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Zechariah 9

Zech. 9:15 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
of hosts
tsaba' (Hebrew #6635)
from 6633; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
KJV usage: appointed time, (+) army, (+) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).
Pronounce: tsaw-baw'
Origin: or (feminine) tsbadah {tseb-aw-aw'}
shall defend
ganan (Hebrew #1598)
to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protect
KJV usage: defend.
Pronounce: gaw-nan'
Origin: a primitive root
them; and they shall devour
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
, and subdue
kabash (Hebrew #3533)
to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate
KJV usage: bring into bondage, force, keep under, subdue, bring into subjection.
Pronounce: kaw-bash'
Origin: a primitive root
δwith sling
qela` (Hebrew #7050)
a sling; also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself
KJV usage: hanging, leaf, sling.
Pronounce: keh'-lah
Origin: from 7049
stones
'eben (Hebrew #68)
a stone
KJV usage: + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
Pronounce: eh'-ben
Origin: from the root of 1129 through the meaning to build
; and they shall drink
shathah (Hebrew #8354)
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X assuredly, banquet, X certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (X -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of 8248.)
Pronounce: shaw-thaw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and make a noise
hamah (Hebrew #1993)
to make a loud sound like Engl. "hum"); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
KJV usage: clamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise, rage, roar, sound, be troubled, make in tumult, tumultuous, be in an uproar.
Pronounce: haw-maw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1949)
as through wine
yayin (Hebrew #3196)
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
KJV usage: banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
Pronounce: yah'-yin
Origin: from an unused root meaning to effervesce
; and they shall ζbe filled
male' (Hebrew #4390)
a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: accomplish, confirm, + consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, X draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-)flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-)full, + have wholly.
Pronounce: maw-lay'
Origin: or malae (Esth. 7:5) {maw-law'}
like bowls
mizraq (Hebrew #4219)
a bowl (as if for sprinkling)
KJV usage: bason, bowl.
Pronounce: miz-rawk'
Origin: from 2236
, and ase the corners
zaviyth (Hebrew #2106)
an angle (as projecting), i.e. (by implication) a corner-column (or anta)
KJV usage: corner(stone).
Pronounce: zaw-veeth'
Origin: apparently from the same root as 2099 (in the sense of prominence)
of the altar
mizbeach (Hebrew #4196)
an altar
KJV usage: altar.
Pronounce: miz-bay'-akh
Origin: from 2076
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or, the stones of the sling.
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or, fill both the.
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Lev. 4:18,25• 18And he shall put of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before Jehovah, which is in the tent of meeting; and he shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting.
 25And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out its blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. (Lev. 4:18,25)

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Altar,
Lord of Hosts,
Sling,
Stones,
Wine

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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they shall devour.
Zech. 10:5• 5And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, for Jehovah is with them, and the riders on horses shall be put to shame. (Zech. 10:5)
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Zech. 12:6• 6In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem. (Zech. 12:6)
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Mic. 5:8• 8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. (Mic. 5:8)
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Rev. 19:13‑21• 13and he was clothed with a garment dyed with blood: and his name is called THE WORD OF GOD.
 14And the armies that are in the heaven followed him upon white horses, clad in white pure fine linen.
 15And out of his mouth proceeded a [two-edged] sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with an iron rod: and he treadeth the winepress of the wine of the indignation of the wrath of God the Almighty.
 16And he hath upon the garment and upon his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
 17And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in mid-heaven, Come, gather yourselves together unto the great supper of God;
 18that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of chiliarchs, and the flesh of strong men, and the flesh of horses, and of those that sit on them, and the flesh of all, both free and bond, and both little and great.
 19And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war with him that sat on the horse and with his army.
 20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs before him, with which he deceived those that had received the mark of the beast and those that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone.
 21And the rest were slain with the sword of him that sat on the horse ( the sword that came forth out of his mouth; and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. (Rev. 19:13‑21)
subdue.
1 Sam. 17:45• 45Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of Jehovah of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. (1 Sam. 17:45)
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1 Cor. 1:18• 18For the word of the cross is to those that perish foolishness, but to us that are to be saved it is God's power. (1 Cor. 1:18)
with sling stones.
or, with the stones of the sling.
shalldrink.
Zech. 9:17• 17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maidens. (Zech. 9:17)
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Zech. 10:7• 7And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their hearts shall rejoice as through wine; and their children shall see it, and rejoice; their heart shall be joyful in Jehovah. (Zech. 10:7)
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Psa. 78:65• 65And the Lord awoke as a sleeper,{HR}As a mighty man shouting aloud from wine; (Psa. 78:65)
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Song of Sol. 1:4• 4Draw me: we will run after thee{HR}(The king hath brought me into his chamber);{HR}We will be glad and rejoice in thee;{HR}We will make mention of thy love more than of wine.{HR}Upright ones love thee. (Song of Sol. 1:4)
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Song of Sol. 5:1• 1I am come into my garden, my sister spouse;{HR}I have gathered my myrrh with my spice;{HR}I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey;{HR}I have drunk my wine with my milk.{HR}Eat, O friends; drink, yea drink abundantly, beloved one. (Song of Sol. 5:1)
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Song of Sol. 7:9• 9And the roof of thy mouth as the best wine{HR}Goeth down aright for my beloved,{HR}Gliding over the lips of those asleep. (Song of Sol. 7:9)
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Isa. 55:1• 1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye, buy and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. (Isa. 55:1)
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Acts 2:13‑18• 13But others mocking said, They are filled with sweet wine.
 14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke forth unto them, Men of Judea and all ye that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and give ear to my words.
 15For these are not drunken as ye suppose, for it is [the] third hour of the day;
 16but this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel.
 17And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your elders shall dream with dreams;
 18yea, and on my bondmen and on my bondwomen in those days will I pour out of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy. (Acts 2:13‑18)
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Eph. 5:18• 18And be not drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be filled with [the] Spirit, (Eph. 5:18)
filled like bowls.
or, fill both the bowls, etc.
Zech. 14:20• 20In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO JEHOVAH; and the pots in Jehovah's house shall be like the bowls before the altar. (Zech. 14:20)
the corners.
Ex. 27:2• 2And thou shalt make its horns at the four corners thereof; its horns shall be of itself; and thou shalt overlay it with copper. (Ex. 27:2)
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Lev. 4:7,18,25• 7And the priest shall put of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet incense before Jehovah, which is in the tent of meeting; and he shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
 18And he shall put of the blood on the horns of the altar that is before Jehovah, which is in the tent of meeting; and he shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting.
 25And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and pour out its blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. (Lev. 4:7,18,25)
• As verse 14 gives the action of God as against the enemy, verse 15 sets forth the effect of His presence upon His people whom He is leading forth to the conflict. (“Zechariah 9” by E. Dennett)
• As another has said, to explain the metaphor of the sling stones, “Their enemies shall fall under them, as harmless and as of little account as the sling stones which have missed their aim, and lie on the road to be passed over.” (“Zechariah 9” by E. Dennett)
• “they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine,” is probably to be referred to the exhilaration produced by the conflict as comparable to the effects of wine. (“Zechariah 9” by E. Dennett)
• The second, “they shall be filled like bowls” may flow from the first, indicating that they will overflow with the holy excitement called out in them by the presence of the Lord of hosts. (“Zechariah 9” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Jehovah of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as from wine; and they shall be filled like a bowlh, like the corners of the altar.

JND Translation Notes

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As ch. 14.20. and see 1 Kings 7.40. it was for receiving the blood of sprinkling.

W. Kelly Translation

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Jehovah of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.