Zechariah 2:12

Christian Standard Bible ®

The Lord will take possession of Judah as his portion in the Holy Land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD will inherit Yehudah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Yerushalayim.

King James Version (1611)
And the Lord shall inherite Iudah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Ierusalem againe.

King James Version
And the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

English Standard Version
And the Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem."

New American Standard Bible
"And the LORD will possess Judah as His portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

New Century Version
The Lord will take Judah as his own part of the holy land, and Jerusalem will be his chosen city again.

Amplified Bible
"The LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord shall inherite Iudah his portion in the holy lande, and shall chuse Ierusalem againe.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The LORD will possess Judah as His portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh will inherit Judah as His portion in the holy land and will again choose Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible
And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.

Contemporary English Version
Then Judah will be his part of the holy land, and Jerusalem will again be his chosen city.

Complete Jewish Bible
For Adonai -Tzva'ot has sent me on a glorious mission to the nations that plundered you, and this is what he says: "Anyone who injures you injures the very pupil of my eye.

Darby Translation
And Jehovah shall inherit Judah [as] his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord will again choose Jerusalem to be his special city. Judah will be his share of the holy land.

George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in his holy land, and shall be pleased with Jerusalem again.

Good News Translation
Once again Judah will be the special possession of the Lord in his sacred land, and Jerusalem will be the city he loves most of all.

Lexham English Bible
And Yahweh will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and he will again choose Jerusalem.

Literal Translation
And Jehovah shall possess Judah, His portion in the holy land, and He shall again choose Jerusalem.

American Standard Version
And Jehovah shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

Bible in Basic English
And Judah will be the Lord's heritage in the holy land, and Jerusalem will again be his.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
For thus saith the LORD of hosts who sent me after glory unto the nations which spoiled you: 'Surely, he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lorde shall haue Iuda in possession for his part in the holy lande, and shall choose Hierusalem yet againe.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord shall inherit Juda his portion in the holy land, and he will yet choose Jerusalem.

English Revised Version
And the LORD shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

World English Bible
Yahweh will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord schal welde Juda in to his part, in the loud halewid, and schal cheese yit Jerusalem.

Update Bible Version
And Yahweh shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

New English Translation
The Lord will take possession of Judah as his portion in the holy land and he will choose Jerusalem once again.

New King James Version
And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His inheritance in the Holy Land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

New Living Translation
The land of Judah will be the Lord 's special possession in the holy land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem to be his own city.

New Life Bible
The Lord will receive Judah as His share in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

New Revised Standard
The Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus will Yahweh inherit Judah, his portion, on the soil of the sanctuary, - and make choice, yet again, of Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord shall possess Juda his portion in the sanctified land: and he shall yet choose Jerusalem.

Revised Standard Version
And the LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem."

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah hath inherited Judah, His portion on the holy ground, And He hath fixed again on Jerusalem.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE shall haue Iuda in possession for his parte in the holy grounde, & shal chose Ierusalem yet agayne.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰“Daughter Zion, shout for joy and be glad, for I am coming to dwell among you”—this is the Lord’s declaration. ¹¹“Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day and become my people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the Lord of Armies has sent me to you. ¹²The Lord will take possession of Judah as his portion in the Holy Land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem. ¹³Let all people be silent before the Lord, for from his holy dwelling he has roused himself.”

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

inherit: Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Deuteronomy 32:9, Psalms 82:8, Psalms 135:4, Jeremiah 10:16, Jeremiah 51:19

and shall: Zechariah 1:17, Isaiah 41:9

Reciprocal: Exodus 34:9 - take us Isaiah 14:1 - choose Isaiah 62:1 - Zion's Jeremiah 51:5 - nor Ezekiel 48:8 - the sanctuary Zechariah 3:2 - chosen Zechariah 12:6 - Jerusalem shall

Cross-References

Exodus 28:20
and the fourth row,

Exodus 39:13
and the fourth row,

Numbers 11:7
The manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of bdellium.

Job 28:16
Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,in precious onyx or lapis lazuli.

