Zechariah 12:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ “The Lord will save the ·homes [^Ltents] of Judah first so that the ·honor given to [glory of] ·David’s family [^Lthe house of David] and to the people of Jerusalem won’t be greater than the ·honor given to [glory of] Judah [^Cthe defenseless countryside would be saved before the fortified city, showing the victory was due to the Lord]. ⁸ ·At that time [^LOn that day] the Lord will ·protect [defend] the people in Jerusalem. Then even the weakest of them will be strong like David. And the ·family [house] of David will be like God, like ·an [or the] angel of the Lord in front of them [Gen. 48:16; Ex. 14:19; 23:20]. ⁹ ·At that time [^LOn that day] I will ·go [set out; begin] to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.