Zechariah 9
- 1The burden of the word of the Lord in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be its rest: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the Lord.
- 2And Hamath also shall border by it. Tyre, and Sidon, though it is very wise.
- 3And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mud of the streets.
- 4The Lord will cast her out, and he will strike her power in the sea. And she shall be devoured with fire.
- 5Ashkelon shall see it, and fear. Gaza also shall see it, and be very sad, and Ekron. For her expectation shall be ashamed. And the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
- 6And a bastard shall live in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
- 7And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and the disgusting food from between his teeth: but he who remains, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
- 8And I will camp about my house because of the army, because of him who passes by, and because of him who returns: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more. For now I have seen with my eyes.
- 9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion. Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem. Your King comes to you. He is just, and having salvation, lowly, and riding on a donkey, and on a colt the foal of a donkey.
- 10And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace to the nations: and his rule shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
- 11As for you also, by the blood of your covenant I have sent out your prisoners out of the pit in which is no water.
- 12Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope: even today do I declare that I will give double to you.
- 13When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and made you as the sword of a mighty man.
- 14And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go out as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with storms of the south.
- 15The 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.
- 16And the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people. For they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign on his land.
- 17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Zechariah 9 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVThe burden of the word of the Lord in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the Lord.
GIGAKJVThe burden of the word of the Lord in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be its rest: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the Lord.
KJVAnd Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
GIGAKJVAnd Hamath also shall border by it. Tyre, and Sidon, though it is very wise.
KJVAnd Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
GIGAKJVAnd Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mud of the streets.
KJVBehold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.
GIGAKJVThe Lord will cast her out, and he will strike her power in the sea. And she shall be devoured with fire.
KJVAshkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
GIGAKJVAshkelon shall see it, and fear. Gaza also shall see it, and be very sad, and Ekron. For her expectation shall be ashamed. And the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
KJVAnd a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
GIGAKJVAnd a bastard shall live in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and the disgusting food from between his teeth: but he who remains, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd I will camp about my house because of the army, because of him who passes by, and because of him who returns: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more. For now I have seen with my eyes.
KJVRejoice 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.
GIGAKJVRejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion. Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem. Your King comes to you. He is just, and having salvation, lowly, and riding on a donkey, and on a colt the foal of a donkey.
KJVAnd I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
GIGAKJVAnd I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace to the nations: and his rule shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
KJVAs for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
GIGAKJVAs for you also, by the blood of your covenant I have sent out your prisoners out of the pit in which is no water.
KJVTurn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
GIGAKJVTurn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope: even today do I declare that I will give double to you.
KJVWhen 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.
GIGAKJVWhen I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and made you as the sword of a mighty man.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go out as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with storms of the south.
KJVThe 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.
GIGAKJVThe 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.
KJVAnd the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people. For they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign on his land.
KJVFor how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
GIGAKJVFor how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
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