OET interlinear ZEC 13:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

Zechariah often wrote prophecy in the form of poetry.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

(Occurrence 0) Sword! Rouse yourself against my shepherd

(Some words not found in UHB: sword awake on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in my_of,shepherd and,on man_of fellow_of,my declares_of YHWH armies/messengers strike DOM the,shepherd and,they_will_be_scattered the,sheep and,I_will_turn hand_of,my on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in [those,who_are]_insignificant )

“You, sword! Go and attack my shepherd.” Here Yahweh speaks to a sword as if it were a person. Here it represents enemies. Alternate translation: “You, enemies! Go and attack my shepherd”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) my shepherd

(Some words not found in UHB: sword awake on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in my_of,shepherd and,on man_of fellow_of,my declares_of YHWH armies/messengers strike DOM the,shepherd and,they_will_be_scattered the,sheep and,I_will_turn hand_of,my on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in [those,who_are]_insignificant )

This speaks of a servant of Yahweh as if he were a shepherd. Alternate translation: “my servant who is like a shepherd”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

(Occurrence 0) this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts

(Some words not found in UHB: sword awake on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in my_of,shepherd and,on man_of fellow_of,my declares_of YHWH armies/messengers strike DOM the,shepherd and,they_will_be_scattered the,sheep and,I_will_turn hand_of,my on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in [those,who_are]_insignificant )

Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Zechariah 1:3](../01/03.md). Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh of hosts has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh of hosts, have declared”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) the flock will scatter

(Some words not found in UHB: sword awake on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in my_of,shepherd and,on man_of fellow_of,my declares_of YHWH armies/messengers strike DOM the,shepherd and,they_will_be_scattered the,sheep and,I_will_turn hand_of,my on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in [those,who_are]_insignificant )

The people of God are spoken of as if they were sheep. Alternate translation: “my people will run away like sheep”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) I will turn my hand against the lowly ones

(Some words not found in UHB: sword awake on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in my_of,shepherd and,on man_of fellow_of,my declares_of YHWH armies/messengers strike DOM the,shepherd and,they_will_be_scattered the,sheep and,I_will_turn hand_of,my on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in [those,who_are]_insignificant )

The idiom “turn my hand against” means to act hostile towards someone. Alternate translation: “I will attack the lowly ones”

(Occurrence 0) the lowly ones

(Some words not found in UHB: sword awake on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in my_of,shepherd and,on man_of fellow_of,my declares_of YHWH armies/messengers strike DOM the,shepherd and,they_will_be_scattered the,sheep and,I_will_turn hand_of,my on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in [those,who_are]_insignificant )

This probably refers to all the Israelites who are weak and defenseless.