Ezekiel 28:13
You were in Eden, the garden of God.Every kind of precious stone covered you:carnelian, topaz, and diamond,beryl, onyx, and jasper,lapis lazuli, turquoise and emerald.Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold;they were prepared on the day you were created.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land,.... The Lord's people is his portion, and the lot of his inheritance; whom he has chosen, and calls as such, whether they be Jews or Gentiles; but here it seems to mean the believing Jews; who, it is very likely, upon their conversion, will be returned to their own land, here called "the holy land"; because formerly here the Lord's holy people dwelt, his holy sanctuary was, and his holy worship and ordinances were attended on; and where now he will possess and enjoy his people, and favour them with communion with himself:

and shall choose Jerusalem again; after long trodden down of the Gentiles; as it formerly was a place of divine worship, so it shall be again; and which will be performed in it in a more spiritual and evangelical manner than ever; or it may respect the people of the Jews, who, being called by grace, this will be a kind of a renovation of their election, and an evidence of it; see Romans 11:26.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the Lord shall inherit Judah His portion - The inheritance of the Lord is the title which God commonly gave to Israel (Deuteronomy 4:20; Deuteronomy 9:26, Deuteronomy 9:29; 1 Samuel 26:19; 2Sa 14:16; 2 Samuel 20:19; 2 Samuel 21:3; 1 Kings 8:51; Psalms 28:9; Psalms 33:12; Psalms 68:10; Psalms 78:62, Psalms 78:71; Psalms 119:1; Psalms 106:40, Joel 2:17; Joel 3:2, (Hebrew) Isaiah 19:25; Isaiah 47:6; Jeremiah 12:7-9; Jeremiah 50:11). God is said to be the portion of Israel Jeremiah 10:16; Jeremiah 51:19; of the pious Psalms 16:5; Psalms 73:26; Psalms 119:57; Psalms 142:6; Lamentations 3:24; once only beside, is Israel said to be the portion of God Deuteronomy 32:9; once only is God said to inherit Israel, “Pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance” Exodus 34:9. Zechariah unites the two rare idioms.

In the holy land - The land is again made holy by God, and sanctified by His Presence. So He calls the place where He revealed Himself to Moses, “holy ground” Exodus 3:5. So it is said, “the holy place” Leviticus 10:17; Leviticus 14:13, “the holy house” 1 Chronicles 29:3, “the holy ark” 2 Chronicles 35:3, “the holy city” Nehemiah 11:1, Nehemiah 11:18; Isaiah 48:2; Isaiah 52:1, “the holy mountain” Isaiah 27:13; Jeremiah 31:23; Zechariah 8:3, “the holy people” Isaiah 62:12, “the holy chambers” (Ezekiel 42:13 all), or, with reference to their relation to God who consecrates them, “My holy mountain” Psalms 2:6; Isaiah 11:9; Isaiah 56:7; Isaiah 57:13; Isaiah 65:11, Isaiah 65:25; Isaiah 66:20; Ezekiel 20:40; Joel 2:1; Joel 3:17; Obadiah 1:16. Zephaniah 3:11, “Thy holy habitation” Exodus 15:13, “Thy holy dwelling-place” (Deuteronomy 26:15. “His holy hab.” Psalms 68:6; Jeremiah 25:30; Zec 2:1-13 :17) “thy holy temple” (Psalms 5:8; Psalms 79:1; Psalms 138:2; Jonah 2:5, Jonah 2:8, “His holy temple,” Micah 1:2; Habakkuk 2:20), “Thy holy mountain” (Psalms 15:1; Psalms 43:3; Daniel 9:16. “His holy hill,” Psalms 3:5; Psalms 48:2; Psalms 99:9), “Thy holy oracle” Psalms 28:2, “Thy holy city” Daniel 9:24, “cities” Isaiah 64:9, “His holy place” Psalms 24:1-10 :, “His holy border.” Psalms 78:54. It is not one technical expression, as people now by a sort of effort speak of “the holy land.” Everything which has reference to God is holy. The land is holy, not for any merits of theirs, but because God was worshiped there, was specially present there. It was an anticipation and type of “Thy holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge Thee.” This land their fathers had “polluted with blood” Psalms 106:38; God says, “they defiled My land” Jeremiah 2:7; Jeremiah 3:9; Jeremiah 16:18; Ezekiel called her eminently, “the land that is not cleansed” Ezekiel 22:24. Now God said, “I will remove the iniquity of the land” Zechariah 3:9, and she was again a holy land, as hallowed by Him.

It is not a mere conversion of the pagan, But, as Isaiah Isaiah 2:3 and Micah Micah 4:2 foretold; a conversion, of which Jerusalem should be the center, as our Lord explained to the Apostles after His Resurrection, “that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem” Luke 24:47.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Zechariah 2:12. The Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land — This is a promise of the final restoration of the Jews, and that they should be God's portion in their own land.