ZEC 12:10 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐκχεῶ ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Δαυὶδ, καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Ἱερουσαλὴμ πνεῦμα χάριτος καὶ οἰκτιρμοῦ· καὶ ἐπιβλέψονται πρὸς μὲ, ἀνθʼ ὧν κατωρχήσαντο· καὶ κόψονται ἐπʼ αὐτὸν κοπετὸν, ὡς ἐπʼ ἀγαπητῷ, καὶ ὀδυνηθήσονται ὀδύνην, ὡς ἐπὶ τῷ πρωτοτόκῳ.
(Kai ekⱪeō epi ton oikon Dawid, kai epi tous katoikountas Hierousalaʸm pneuma ⱪaritos kai oiktirmou; kai epiblepsontai pros me, anthʼ hōn katōrⱪaʸsanto; kai kopsontai epʼ auton kopeton, hōs epʼ agapaʸtōi, kai odunaʸthaʸsontai odunaʸn, hōs epi tōi prōtotokōi. )

BrTr And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and compassion: and they shall look upon me, because they have mocked me, and they shall make lamentation for him, as for a beloved friend, and they shall grieve intensely, as for a first-born son.

ULT But I will pour out a spirit of compassion and pleading on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so they will look on me, the one they have pierced. They will mourn for me, as one mourns for an only son; they will bitterly lament for him like those who lament the death of a firstborn son.

UST “I, Yahweh, will cause the descendants of David to have mercy on others, and to beg me to have mercy on themselves. They will gaze at me, whom they pierced.” They will cry bitterly, as people cry for a firstborn son, an only son, who has died.

BSB § Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit [fn] of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me,[fn] the One they have pierced.[fn] They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

12:10 Or the Spirit

12:10 Or to Me

12:10 Cited in John 19:37

OEB ⇔ And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem
⇔ the spirit of pity and compassion. They will look on him whom they have pierced
⇔ and they will lament for him as one laments for an only son.
⇔ They will bitterly grieve for him as one grieves for the firstborn.

CSB “Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at me whom they pierced. They will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for him as one weeps for a firstborn.

NLT “Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.

NIV “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

CEV I, the LORD, will make the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem feel deep sorrow and pray when they see the one they pierced with a spear. They will mourn and weep for him, as parents weep over the death of their only child or their first-born.

ESV “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.

NASB “I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.

LSB “And I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.

WEBBE I will pour on David’s house and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplication. They will look to me[fn] whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for his firstborn.

12:10 After “me”, the Hebrew has the two letters “Aleph Tav” (the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet), not as a word, but as a grammatical marker.

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

MSG ^(10-14)“Next I’ll deal with the family of David and those who live in Jerusalem. I’ll pour a spirit of grace and prayer over them. They’ll then be able to recognize me as the One they so grievously wounded—that piercing spear-thrust! And they’ll weep—oh, how they’ll weep! Deep mourning as of a parent grieving the loss of the firstborn child. The lamentation in Jerusalem that day will be massive, as famous as the lamentation over Hadad-Rimmon on the fields of Megiddo:
  Everyone will weep and grieve,
the land and everyone in it:
  The family of David off by itself
and their women off by themselves;
  The family of Nathan off by itself
and their women off by themselves;
  The family of Levi off by itself
and their women off by themselves;
  The family of Shimei off by itself
and their women off by themselves;
  And all the rest of the families off by themselves
and their women off by themselves.”

NET “I will pour out on the kingship of David and the population of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication so that they will look to me, the one they have pierced. They will lament for him as one laments for an only son, and there will be a bitter cry for him like the bitter cry for a firstborn.

LSV And I have poured on the house of David,
And on the inhabitant of Jerusalem,
The Spirit of grace and supplications,
And they have looked to Me whom they pierced,
And they have mourned over Him,
Like a mourning over the only one,
And they have been in bitterness for Him,
Like a bitterness over the firstborn.

FBV I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. They will look at me whom they pierced, and they will wail in grief over him, mourning as for an only child, weeping bitterly as for a firstborn.

T4T “I, Yahweh, will cause the descendants [MTY] of King David to act very kindly and mercifully. They will look at me, the one who has been stabbed, and they will cry bitterly, like people cry for a firstborn son who has died [DOU].

LEB “ ‘I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants[fn] of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication, and they will look to me whom they pierced, and they shall mourn over him, as one wails over an only child, and they will grieve bitterly over him as one grieves bitterly over a firstborn.

12:10 Hebrew “inhabitant”

NRSV And I will pour out a spirit of compassion and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that, when they look on the one whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.

NKJV “And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.

NAB I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of mercy and supplication, so that when they look on him whom they have thrust through, they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and they will grieve for him as one grieves over a firstborn.

BBE And I will send down on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of prayer; and their eyes will be turned to the one who was wounded by their hands: and they will be weeping for him as for an only son, and their grief for him will be bitter, like the grief of one sorrowing for his oldest son.

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JPS And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto Me because they have thrust him through; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.

ASV And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.

DRA And I will pour out upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace, and of prayers: and they shall look upon me, whom they have pierced: and they shall mourn for him as one mourneth for an only son, and they shall grieve over him, as the manner is to grieve for the death of the firstborn.

