Zechariah:12:1-9
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An oracle .
The word of Yahweh concerning Israel .
Yahweh ,
who stretches out the heavens ,
and lays the foundation of the earth ,
and forms the spirit of man within him says :
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Behold ,
I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling to all the surrounding peoples ,
and on Judah also will it be in the siege against Jerusalem .
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It will happen in that day ,
that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples .
All who burden themselves with it will be severely wounded ,
and all the nations of the earth will be gathered together against it .
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In that day ,"
says Yahweh , "
I will strike every horse with terror ,
and his rider with madness ;
and I will open my eyes on the house of Judah ,
and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness .
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The chieftains of Judah will say in their heart , '
The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in Yahweh of Armies their God .'
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In that day I will make the chieftains of Judah like a pan of fire among wood ,
and like a flaming torch among sheaves ;
and they will devour all the surrounding peoples ,
on the right hand and on the left ;
and Jerusalem will yet again dwell in their own place ,
even in Jerusalem .
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Yahweh also will save the tents of Judah first ,
that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem not be magnified above Judah .
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In that day Yahweh will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem .
He who is feeble among them at that day will be like David ,
and the house of David will be like God ,
like the angel of Yahweh before them .
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It will happen in that day ,
that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem .
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