Zechariah 2 · Verse 9

Zechariah 2:9

For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me.
Zechariah 2:9, King James Version

Zechariah 2:9 in other translations

BSBI will surely wave My hand over them, so that they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.”
WEBFor, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they will be a plunder to those who served them; and you will know that the LORD of Armies has sent me.
ASVFor, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those that served them; and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me.
YLTFor lo, I am waving my hand against them, And they have been a spoil to their servants. And ye have known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me.
DARBYFor behold, I will shake my hand upon them, and they shall become a spoil to those that served them: and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me.
BBEFor at the shaking of my hand over them, their goods will be taken by those who were their servants: and you will see that the Lord of armies has sent me.
WebsterFor behold, I will shake my hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.

What does Zechariah 2:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. shake ... hand--A mere wave of God's hand can prostrate all foes (compare Ru 1:13; Job 31:21; Is 11:15; 19:16; Ac 13:11). a spoil to their servants--to the Jews whom they had once as their slaves (compare Is 14:2). As the Jews' state between the return from Babylon and Christ's coming was checkered with much adversity, this prophecy can only have its fulfilment under Christ. sent me--(Is 48:16; 61:1; Joh 10:36).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 I will shake mine hand upon them - I will threaten first, and then stretch out my hand of judgment against them. A spoil to their servants - To those whom they had formerly subjected to their sway. As the Babylonians to the Medes and Persians; and so of the rest in the subversion of empires.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 2:6-9

If God will build Jerusalem for the people and their comfort, they must inhabit it for him and his glory. The promises and privileges with which God's people are blessed, should engage us to join them, whatever it costs us. When Zion is enlarged to make room for all God's Israel, it is the greatest madness for any of them to stay in Babylon. The captivity of a sinful state is by no means to be continued in, though a…

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Zechariah 2:9 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.

כִּ֠יkiforH3588
הִנְנִ֨יhi.Nihere IH2005
מֵנִ֤יףme.Nif[am] about to brandishH5130
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יָדִי֙ya.Dihand myH3027
עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
וְהָי֥וּve.ha.Yuand they will beH1961
שָׁלָ֖לsha.LalplunderH7998
לְעַבְדֵיהֶ֑םle.'av.dei.Hemfor own slaves theirH5650
וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.Temand you will knowH3045
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635
שְׁלָחָֽנִי\׃\ \סshe.la.Cha.nihe has sent meH7971

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

Cross references for Zechariah 2:9

  • Isaiah 19:16

    In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shaketh over it.

  • Zechariah 6:15

    And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the Lord, and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.

  • Ezekiel 39:10

    So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God.

  • Isaiah 14:2

    And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

  • Zechariah 4:9

    The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.

  • Isaiah 13:2

    Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.

  • Isaiah 11:15

    And the Lord shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.

  • Zechariah 2:8

    For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

  • Habakkuk 2:17

    For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

  • Jeremiah 28:9

    The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the Lord hath truly sent him.

  • Isaiah 33:23

    Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

  • Isaiah 10:32

    As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will.
Isa 10:32; 11:15; 13:2; 19:16
and they.
Isa 14:2; 33:1,23; Jer 27:7; Eze 39:10; Hab 2:8,17; Zep 2:9
and ye.
8; 4:9; 6:15; Jer 28:9; Joh 13:19; 16:4

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Context

  • Zechariah 2:8

    For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

  • Zechariah 2:9

    For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me.

  • Zechariah 2:10

    Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.

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Zechariah 2:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque he aquí yo alzo mi mano sobre ellos, y serán despojo á sus siervos, y sabréis que Jehová de los ejércitos me envió.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et moi, je lui serai, dit l’ Éternel, une muraille de feu tout autour, et je serai sa gloire au milieu d’elle.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn siehe, ich werde meine Hand über sie schwingen, und sie werden denen zum Raube sein, welche ihnen dienten; und ihr werdet erkennen, daß Jehova der Heerscharen mich gesandt hat. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		quia ecce ego levo manum meam super eos, et erunt prædæ his qui serviebant sibi: et cognoscetis quia Dominus exercituum misit me.