Zechariah 12 · Verse 9

Zechariah 12:9

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Zechariah 12:9, King James Version

Zechariah 12:9 in other translations

BSBSo on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
WEBIt will happen in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
ASVAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, in that day, I seek to destroy all the nations Who are coming in against Jerusalem,
DARBYAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
BBEAnd it will come about on that day that I will take in hand the destruction of all the nations who come against Jerusalem.
WebsterAnd it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

What does Zechariah 12:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. I will seek to destroy--I will set Myself with determined earnestness to destroy, etc. (Hag 2:22).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 I will seek to destroy all the nations - When this time shall arrive, all nations that "will not receive the faith of our Lord Jesus" shall be destroyed, when the longsuffering of God shall no longer wait upon them. This seems to belong to a period yet very remote.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 12:9-14
The day here spoken of, is the day of Jerusalem's defence and deliverance, that glorious day when God will appear for the salvation of his people. In Christ's first coming he bruised the serpent's head, and broke all the powers of darkness that fought against God's kingdom among men. In his second coming he will complete their destruction, when he shall put down all opposing rule, principality, and power; and death itself shall be swallowed up in that victory. The Holy Spirit is gracious and merciful, and is the Author of all grace or holiness. He, also, is the Spirit of supplications, and shows men their ignorance, want, guilt, misery, and danger. At the time here foretold, the Jews will know who the crucified Jesus was; then they shall look by faith to him, and mourn with the deepest sorrow, not only in public, but in private, even each one separately. There is a holy mourning, the effect of the pouring out of the Spirit; a mourning for sin, which quickens faith in Christ, and qualifies for joy in God. This mourning is a fruit of the Spirit of grace, a proof of a work of grace in the soul, and of the Spirit of supplications. It is fulfilled in all who sorrow for sin after a godly sort; they look to Christ crucified, and mourn for him. Looking by faith upon the cross of Christ will cause us to mourn for sin after a godly sort.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Zechariah 12:9 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.

וְהָיָ֖הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַה֑וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
אֲבַקֵּ֗שׁ'a.va.KeshI will seekH1245
לְהַשְׁמִיד֙le.hash.Midto destroyH8045
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
הַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'Imthat are comingH935
עַל\־'al-onH5921
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Zechariah 12:9

  • Isaiah 54:17

    No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

  • Zechariah 14:2-3

    For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

  • 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.

  • Zechariah 12:2

    Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will.
2; Isa 54:17; Hag 2:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Zechariah 12:9

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

  • Zechariah 12:10

    And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

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Zechariah 12:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y será que en aquel día yo procuraré quebrantar todas las gentes que vinieren contra Jerusalem.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arrivera, en ce jour-là, que je chercherai à détruire toutes les nations qui viennent contre Jérusalem.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es wird geschehen an jenem Tage, da werde ich alle Nationen zu vertilgen suchen, die wider Jerusalem heranziehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et erit in die illa: quæram conterere omnes gentes quæ veniunt contra Jerusalem.