Zechariah 14:12 — compare Bible translations

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BrLXX Καὶ αὕτη ἔσται ἡ πτῶσις ἣν κόψει Κύριος πάντας τοὺς λαοὺς, ὅσοι ἐπεστράτευσαν ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ· τακήσονται αἱ σάρκες αὐτῶν, ἑστηκότων ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν, καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ῥυήσονται ἐκ τῶν ὀπῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα αὐτῶν τακήσεται ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν.
(Kai hautaʸ estai haʸ ptōsis haʸn kopsei Kurios pantas tous laʼous, hosoi epestrateusan epi Hierousalaʸm; takaʸsontai hai sarkes autōn, hestaʸkotōn epi tous podas autōn, kai hoi ofthalmoi autōn ɽuaʸsontai ek tōn opōn autōn, kai haʸ glōssa autōn takaʸsetai en tōi stomati autōn.)

BrTr And this shall be the overthrow with which the Lord will smite all the nations, as many as have fought against Jerusalem; their flesh shall consume away while they are standing upon their feet, and their eyes shall melt out of their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

ULT And this will be the plague with which Yahweh will strike all the peoples who waged war against Jerusalem: his flesh will rot away while he is standing on his feet, and his eyes will rot in their sockets, and his tongue will rot in their mouth.

UST Yahweh will strike all the peoples who fought against Jerusalem with a terrible disease. Their flesh will rot away while they are still alive and standing. Their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.

BSB And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.

OEB ¶ This is the plague with which the Lord will strike all the peoples who array themselves against Jerusalem: he will make their flesh rot while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouth.

WEBBE This will be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples who have fought against Jerusalem: their flesh will consume away while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will consume away in their sockets, and their tongue will consume away in their mouth.

NET But this will be the nature of the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that have fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will decay while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot away in their sockets, and their tongues will dissolve in their mouths.

LSV And this is the plague with which YHWH plagues all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: He has consumed away its flesh,
And it is standing on its feet,
And its eyes are consumed in their holes,
And its tongue is consumed in their mouth.

FBV This will be the plague that the Lord will use to strike all the nations that attacked Jerusalem. Their flesh shall rot while they are still standing on their feet; their eyes will rot in their sockets; their tongues will rot in their mouths.

T4T But Yahweh will cause the people in all the nations that attacked Jerusalem to be afflicted by a ◄plague/severe illness►. Their flesh will rot while they are still standing up. Their eyes will rot in their sockets and their tongues will rot in their mouths.

LEB And this will be the plague with which Yahweh will strike all the peoples that fight against Jerusalem: their[fn] flesh will rot while they[fn] are standing on their[fn] feet; their[fn] eyes will rot in their sockets, and their[fn] tongues[fn] will rot in their mouths.[fn]

14:12 Hebrew “his”

14:12 Hebrew “he”

14:12 Hebrew “his”

14:12 Hebrew “tongue”

14:12 Hebrew “mouth”

BBE And this will be the disease which the Lord will send on all the peoples which have been warring against Jerusalem: their flesh will be wasted away while they are on their feet, their eyes will be wasted in their heads and their tongues in their mouths.

Moff As for all the nations that made war upon Jerusalem, this is the plague with which the Eternal will strike them; he will make their flesh rot away while they are standing on their feet, their eyes shall rot in their sockets, and their tongues shall rot within their mouths.

JPS And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the peoples that have warred against Jerusalem: their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

ASV And this shall be the plague wherewith Jehovah will smite all the peoples that have warred against Jerusalem: their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

DRA And this shall be the plague where with the Lord shall strike all nations that have fought against Jerusalem: the flesh of every one shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

YLT And this is the plague with which Jehovah Doth plague all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem, He hath consumed away its flesh, And it is standing on its feet, And its eyes are consumed in their holes, And its tongue is consumed in their mouth.

Drby And this shall be the plague wherewith Jehovah will smite all the peoples that have warred against Jerusalem: their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

RV And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the peoples that have warred against Jerusalem: their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
(And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the peoples that have warred against Yerusalem: their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.)

SLT And this shall be the smiting which Jehovah will smite all the peoples who made war upon Jerusalem; and he caused his flesh to pine away, and he stood upon his feet, and his eyes shall pine away in their holes, and his tongue shall pine away in their mouth.

Wbstr And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

KJB-1769 ¶ And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
(¶ And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Yerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.)

KJB-1611 ¶ And this shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite all the people, that haue fought against Ierusalem: their flesh shall consume away, while they stand vpon their feete, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps This shalbe the plague wherewith the Lorde wyll smyte all people that haue fought against Hierusalem, Their fleshe shall consume away, though they stand vpon their feete, their eyes shalbe corrupt in their holes, and their tongue shall consume in their mouth.
(This shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite/strike all people that have fought against Yerusalem, Their flesh shall consume away, though they stand upon their feet, their eyes shall be corrupt in their holes, and their tongue shall consume in their mouth.)

