And I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּיthe chariotרֶכֶבfrom Ephraimמֵאֶפְרַיִםand the horseוְסוּסfrom Jerusalem,מִירוּשָׁלִַםand the bowוְ קֶשֶׁתof warמִלְחָמָהwill be cut off;נִכְרְתָהand he will speakוְדִבֶּרpeaceשָׁלוֹםto the nations,לַגּוֹיִםand his dominionוּמָשְׁלוֹwill be from seaמִיָּםtoעַדsea,יָםand from the Riverוּמִנָּהָרtoעַדthe endsאַפְסֵיof the earth.אָרֶץ
Zechariah 9:10
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “rechev” appears- 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".
Where else “efrayim” appears- and the horseסוּסsus
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “sus” appears- 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.
Where else “keshet” appears- of warמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- and he will speakדִבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- peaceשָׁלוֹםshalom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appears- to the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- and his dominionמָשְׁלmashl
dominion
Power to rule.
Where else “mashl” appears- will be from seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- and from the Riverנָּהָרnahar
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “nahar” appears- the endsאַפְסֵיafse
end
The limit: "the far reaches of the earth".
Where else “afse” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
Translation note
The River is the Euphrates. The phrase is that of Psalm 72:8.
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
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.