Zechariah 14:3 - General Zechariah 14:12 - the plague wherewith
Cross-References
Genesis 12:13
"Please tell them that you are my sister so that things will go well for me for your sake, and my life will be spared because of you."
"Please tell them that you are my sister so that things will go well for me for your sake, and my life will be spared because of you."
Genesis 12:14
And when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was very beautiful.
And when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that Sarai was very beautiful.
Genesis 13:1
So Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot [his nephew] with him, into the Negev (the South country of Judah).
So Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot [his nephew] with him, into the Negev (the South country of Judah).
Genesis 13:3
He journeyed on from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
He journeyed on from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
Genesis 24:62
Now Isaac had returned from going to Beer-lahai-roi (Well of the Living One Who Sees Me), for he was living in the Negev.
Now Isaac had returned from going to Beer-lahai-roi (Well of the Living One Who Sees Me), for he was living in the Negev.
Psalms 105:13
And they wandered from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people,
And they wandered from one nation to another, From one kingdom to another people,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And it shall come to pass in that day,.... So often mentioned in this chapter; by which is meant the latter part of the Gospel dispensation, the spiritual reign of Christ:
[that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem; and shall destroy them. The whole of this paragraph seems to refer to the same as in Ezekiel 38:1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
In that day, I will seek to destroy - Woe indeed to those, whom Almighty God shall “‘seek’ to destroy!” Man may seek earnestly to do, what at last he cannot do. Still it is an earnest seeking. And whether it is used of human seeking which fails, or which succeeds 1 Samuel 14:4; 1 Samuel 23:10; Ecclesiastes 12:10, inchoate or permitted 1 Kings 11:22; Zechariah 6:7, it is always used of seeking to do, what it is a person’s set purpose to do if he can. Here it is spoken of Almighty God . Ribera: “He saith not, ‘I will destroy’ but ‘I will seek to destroy,’ that is, it shall ever be My care to destroy all the enemies of the Church, that they may in no way prevail against it: this I will do alway to the end of the world.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Zechariah 12:9. I will seek to destroy all the nations — When this time shall arrive, all nations that "will not receive the faith of our Lord Jesus" shall be destroyed, when the longsuffering of God shall no longer wait upon them. This seems to belong to a period yet very remote.
