Study it in the app“On 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.”
On that day,בַּיּוֹם הַהוּאdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהI will strikeאַכֶּהeveryכָלhorseסוּסwith bewilderment,בַּתִּמָּהוֹןand its riderוְרֹכְבוֹwith madness;בַּשִּׁגָּעוֹןbut onוְעַלthe houseבֵּיתof JudahיְהוּדָהI will openאֶפְקַחmy eyes,עֵינַיand everyוְכֹלhorseסוּסof the peoplesהָעַמִּיםI will strikeאַכֶּהwith blindness.בַּעִוָּרוֹן
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsdeclaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearspunish
God punishes with a plague.
Where else “ake” appearshorse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “sus” appearsconfusion
Confusion: bewilderment, a dazed mind.
Where else “timahon” appearsrider
The one mounted on a horse: messenger or soldier.
Where else “rochv” appearsmadness
Madness.
Where else “shigaon” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appearsJudah
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” appearsopen (the eyes)
Open (the eyes or the ears); from there, become aware.
Where else “efkach” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appearspeople
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appearsblindness
Blindness; said of an animal, blind.
Where else “ivaron” appears3And 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.
4 · This verse (above)
5And the chieftains of Judah will say in their heart, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are strength to me in YHWH Tsevaot, their Elohim.’
