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Young's Literal Translation
Zechariah 12:9
And it hath come to pass, in that day, I seek to destroy all the nations Who are coming in 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.
Amplified Bible
"And in that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
"And in that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against 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.
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 it hath come to pass, in that day, I seek to destroy all the nations Who are coming in against Jerusalem, 10 And I have poured on the house of David, And on the inhabitant of Jerusalem, A spirit of grace and supplications, And they have looked unto Me whom they pierced, And they have mourned over it, Like a mourning over the only one, And they have been in bitterness for it, Like a bitterness over the first-born. 11 In that day, great is the mourning of Jerusalem, As the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon, 12 And mourned hath the land -- every family apart, The family of the house of David apart, And their women apart; The family of the house of Nathan apart, And their women apart; 13 The family of the house of Levi apart, And their women apart; The family of Shimei apart, And their women apart, 14 All the families that are left, Every family apart, and their women apart!
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
say, I pray thee, thou [art] my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'
say, I pray thee, thou [art] my sister, so that it is well with me because of thee, and my soul hath lived for thy sake.'
Genesis 12:14
And it cometh to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she [is] exceeding fair;
And it cometh to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she [is] exceeding fair;
Genesis 13:1
And Abram goeth up from Egypt (he and his wife, and all that he hath, and Lot with him) towards the south;
And Abram goeth up from Egypt (he and his wife, and all that he hath, and Lot with him) towards the south;
Genesis 13:3
And he goeth on his journeyings from the south, even unto Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the commencement, between Bethel and Hai --
And he goeth on his journeyings from the south, even unto Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the commencement, between Bethel and Hai --
Genesis 24:62
And Isaac hath come in from the entrance of the Well of the Living One, my Beholder; and he is dwelling in the land of the south,
And Isaac hath come in from the entrance of the Well of the Living One, my Beholder; and he is dwelling in the land of the south,
Psalms 105:13
And they go up and down, from nation unto nation, From a kingdom unto another people.
And they go up and down, from nation unto nation, From a kingdom unto 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.
