Zechariah 9 · Verse 8

Zechariah 9:8

And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

Zechariah 9:8, King James Version

Zechariah 9:8 in other translations

BSB	But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.
WEB	I will encamp around my house against the army, that no one pass through or return; and no oppressor will pass through them any more: for now I have seen with my eyes.
ASV	And I will encamp about my house against the army, that none pass through or return; and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.
YLT	And I have pitched for My house a camp, Because of the passer through, and of the returner, And pass not through against them again doth an exactor, For, now, I have seen with My eyes.
DARBY	And I will encamp about my house because of the army, because of those that pass by and that return; and the exactor shall not pass through them any more: for now have I seen it with mine eyes.
BBE	And I will put my forces in position round my house, so that there may be no coming and going: and no cruel master will again go through them: for now I have seen his trouble.
Webster	And I will encamp about my house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with my eyes.

What does Zechariah 9:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

8. encamp about--(Psa 34:7). mine house--namely, the Jewish people (Zec 3:7; Ho 8:1) [Maurer]. Or, the temple: reassuring the Jews engaged in building, who might otherwise fear their work would be undone by the conqueror [Moore]. The Jews were, in agreement with this prophecy, uninjured by Alexander, though he punished the Samaritans. Typical of their final deliverance from every foe. passeth by ... returneth--Alexander, when advancing against Jerusalem, was arrested by a dream, so that neither in "passing by" to Egypt, nor in "returning," did he injure the Jews, but conferred on them great privileges. no oppressor ... pass through ... any more--The prophet passes from the immediate future to the final deliverance to come (Is 60:18; Eze 28:24). seen with mine eyes--namely, how Jerusalem has been oppressed by her foes [Rosenmuller] (Ex 3:7; 2:25). God is said now to have seen, because He now begins to bring the foe to judgment, and manifests to the world His sense of His people's wrongs.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 8 I will encamp about mine house - This may apply to the conquests in Palestine by Alexander, who, coming with great wrath against Jerusalem, was met by Jaddua the high priest and his fellows in their sacred robes, who made intercession for the city and the temple; and, in consequence, Alexander spared both, which he had previously purposed to destroy. He showed the Jews also much favor, and remitted the tax every seventh year, because the law on that year forbade them to cultivate their ground. See this extraordinary account in Josephus Antiq. lib. xi., c. 8, s. 5. Bishop Newcome translates: "I will encamp about my house with an army, so that none shall pass through or return."

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 9:1-8

Here are judgements foretold on several nations. While the Macedonians and Alexander's successors were in warfare in these countries, the Lord promised to protect his people. God's house lies in the midst of an enemy's country; his church is as a lily among thorns. God's power and goodness are seen in her special preservation. The Lord encamps about his church, and while armies of proud opposers shall pass by and…

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Zechariah 9:8 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.

וְחָנִ֨יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiand I will encampH2583

לְבֵיתִ֤יle.vei.Tifor house myH1004

מִצָּבָה֙mi.tza.Vaha guardH4675

מֵעֹבֵ֣רme.'o.Verfrom [one who] passes throughH5674

וּמִשָּׁ֔בu.mi.Shavand from [one who] returnsH7725

וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808

יַעֲבֹ֧רya.'a.Vorhe will passH5674

עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.Hemover themH5921

ע֖וֹדodagainH5750

נֹגֵ֑שׂno.Gesan oppressorH5065

כִּ֥יkiforH3588

עַתָּ֖ה'a.TahnowH6258

רָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiI have seenH7200

בְעֵינָֽי\׃\ \סve.'ei.Naiwith own eyes myH5869

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Cross references for Zechariah 9:8

Isaiah 54:14
In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
Isaiah 60:18
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
Isaiah 52:1
Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
Joel 3:16-17
The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
Jeremiah 31:12
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
Daniel 11:40-45
And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. …
Ezekiel 39:29
Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord God.
Psalms 125:1-2
A Song of degrees. They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Isaiah 31:5
As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
2 Samuel 16:12
It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.
Amos 9:15
And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.
Psalms 72:4
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

I will.
2:1-13; 12:8; Ge 32:1,2; Ps 34:7; 46:1-5; 125:1,2; Isa 4:5; 26:1; 31:5
Isa 33:20-22; 52:12; Joe 3:16,17; Re 20:9
because of him that passeth by.
2Ki 23:29; 24:1; Jer 46:2,13; Da 11:6,7,10-16,27-29,40-45
no.
14:11; Ps 72:4; Isa 52:1; 54:14; 60:18; Jer 31:12; Eze 28:24,25
Eze 39:29; Am 9:15; Re 20:1-3
for.
Ex 3:7,9; 2Sa 16:12; Ac 7:34

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Context

Zechariah 9:7
And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
Zechariah 9:8
And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

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Zechariah 9:8 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y seré real de ejército á mi casa, á causa del que va y del que viene: y no pasará más sobre ellos angustiador; porque ahora miré con mis ojos.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et je camperai à côté de ma maison, à cause de l’armée, à cause des allants et des venants, et l’exacteur ne passera plus sur eux; car maintenant j’ai vu de mes yeux.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und ich werde für mein Haus ein Lager aufschlagen vor dem Kriegsheere, vor den Hin- und Wiederziehenden, und kein Bedränger wird sie mehr überziehen; denn jetzt habe ich dareingesehen mit meinen Augen. -
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et circumdabo domum meam ex his qui militant mihi euntes et revertentes: et non transibit super eos ultra exactor, quia nunc vidi in oculis meis.