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Zechariah 9:13

American Standard Version

For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man.

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Zechariah 9:13 in other translations

For indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me.
I have filled the bow with Ephraim;
and I will stir up your sons, Zion,
against your sons, Greece,
and will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

Zechariah 9:13 · World English Bible

Zechariah 9:13 in context

  1. 11As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I have set free thy prisoners from the pit wherein is no water.
  2. 12Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope: even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee.
  3. 13For I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man.
  4. 14And Jehovah shall be seen over them; and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the Lord Jehovah will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.
  5. 15Jehovah of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.