YLT And I have poured on the house of David, And on the inhabitant of Jerusalem, A spirit of grace and supplications, And they have looked unto Me whom they pierced, And they have mourned over it, Like a mourning over the only one, And they have been in bitterness for it, Like a bitterness over the first-born.

Drby And I will pour upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplications; and they shall look on me whom they pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for an only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn.

RV And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced: and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

Wbstr And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son , and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.

KJB-1769 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
(And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Yerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. )

KJB-1611 [fn]And I wil powre vpon the house of Dauid, and vpon the inhabitants of Ierusalem the spirit of grace and of supplications, and they shall looke vpon me whom they haue pearced, and they shal mourne for him, as one mourneth for his onely sonne, and shall be in bitternesse for him, as one that is in bitternesse for his first borne.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

12:10 Ioh.19. 34, 37. reuel.1.7.

Bshps Moreouer, vpon the house of Dauid & vpon the citezins of Hierusalem wyll I poure out the spirite of grace & compassion, so that they shall loke vpon me whom they haue pearsed, and they shal lamet for him as men mourne for their onely begotten sonne: yea, and be sory for him, as men are sory for their first childe.
(Moreover/What's_more, upon the house of David and upon the citezins of Yerusalem will I poure out the spirit of grace and compassion, so that they shall look upon me whom they have pearsed, and they shall lamet for him as men mourn for their only begotten son: yea, and be sorry for him, as men are sorry for their first child.)

Gnva And I will powre vpon the house of Dauid, and vpon the inhabitants of Ierusalem the Spirite of grace and of compassion, and they shall looke vpon me, whom they haue pearced, and they shall lament for him, as one mourneth for his onely sonne, and be sorie for him as one is sorie for his first borne.
(And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Yerusalem the Spirite of grace and of compassion, and they shall look upon me, whom they have pierced, and they shall lament for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and be sorie for him as one is sorie for his firstborn. )

Cvdl Morouer, vpon the house off Dauid and vpon the citesyns off Ierusalem, will I poure out the sprete of grace and prayer: so that they shal loke vpon me, whom they haue pearsed: and they shall bewepe him, as men mourne for their only begotten sonne: Yee and be sory for him, as men are sory for their first childe.
(Moreover/What's_more, upon the house off David and upon the citesyns off Yerusalem, will I poure out the spirit of grace and prayer: so that they shall look upon me, whom they have pearsed: and they shall bewepe him, as men mourn for their only begotten son: Ye/You_all and be sorry for him, as men are sorry for their first child.)

Wycl And Y schal helde out on the hous of Dauid, and on dwelleris of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace, and of preieris; and thei schulen biholde to me, whom thei `fitchiden togidere. And thei schulen biweile hym with weilyng, as on `the oon bigetun; and thei schulen sorewe on hym, as it is wont `for to be sorewid in the deth of the firste bigetun.
(And I shall held out on the house of David, and on dwellers of Yerusalem, the spirit of grace, and of prayeris; and they should behold to me, whom they `fitchiden together. And they should biweile him with weilyng, as on `the one bigetun; and they should sorrow on him, as it is wont `for to be sorewid in the death of the first bigetun.)

Luth Aber über das Haus David und über die Bürger zu Jerusalem will ich ausgießen den Geist der Gnade und des Gebets; denn sie werden mich ansehen, welchen jene zerstochen haben, und werden ihn klagen, wie man klaget ein einiges Kind, und werden sich um ihn betrüben, wie man sich betrübet um ein erstes Kind.
(But above the house David and above the Bürger to Yerusalem will I ausgießen the spirit the/of_the Gnade and the Gebets; because they/she/them become me ansehen, welchen jene zerstochen have, and become him/it klagen, like man klaget a einiges Kind, and become itself/yourself/themselves around/by/for him/it betrüben, like man itself/yourself/themselves betrübet around/by/for a erstes Kind.)

ClVg Et effundam super domum David et super habitatores Jerusalem spiritum gratiæ et precum: et aspicient ad me quem confixerunt, et plangent eum planctu quasi super unigenitum, et dolebunt super eum, ut doleri solet in morte primogeniti.
(And effundam over home David and over habitatores Yerusalem spiritum gratiæ and precum: and aspicient to me which confixerunt, and plangent him planctu as_if over only_born, and dolebunt over him, as doleri solet in morte primogeniti. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) I will pour out a spirit of compassion and pleading on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem

(Some words not found in UHB: and,pour_out on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in house_of Dāvid and,on inhabitants Yerushalayim spirit graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty and,supplication and,look to=me DOM which/who pierced and,mourn on/upon/above=him/it as,mourns on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,only_child and,weep_bitterly on/upon/above=him/it as,weeps on/upon the,firstborn )

Causing the people to be compassionate and to plead is spoken of as if the spirit were a liquid that Yahweh would pour on them. Alternate translation: “I will cause the house of David and inhabitants of Jerusalem to have mercy on others and to pray to me for mercy”

(Occurrence 0) a spirit of compassion and pleading

Here this means to have a characteristic of compassion and pleading.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) the house of David

Here “house” represents descendants. Alternate translation: “the descendants of David”

(Occurrence 0) the one they have pierced

Alternate translation: “the one whom they stabbed to death”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

(Occurrence 0) for an only son

It is understood that the “son” has died. Alternate translation: “for an only son who has died”

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