ZECHARIAH 14:12

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“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.”

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Zechariah 14:12 Translation & Meaning

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And this וְזֹ֣את׀ This (often used adverb) And this
shall be תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) shall be
the plague הַמַּגֵּפָ֗ה A pestilence; by analogy, defeat plague
wherewith אֲשֶׁ֨ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc wherewith
the Lord יְהוָה֙ (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
will smite יִגֹּ֤ף To push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease) smite
all כָּל Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) all
the people הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock people
that אֲשֶׁ֥ר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc that
have fought צָבְא֖וּ To mass (an army or servants) fought
against עַל Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications against
Jerusalem; יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine Jerusalem
Their flesh בְּשָׂר֗וֹ Flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man flesh
shall consume away הָמֵ֣ק׀ To melt; figuratively, to flow, dwindle, vanish consume away
while they וְהוּא֙ He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are while
stand עֹמֵ֣ד To stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) stand
upon their feet, רַגְלָ֔יו A foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda upon feet
and their eyes וְעֵינָיו֙ An eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) eyes
shall consume away תִּמַּ֣קְנָה To melt; figuratively, to flow, dwindle, vanish consume away
in their holes, בְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ן A cavity, socket, den holes
and their tongue וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ The tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water) tongue
shall consume away תִּמַּ֥ק To melt; figuratively, to flow, dwindle, vanish consume away
in their mouth. בְּפִיהֶֽם׃ The mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to mouth

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  • 10  All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.

  • 11  And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

  • 12  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.

  • 13  And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.

  • 14  And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.




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