OET interlinear ZEC 9:15

uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) they will devour them

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH armies/messengers defend (on),them and,they_will_eat and,they_will_subdue stones_of sling and,they_will_drink roar like wine and,they_will_be_full like,bowl like_[the],corners altar )

Alternate translation: “the people of Judah will devour their enemies”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) will devour

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH armies/messengers defend (on),them and,they_will_eat and,they_will_subdue stones_of sling and,they_will_drink roar like wine and,they_will_be_full like,bowl like_[the],corners altar )

To completely defeat enemies is spoken of as devouring them as a wild animal eats its prey. Alternate translation: “will completely defeat”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) defeat the stones of the slings

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH armies/messengers defend (on),them and,they_will_eat and,they_will_subdue stones_of sling and,they_will_drink roar like wine and,they_will_be_full like,bowl like_[the],corners altar )

Slings to throw stones were a common weapon in the days of Zechariah. Here the “stones of the slings” represent the soldiers who were using them to attack Israel. Alternate translation: “defeat the enemies who attack them with slings and stones”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) Then they will drink and shout like men drunk on wine

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH armies/messengers defend (on),them and,they_will_eat and,they_will_subdue stones_of sling and,they_will_drink roar like wine and,they_will_be_full like,bowl like_[the],corners altar )

The people of Judah will shout and celebrate their victory over their enemies as if they were noisy drunks. Alternate translation: “Then they will shout and celebrate their victory as loudly as if they were drunk”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) they will be filled with wine like bowls

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH armies/messengers defend (on),them and,they_will_eat and,they_will_subdue stones_of sling and,they_will_drink roar like wine and,they_will_be_full like,bowl like_[the],corners altar )

This probably refers to the bowls that the priests used to carry animal’s blood to the altar. Alternate translation: “they will be as full of wine as the basins with which priests carry blood to the altar”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) like the corners of the altar

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH armies/messengers defend (on),them and,they_will_eat and,they_will_subdue stones_of sling and,they_will_drink roar like wine and,they_will_be_full like,bowl like_[the],corners altar )

Altars had projecting corners that were drenched in animal blood. Alternate translation: “they will be drenched as the corners of the altar are covered in blood”