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Zechariah 9:13 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Zechariah 9:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zechariah chapter 9 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.”
Zechariah 9:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Zechariah 9:13
When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim—God personifies Judah and Ephraim (Israel's northern tribes) as His weapons of war. Judah is the bent bow, Ephraim the arrow—together representing reunified Israel as God's instrument. And raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece (וַהֲקִימֹתִי בָנַיִךְ צִיּוֹן עַל־בָּנַיִךְ יָוָן)—this is Zechariah's only explicit mention of Yavan (Greece), prophetically pointing to Maccabean conflicts (167-160 BC) when faithful Jews resisted Hellenistic oppression.And made thee as the sword of a mighty man (וְשַׂמְתִּיךְ כְּחֶרֶב גִּבּוֹ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zechariah 9:13
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“and the Lamb will overcome them”
“And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me”
“and I will punish the male goats; For Yahweh of Armies has visited his flock”
“What are these coming to do? He said”
“mighty one: your splendor and your majesty.”
“that you may remove them far from their border.”
“double-edged sword”
“Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.,And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.,,,,,,,,”
“we don't wage war according to the flesh;”