Zechariah 9:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZechariah 9:15 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 →
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָאוֹת֮
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
יָגֵ֣ן
gânan
H1598
to defend
עֲלֵיהֶם֒
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְאָכְל֗וּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְכָֽבְשׁוּ֙
kâbash
H3533
to subdue
אַבְנֵי
ʼeben
H68
stone
קֶ֔לַע
qelaʻ
H7050
sling
וְשָׁת֥וּ
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
הָמ֖וּ
hâmâh
H1993
to roar
כְּמוֹ
kᵉmôw
H3644
like
יָ֑יִן
yayin
H3196
wine
וּמָֽלְאוּ֙
mâlêʼ
H4390
to fill
כַּמִּזְרָ֔ק
mizrâq
H4219
basin
כְּזָוִיּ֖וֹת
zâvîyth
H2106
corner
מִזְבֵּֽחַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh of Hosts will defend them; And they will destroy and overcome with sling-stones; And they will drink, and roar as through wine; And they will be filled like bowls, Like the corners of the altar.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yahweh of hosts will defend them, and they will devour them and defeat the stones of the slings. Then they will drink and shout like men drunk on wine, and they will be filled with wine like bowls, like the corners of the altar.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).