ZECHARIAH 12:10

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“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.”

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Zechariah 12:10 Translation & Meaning

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And I will pour וְשָׁפַכְתִּי֩ To spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e., to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out pour
upon עַל Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications upon
the house בֵּ֨ית A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) house
of David, דָּוִ֜יד David, the youngest son of Jesse David
and upon וְעַ֣ל׀ Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications upon
the inhabitants יוֹשֵׁ֣ב Properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry inhabitants
of Jerusalem, יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine Jerusalem
the spirit ר֤וּחַ Wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions) spirit
of grace חֵן֙ Graciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) grace
and of supplications: וְתַ֣חֲנוּנִ֔ים Earnest prayer supplications
and they shall look וְהִבִּ֥יטוּ To scan, i.e., look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care look
upon אֵלַ֖י Near, with or among; often in general, to upon
me אֵ֣ת Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) me
whom אֲשֶׁר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc whom
they have pierced, דָּקָ֑רוּ To stab; by analogy, to starve; figuratively, to revile pierced
and they shall mourn וְסָפְד֣וּ Properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Middle Easterners do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail mourn
for עָלָ֗יו Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications for
him, as one mourneth כְּמִסְפֵּד֙ Properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Middle Easterners do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail one mourneth
for עַל Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications for
his (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
only הַיָּחִ֔יד Properly, united, i.e., sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced) only
son, (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
and shall be in bitterness וְהָמֵ֥ר To be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively) bitterness
for עָלָ֖יו Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications for
him, as one that is in bitterness כְּהָמֵ֥ר To be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively) one bitterness
for עַֽל Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications for
his (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
firstborn. הַבְּכֽוֹר׃ First-born; hence, chief firstborn

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  • 8  In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.

  • 9  And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

  • 10  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.

  • 11  In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

  • 12  And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;




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