Study it in the app“Bow and javelin they grasp; it is cruel, and they do not show compassion. Their voice roars like the sea, and on horses they ride, set in array like a man for war against you, daughter of Zion.””
Bowקֶשֶׁתand javelinוְכִידוֹןthey grasp;יַחֲזִיקוּitהוּאis cruel,אַכְזָרִיand they do notוְלֹאshow compassion.יְרַחֵמוּTheir voiceקוֹלָםroarsיֶהֱמֶהlike the sea,כַּיָּםand on horsesוְעַל סוּסִיםthey ride,יִרְכָּבוּset in arrayעָרוּךְlike a manכְּאִישׁfor warלַמִּלְחָמָהagainst you,עָלַיִךְdaughterבַּתof Zion.”צִיּוֹן
bow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “keshet” appearsjavelin
Javelin: a short spear thrown by hand.
Where else “chidon” appearsseize
To take hold of something or someone and not let go.
Where else “yachaziku” appearscruel
Cruel, merciless; someone without compassion.
Where else “achzari” appearshave compassion
To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.
Where else “yerachemu” appearsvoice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kola” appearsroar
To make a great din, like the sea or a crowd.
Where else “yeheme” appearssea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appearshorse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “susim” appearsride
To ride an animal or a chariot.
Where else “yirkavu” appearsarrange
To set things in a row and in order, like bread on the table.
Where else “aruch” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearswar, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appearsdaughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appearsZion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appearsZion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
22Thus says YHWH: “Look, a people is coming from the land of the north, and a great nation is stirred up from the far reaches of the earth.
23 · This verse (above)
24We have heard the report of it; our hands go limp; anguish has seized us, pain as of a woman giving birth.
