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Zechariah 9:10

And 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.

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KJV King James Version

And 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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

WEB World English Bible

I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow will be cut off; and he will speak peace to the nations: and his dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

ASV American Standard Version

And 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 nations: and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And I have cut off the chariot from Ephraim, And the horse from Jerusalem, Yea, cut off hath been the bow of battle, And he hath spoken peace to nations, And his rule is from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.

Surrounding context — Zechariah 9

7 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, [shall be] for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

8 And 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.

9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

10 And 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.

11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein [is] no water.

12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare [that] I will render double unto thee;

13 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.

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וְהִכְרַתִּי־H3772 · ka.ratto cut: cut רֶ֣כֶבH7393 · re.khevchariot מֵאֶפְרַ֗יִםH669 · eph.ra.yimEphraim וְסוּס֙H5483 · susswallow מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalem וְנִכְרְתָה֙H3772 · ka.ratto cut: cut קֶ֣שֶׁתH7198 · qe.shetbow מִלְחָמָ֔הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattle וְדִבֶּ֥רH1696 · da.varto speak: speak שָׁל֖וֹםH7965 · sha.lompeace לַגּוֹיִ֑םH1471 · goynation וּמָשְׁלוֹ֙H4915 · mo.shellikeness מִיָּ֣םH3220 · yamsea עַד־H5704 · adtill יָ֔םH3220 · yamsea וּמִנָּהָ֖רH5104 · na.harRiver עַד־H5704 · adtill אַפְסֵי־H657 · e.phesend אָֽרֶץ׃H776 · e.retsland: country/planet

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 10:4-5(For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)Hosea 1:7But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.Hosea 2:18And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and [with] the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.Psalm 72:7-11In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.Revelation 11:15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.Colossians 1:20-21And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, [I say], whether [they be] things in earth, or things in heaven.Isaiah 60:12For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, [those] nations shall be utterly wasted.Isaiah 9:6-7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Psalm 2:8-12Ask of me, and I shall give [thee] the heathen [for] thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession.Micah 4:2-4And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.Isaiah 57:18-19I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.Isaiah 49:6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.Micah 5:4And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.Ephesians 2:13-17But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.Micah 5:10-11And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:Deuteronomy 11:24Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.Psalm 98:1-3A Psalm. O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.2 Corinthians 5:20Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech [you] by us: we pray [you] in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

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