Zechariah 10 · Verse 5

Zechariah 10:5

And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

Zechariah 10:5, King James Version

Zechariah 10:5 in other translations

BSB	They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.
WEB	They will be as mighty men, treading down muddy streets in the battle. They will fight, because the LORD is with them. The riders on horses will be confounded.
ASV	And they shall be as mighty men, treading down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because Jehovah is with them; and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
YLT	And they have been as heroes, Treading in mire of out-places in battle, And they have fought, for Jehovah is with them, And have put to shame riders of horses.
DARBY	And they shall be as mighty men, treading down the mire of the streets in the battle; and they shall fight, for Jehovah is with them, and the riders on horses shall be put to shame.
BBE	Together they will be like men of war, crushing down their haters into the earth of the streets in the fight; they will make war because the Lord is with them: and the horsemen will be shamed.
Webster	And they shall be as mighty men, who tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

What does Zechariah 10:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

5. riders on horses--namely, the enemy's horsemen. Though the Jews were forbidden by the law to multiply horses in battle (De 17:16), they are made Jehovah's war horse (Zec 10:3; Psa 20:7), and so tread down on foot the foe with all his cavalry (Eze 38:4; Da 11:40). Cavalry was the chief strength of the Syro-Grecian army (1 Maccabees 3:39).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 5 They shall be as mighty men - The Maccabees and their successors. Riders on horses - The Macedonians, who opposed the Maccabees, and had much cavalry; whereas the Jews had none, and even few weapons of war; yet they overcame these horsemen.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 10:1-5

Spiritual blessings had been promised under figurative allusions to earthly plenty. Seasonable rain is a great mercy, which we may ask of God when there is most need of it, and we may look for it to come. We must in our prayers ask for mercies in their proper time. The Lord would make bright clouds, and give showers of rain. This may be an exhortation to seek the influences of the Holy Spirit, in faith and by…

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Zechariah 10:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָי֨וּve.ha.Yuand they will beH1961

כְגִבֹּרִ֜יםkhe.gi.bo.Rimlike warriorsH1368

בּוֹסִ֨יםbo.Simtreading downH947

בְּטִ֤יטbe.Titin [the] mud ofH2916

חוּצוֹת֙chu.tzOt[the] streetsH2351

בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.Mahin <the> battleH4421

וְנִ֨לְחֲמ֔וּve.Nil.cha.Muand they will fightH3898

כִּ֥יkiforH3588

יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068

עִמָּ֑ם'i.Mam[will be] with themH5973

וְהֹבִ֖ישׁוּve.ho.Vi.shuand they will put to shameH954

רֹכְבֵ֥יro.khe.Veiriders ofH7392

סוּסִֽים\׃su.SimhorsesH5483

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Cross references for Zechariah 10:5

Haggai 2:22
And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
Romans 8:31-37
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. …
Psalms 20:7
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
Zechariah 9:13
When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.
Zechariah 12:8
In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.
Micah 7:10
Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
Joshua 10:14
And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel.
Matthew 4:3
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Luke 24:19
And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
Acts 7:22
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
2 Corinthians 10:4
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
Zechariah 12:4
In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

as.
9:13; 12:8; 1Sa 16:18; 2Sa 22:8; Ps 45:3; Lu 24:19; Ac 7:22; 18:24
2Co 10:4
tread.
Ps 18:42; Isa 10:6; 25:10; Mic 7:10; Mt 4:3
because.
14:3,13; De 20:1; Jos 10:14,42; Isa 8:9; 41:12; Joe 3:12-17
Mt 28:20; Ro 8:31-37; 2Ti 4:7,17; Re 19:13-15
and the riders on horses shall be confounded. or, they shallmake the riders on horses ashamed.
12:4; Ps 20:7; 33:16; Eze 38:15; Hag 2:22; Re 19:17

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Context

Zechariah 10:4
Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
Zechariah 10:5
And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
Zechariah 10:6
And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and will hear them.

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Zechariah 10:5 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y serán como valientes, que en la batalla pisan al enemigo en el lodo de las calles; y pelearán, porque Jehová será con ellos; y los que cabalgan en caballos serán avergonzados.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et ils seront dans la bataille comme des hommes forts qui foulent aux pieds la boue des rues; et ils combattront, car l’ Éternel sera avec eux; et ceux qui montent les chevaux seront couverts de honte.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und sie werden wie Helden sein, die den Kot der Straßen im Kampfe zertreten; und sie werden kämpfen, denn Jehova ist mit ihnen, und die Reiter auf Rossen werden zu Schanden.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et erunt quasi fortes conculcantes lutum viarum in prælio, et bellabunt, quia Dominus cum eis: et confundentur ascensores equorum.