Gnva And this shall bee the plague, wherewith the Lord will smite all people, that haue fought against Ierusalem: their flesh shall consume away, though they stand vpon their feete, and their eyes shall consume in their holes, and their tongue shall consume in their mouth.
(And this shall be the plague, wherewith the Lord will smite all people, that have fought against Yerusalem: their flesh shall consume away, though they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume in their holes, and their tongue shall consume in their mouth.)

Cvdl This shalbe the plage, wherwith ye LORDE wil smyte all people, that haue fought agaynst Ierusalem: Namely, their flesh shall consume awaye, though they stonde vpon their fete: their eyes shall corruppe in their holes, and their tunge shal consume in their mouth.
(This shall be the plague, wherewith ye/you_all LORD will smite/strike all people, that have fought against Yerusalem: Namely, their flesh shall consume away, though they stand upon their feet: their eyes shall corrupt in their holes, and their tongue shall consume in their mouth.)

Wycl And this schal be the wounde, bi which the Lord schal smyte alle folkis, that fouyten ayens Jerusalem; the fleisch of ech man stondynge on hise feet schal faile, and hise iyen schulen faile togidere in her hoolis, and her tunge schal faile togidere in her mouth.
(And this shall be the wound, by which the Lord shall smite/strike all folks/people, that fought against Yerusalem; the flesh of each man standing on his feet shall fail, and his eyes should fail together in her holes, and her tongue shall fail together in her mouth.)

Luth Und das wird die Plage sein, damit der HErr plagen wird alle Völker, so wider Jerusalem gestritten haben: Ihr Fleisch wird verwesen, also daß sie noch auf ihren Füßen stehen, und ihre Augen in den Löchern verwesen und ihre Zunge im Maul verwesen.
(And the becomes the plague/infliction be, with_it/so_that the/of_the LORD plague(v) becomes all peoples, so against Jerusalem argued/fought have: You(pl) flesh becomes decay/rot, also that they/she/them still on/in/to your(pl) feet stand, and their/her eyes in the holes decay/rot and their/her tongue in_the mouth decay/rot.)

ClVg Et hæc erit plaga qua percutiet Dominus omnes gentes quæ pugnaverunt adversus Jerusalem: tabescet caro uniuscujusque stantis super pedes suos: et oculi ejus contabescent in foraminibus suis, et lingua eorum contabescet in ore suo.
(And these_things will_be stroke/wound which will_strike Master everyone people/nations which they_fought against Yerusalem: it_will_melt flesh/meat of_each standing over feet his_own: and eyes his/her they_will_melt in/into/on holes to_his_own, and tongue/language their will_melt in/into/on vocally his_own.)

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Zechariah Prophesies of Judah’s Restoration

Zechariah 14

In the last chapter of his book, the prophet Zechariah describes an apocalypic vision of Judah’s coming restoration. It is not clear whether Zechariah’s vision refers to actual, specific events to come in the future, or whether it expresses a more general hope that one day God will ultimately intervene in history to judge the nations, protect his people, and establish his rule over the world. The vision begins by describing a time of great suffering when all the nations will be gathered for battle against Jerusalem. The city will fall, and half the city will go into exile. Since Zechariah lived after the fall of Jerusalem and the exile of many Judeans to Babylon, this portion of the vision may actually refer to these past events. The vision continues on, describing how the Lord will rise up for those that remain, and he will fight the nations, and the very land itself will be transformed for the Lord’s people. The Lord will stand on the Mount of Olives, just east of Jerusalem, and the mountain will be split in half from east to west, allowing the people of Jerusalem to flee through the new valley to Azal, an uncertain location somewhere east of the city. Living waters will flow out of Jerusalem as well, with half the waters flowing to the Dead Sea (literally, “eastern sea”) and the other half flowing to the Mediterranean Sea (literally, “western sea”). The Lord will become king over all the earth, and the land will become a plain from Geba to Rimmon, essentially the entire land of Judah. It is interesting to note that this restored Judah will once again include the region that was under the rule of the Idumeans (Edomites) at the time of Zechariah. The Edomites had apparently moved northward from Seir into this region while Judah was under attack from Nebuchadnezzar just before the fall of Jerusalem (see Ezekiah 25:12-14; Obadiah 1:1-21; see “Nebuchadnezzar’s Final Campaign against Judah” map). Jerusalem, however, will continue to remain elevated over the surrounding area. The city, which lay in ruins at the time of Zechariah, is described as spanning east to west from the Gate of Benjamin (on the eastern edge of the Temple Mount) to the Old Gate (on the western edge of the Temple Mount) to the Corner Gate (on the far western edge of the city). The city also spanned north to south from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses, likely near the king’s garden at the southern edge of the city.

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Zechariah Prophesies of Judah’s Restoration