KJV King James Version
Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
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Zechariah 10:4
Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.
WEB World English Bible
From him will come forth the cornerstone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.
ASV American Standard Version
From him shall come forth the corner-stone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
From him is a corner-stone, From him a nail, from him a battle-bow, From him goeth forth every exactor together.
Surrounding context — Zechariah 10
1 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; [so] the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
2 For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because [there was] no shepherd.
3 Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.
4 Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
5 And they shall be as mighty [men], which tread down [their enemies] in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD [is] with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I [am] the LORD their God, and will hear them.
7 And [they of] Ephraim shall be like a mighty [man], and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see [it], and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.
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מִמֶּ֤נּוּH4480 · minfromפִנָּה֙H6438 · pin.nahCorner (Gate)מִמֶּ֣נּוּH4480 · minfromיָתֵ֔דH3489 · ya.tedpegמִמֶּ֖נּוּH4480 · minfromקֶ֣שֶׁתH7198 · qe.shetbowמִלְחָמָ֑הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleמִמֶּ֛נּוּH4480 · minfromיֵצֵ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeכָל־H3605 · kolallנוֹגֵ֖שׂH5065 · na.ga.sto oppressיַחְדָּֽו׃H3162 · ya.chadunitedness
Cross-references
Zechariah 9:10And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion [shall be] from sea [even] to sea, and from the river [even] to the ends of the earth.Numbers 24:17I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.Zechariah 9:8And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.Revelation 19:13-15And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.Ezra 9:8And now for a little space grace hath been [shewed] from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.Ephesians 6:10-17Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.Isaiah 19:13The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, [even they that are] the stay of the tribes thereof.Psalm 118:22The stone [which] the builders refused is become the head [stone] of the corner.Isaiah 54:16Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.2 Timothy 2:4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.Revelation 17:14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful.Micah 5:5-8And this [man] shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.Zechariah 12:6-8In 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.Matthew 9:38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.Ephesians 4:8-11Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.Genesis 49:24But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty [God] of Jacob; (from thence [is] the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)Zechariah 9:13-16When 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 1:20-21And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.
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