Study it in the app“For I have bent Judah for myself as a bow, I have filled it with Ephraim; and I will rouse your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.”
ForכִּיI have bentדָרַכְתִּיJudahיְהוּדָהfor myselfלִיas a bow,קֶשֶׁתI have filled itמִלֵּאתִיwith Ephraim;אֶפְרַיִםand I will rouseוְעוֹרַרְתִּיyour sons,בָנַיִךְZion,צִיּוֹןagainstעַלyour sons,בָּנַיִךְGreece,יָוָןand I will make youוְשַׂמְתִּיךְlike the swordכְּחֶרֶבof a mighty man.גִּבּוֹר
bend a bow
To bend a bow by bracing it with the foot, to string it and shoot.
Where else “darachti” 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” appearsbow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “keshet” appearsfill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “mileti” appearsEphraim
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” appearsstir up
To move someone to act, as YHWH a king.
Where else “orarti” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanayi” appearsZion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appearsJavan
Javan, a son of Japheth; it is the Hebrew name of the Greeks (the Ionians).
Where else “yavan” appearsmake
To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".
Where else “samti” appearssword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appearswarrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “gibor” appears“Greece”: in Hebrew Javan, the name of the Greeks (Genesis 10:2).
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
12Return to the stronghold, prisoners of hope; even today I declare that double I will restore to you.
13 · This verse (above)
14And YHWH will appear over them, and his arrow will go out like the lightning; and Adonai YHWH will blow the horn, and will go in the whirlwinds of the south.
