KJV King James Version
The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus [shall be] the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, [shall be] toward the LORD.
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Zechariah 9:1
The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus [shall be] the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, [shall be] toward the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place—for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD—
WEB World English Bible
An oracle. The word of Yahweh is against the land of Hadrach, and will rest upon Damascus; for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Yahweh;
ASV American Standard Version
The burden of the word of Jehovah upon the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be its resting-place (for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Jehovah);
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The burden of a word of Jehovah against the land of Hadrach, and Demmeseh—his place of rest: (When to Jehovah is the eye of man, And of all the tribes of Israel.)
Surrounding context — Zechariah 9
1 The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus [shall be] the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, [shall be] toward the LORD.
2 And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
3 And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
4 Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
מַשָּׂ֤אH4853 · mas.saburdenדְבַר־H1697 · da.varwordיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetחַדְרָ֔ךְH2317 · chad.rakhHadrachוְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקH1834 · dam.me.seqDamascusמְנֻחָת֑וֹH4496 · me.nu.chahNohahכִּ֤יH3588 · kiforלַֽיהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDעֵ֣יןH5869 · a.yineyeאָדָ֔םH120 · a.dammanוְכֹ֖לH3605 · kolallשִׁבְטֵ֥יH7626 · she.vettribe: staffיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
Cross-references
Psalm 25:15Mine eyes [are] ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.Isaiah 9:8-21The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.Jeremiah 49:23-27Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; [there is] sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.Amos 1:3-5Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:Amos 3:12Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus [in] a couch.Isaiah 13:1The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.Psalm 145:15The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.Zechariah 8:21-23And the inhabitants of one [city] shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.Zechariah 5:4I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.Malachi 1:1The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.Jeremiah 16:19O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and [things] wherein [there is] no profit.Isaiah 17:7-8At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.Genesis 14:15And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which [is] on the left hand of Damascus.Jeremiah 23:33-38And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What [is] the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.Isaiah 52:10The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.Isaiah 45:20-22Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye [that are] escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god [that] cannot save.Isaiah 17:1-3The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.2 Chronicles 20:12O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes [are] upon thee.
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