Study it in the app“And 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.”
And it will happenוְהָיָהon that dayבַיּוֹם הַהוּאthat I will makeאָשִׂיםJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםa heavyמַעֲמָסָהstoneאֶבֶןfor allלְכָלthe peoples;הָעַמִּיםallכָּלwho carry itעֹמְסֶיהָwill be severelyשָׂרוֹטinjured;יִשָּׂרֵטוּand allכֹּלthe nationsגּוֹיֵיof the earthהָאָרֶץwill gatherוְנֶאֶסְפוּagainst it.עָלֶיהָ
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsmake
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “asim” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appearsheaviness, heavy load
Heaviness, a heavy load. It appears only in Zechariah 12:3: Jerusalem will be a heavy stone for the peoples who try to lift it.
Where else “maamasa” appearsstone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appearspeople
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appearsbear
To carry a weight, or to be carried as a load.
Where else “omse” appearsbe injured
To be badly hurt by carrying or striking something very heavy.
Where else “sarot” appearsGentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goye” appearsearth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appearsassemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “neesfu” appearsJerusalem
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).
2“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.
3 · This verse (above)
4On that day, declares YHWH, I will strike every horse with bewilderment, and its rider with madness; but on the house of Judah I will open my eyes, and every horse of the peoples I will strike with blindness.
