Zechariah 12:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZechariah 12:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהָיָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַיּוֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַ֠הוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
אָשִׂ֨ים
sûwm
H7760
to put
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
אֶ֤בֶן
ʼeben
H68
stone
מַֽעֲמָסָה֙
maʻămâçâh
H4614
burden
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים
ʻam
H5971
people
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עֹמְסֶ֖יהָ
ʻâmaç
H6006
to load
שָׂר֣וֹט
sâraṭ
H8295
to tattoo
יִשָּׂרֵ֑טוּ
sâraṭ
H8295
to tattoo
וְנֶאֶסְפ֣וּ
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
עָלֶ֔יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
גּוֹיֵ֥י
gôwy
H1471
nation
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
It will happen in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples. All who burden themselves with it will be severely wounded, and all the nations of the earth will be gathered together against it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
On that day, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. Anyone trying to lift that stone will hurt himself very much, and all the nations of the earth will gather against that city.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).