The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which
stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth,
and formeth the spirit of man within him.
THE BURDEN weighty prophecy [ masaa' (H4853)], fraught with
destruction to Israel's foes; the expression may also r... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people
round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and
against Jerusalem.
BEHOLD, I WILL MAKE JERUSALEM A CUP OF TREMBLING - a cup, causing
those who drink it to reel; from a Hebrew root to reel [ raa`al
(H7477)]. J... [ Continue Reading ]
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all
people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces,
though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
AND IN THAT DAY WILL I MAKE JERUSALEM A BURDENSOME STONE FOR ALL
PEOPLE: ALL THAT BURDEN THEMSELV... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with
astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes
upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with
blindness.
I WILL SMITE EVERY HORSE WITH ASTONISHMENT - the arm of attack
especially formidable to... [ Continue Reading ]
And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants
of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
AND THE GOVERNORS OF JUDAH SHALL SAY IN THEIR HEART, THE INHABITANTS
OF JERUSALEM SHALL BE MY STRENGTH IN THE LORD OF HOSTS THEIR GOD.
"Shall say" - namely, when... [ Continue Reading ]
In 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.
IN THAT DAY... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of
the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do
not magnify themselves against Judah.
THE LORD ALSO SHALL SAVE THE TENTS OF JUDAH. Judah is to be 'first
saved' because of her meek acknowledgment of dependenc... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and
he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the
house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
IN THAT DAY SHALL THE LORD DEFEND THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM.
Jerusalem, however, also s... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy
all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
I WILL SEEK TO DESTROY ALL THE NATIONS THAT COME AGAINST JERUSALEM -
I will set myself with determined earnestness to destroy, etc. ().... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall
look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as
one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as
one that is in bittern... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the
mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
IN THAT DAY SHALL THERE BE A GREAT MOURNING IN JERUSALEM, AS THE
MOURNING OF HADADRIMMON. As in Zech IN THAT DAY SHALL THERE BE A GREAT
MOURNING IN JERUSALEM, AS THE MOURNING OF HAD... [ Continue Reading ]
And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house
of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of
Nathan apart, and their wives apart;
AND THE LAND SHALL MOURN, EVERY FAMILY APART - a universal and an
individual mourning at once.
THE FAMILY OF THE HOUSE OF... [ Continue Reading ]