Zechariah 9 · Verse 14

Zechariah 9:14

And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.
Zechariah 9:14, King James Version

Zechariah 9:14 in other translations

BSBThen the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.
WEBThe LORD will be seen over them. His arrow will flash like lightning. The Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd Jehovah doth appear for them, And gone forth as lightning hath His arrow, And the Lord Jehovah with a trumpet bloweth, And He hath gone with whirlwinds of the south.
DARBYAnd 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 march with whirlwinds of the south.
BBEAnd the Lord will be seen over them, and his arrow will go out like the thunder-flame: and the Lord God, sounding the war-horn, will go in the storm-winds of the South.
WebsterAnd the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.

What does Zechariah 9:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. Another image: "Jehovah shall be seen (conspicuously manifesting His power) over them" (that is, in behalf of the Jews and against their foes), as formerly He appeared in a cloud over the Israelites against the Egyptians (Ex 14:19, 24). his arrow ... as ... lightning--flashing forth instantaneous destruction to the foe (Psa 18:14). blow ... trumpet--to summon and incite His people to battle for the destruction of their foe. go with whirlwinds of the south--that is, go forth in the most furious storm, such as is one from the south (Is 21:1). Alluding, perhaps, to Jehovah's ancient miracles at Sinai coming "from Teman" ("the south," in the Margin).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 The Lord shall be seen over them - Shadowing and refreshing them, as the cloud did the camp in the wilderness. His arrow shall go forth as the lightning - They shall be conquered in a way that will show that God fights for his followers. The description here is very sublime; we have a good imitation of it in Nonnus: - Και τοτε γαιαν ἁπασαν επεκλυσεν ὑετιος Ζευς, Πυκνωσας νεφεεσσιν ὁλον πολον· ουρανιη γαρ Βρονταιοις παταγοισι Διος μυκησατο σαλπιγξ. Nonn. Dionys., lib. 6. ver. 229. "When heaven's dread trumpet, sounding from on high, Breaks forth in thunders through the darken'd sky; The pregnant clouds to floods of rain give birth. And stormy Jove o'erwhelms the solid earth." J. B. B. C. In these two verses there is a fine image, and an allusion to a particular fact, which have escaped the notice of every commentator. I must repeat the verses: Zac 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. Zac 9:14 : And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrows shall go forth like lightning. The reader will consult what is said on Hos 7:16, relative to the oriental bow, which resembles a [figure C] in its quiescent state, and must be recurved in order to be strung. Here, Judah is represented as the recurved bow; Ephraim, as an arrow placed on the string, and then discharged against the Javanites or Greeks with the momentum of lightning; the arrow kindling in its course through the air, and thus becoming the bolt of death to them against whom it was directed. Volat illud, et incandescit eundo, Et quos non habuit, sub nubibus invenit ignes. "It flies apace; and, heating, mounts on high, Glows in its course, and burns along the sky."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 9:9-17

The prophet breaks forth into a joyful representation of the coming of the Messiah, of whom the ancient Jews explained this prophecy. He took the character of their King, when he entered Jerusalem amidst the hosannas of the multitude. But his kingdom is a spiritual kingdom. It shall not be advanced by outward force or carnal weapons. His gospel shall be preached to the world, and be received among the heathen. A…

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Zechariah 9:14 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.

וַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.Hemover themH5921
יֵֽרָאֶ֔הye.ra.'Ehhe will appearH7200
וְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'and it will go forthH3318
כַבָּרָ֖קkha.ba.Raklike <the> lightningH1300
חִצּ֑וֹchi.Tzoarrow hisH2671
וַֽאדֹנָ֤יva.do.Naiand [the] LordH136
יְהֹוִה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3069
בַּשּׁוֹפָ֣רba.sho.Faron the ram's hornH7782
יִתְקָ֔עyit.Ka'he will give a blastH8628
וְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.Lakhand he will goH1980
בְּסַעֲר֥וֹתbe.sa.'a.Rotin [the] storm winds ofH5591
תֵּימָֽן\׃tei.Man[the] southH8486

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Cross references for Zechariah 9:14

  • Psalms 18:14

    Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

  • Isaiah 66:15

    For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.

  • Zechariah 14:3

    Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

  • Isaiah 27:13

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem.

  • Psalms 144:5-6

    Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

  • Habakkuk 3:11

    The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.

  • Isaiah 21:1

    The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.

  • Zechariah 2:5

    For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

  • Isaiah 30:30

    And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.

  • Psalms 45:3-5

    Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

  • Joshua 6:4-5

    And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.

  • Matthew 28:20

    Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
seen.
2:5; 12:8; 14:3; Ex 14:24,25; Jos 10:11-14,42; Mt 28:20; Ac 4:10,11
Ro 15:19; Heb 2:4
his.
Ps 18:14; 45:3-5; 77:17,18; 144:5,6; Isa 30:30; Re 6:2
blow.
Jos 6:4,5; Isa 18:3; 27:13; 2Co 10:4,5
whirlwinds.
Isa 21:1; 66:15

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Context

  • 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 9:14

    And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.

  • Zechariah 9:15

    The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.

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Zechariah 9:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová será visto sobre ellos, y su dardo saldrá como relámpago: y el Señor Jehová tocará trompeta, é irá como torbellinos del austro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel sera vu au-dessus d’eux, et sa flèche sortira comme l’éclair; et le Seigneur, l’ Éternel, sonnera de la trompette, et marchera avec les tourbillons du midi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova wird über ihnen erscheinen und sein Pfeil wird ausfahren wie der Blitz; und der Herr, Jehova, wird in die Posaune stoßen und einherziehen in Stürmen des Südens.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et Dominus Deus super eos videbitur, et exibit ut fulgur jaculum ejus: et Dominus Deus in tuba canet, et vadet in turbine austri.