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“Look,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam makingשָׂםJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםa cupסַףof reelingרַעַלfor allלְכָלthe peoplesהָעַמִּיםaround;סָבִיבand alsoוְגַםon Judahעַל יְהוּדָהit will be,יִהְיֶהin the siegeבַמָּצוֹרagainst Jerusalem.עַל יְרוּשָׁלִָם
Zechariah 12:2
Study it in the app““Look, I am making Jerusalem a cup of reeling for all the peoples around; and also on Judah it will be, in the siege against Jerusalem.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 12:2, word by word
- am makingשָׂםsam
make
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “sam” appears- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- a cupסַףsaf
basin
An open vessel, of silver or gold, for drinking or for collecting a liquid.
Where else “saf” appears- of reelingרַעַלraal
reeling
Reeling, the staggering of one who has drunk. In Zechariah 12:2, Jerusalem will be a cup of reeling for the peoples.
Where else “raal” appears- the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- on Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- it will beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- in the siegeמָּצוֹרmatsor
siege
Surrounding a city with an army to take it; the siege.
Where else “matsor” appears
Translation note
“And also on Judah it will be”: the phrase is difficult; it seems to say that Judah too will suffer the siege.
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
1The burden of the word of YHWH concerning Israel. Declares YHWH, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth and forms the spirit of the human being within him:
2 · This verse (above)
3And it will happen on that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who carry it will be severely injured; and all the nations of the earth will gather against it.