Zechariah 9:10

“And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be cut off; and he will speak peace to the nations, and his dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.”

Zechariah 9:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Zechariah 9:10, word by word

And I will cut offהִכְרַתִּיhichrati

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

Where else “hichrati” appears
the chariotרֶכֶבrechev

chariot

War chariots.

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from Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim

Ephraim

Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".

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and the horseסוּסsus

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

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from Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears
and the bowקֶשֶׁתkeshet

bow

A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.

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of warמִלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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and he will speakדִבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom

peace

Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.

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to the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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and his dominionמָשְׁלmashl

dominion

Power to rule.

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will be from seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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and from the Riverנָּהָרnahar

river

River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.

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the endsאַפְסֵיafse

end

The limit: "the far reaches of the earth".

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of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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Translation note

The River is the Euphrates. The phrase is that of Psalm 72:8.

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; shout, daughter of Jerusalem. Look, your king comes to you; righteous and saved is he, afflicted and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the son of donkeys.

10 · This verse (above)

11As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I have set free your prisoners from the cistern in which there is no water.

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