On that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאI will makeאָשִׂיםthe chieftainsאַלֻּפֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהlike a brazierכְּכִיּוֹרof fireאֵשׁamong wood,בְּעֵצִיםand like a torchוּכְלַפִּידof fireאֵשׁamong sheaves;בְּעָמִירand they will devour,וְאָכְלוּonעַלthe rightיָמִיןand onוְעַלthe left,שְׂמֹאולallכָּלthe peoplesהָעַמִּיםaround;סָבִיבand Jerusalemוְ יְרוּשָׁלִַםwill againעוֹדdwellיָשְׁבָהin its place,תַּחְתֶּיהָin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָם
Zechariah 12:6
Study it in the app“On that day I will make the chieftains of Judah like a brazier of fire among wood, and like a torch of fire among sheaves; and they will devour, on the right and on the left, all the peoples around; and Jerusalem will again dwell in its place, in Jerusalem.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Zechariah 12:6, word by word
- On that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- I will makeאָשִׂיםasim
make
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “asim” appears- the chieftainsאַלֻּפֵיalufe
chieftain
The head of a clan, above all of the clans of Edom and of the Horites.
Where else “alufe” appears- of 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- like a brazierכִיּוֹרchiyor
brazier
A pot or brazier where fire is set or food is cooked.
Where else “chiyor” appears- of fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- among woodעֵצִיםetsim
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “etsim” appears- and like a torchלַפִּידlapid
torch, flame
Torch, flame; also lightning.
Where else “lapid” appears- among sheavesעָמִירamir
sheaf
Sheaf, a bundle of cut grain.
Where else “amir” appears- and they will devourאָכְלוּachlu
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achlu” appears- the rightיָמִיןyamin
right side
The right side.
Where else “yamin” appears- the leftשְׂמֹאולsemovl
left
The side of the hand that is not the right.
Where else “semovl” 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- and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- dwellיָשְׁבָהyashva
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yashva” appears
Translation note
“Brazier”: the same word designates the bronze basin of the sanctuary (Exodus 30:18); here, a container with fire.
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
5And the chieftains of Judah will say in their heart, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are strength to me in YHWH Tsevaot, their Elohim.’
6 · This verse (above)
7And YHWH will save the tents of Judah first, so that the honor of the house of David and the honor of the inhabitant of Jerusalem may not become great above Judah.