Then the [a]clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are a [b]strong support for us through the Lord of armies, their God.’

“On that day I will make the [c]clans of Judah like a (A)firepot among pieces of wood and a flaming torch among sheaves, so they will consume on the right and on the left all the surrounding peoples, while [d]the (B)inhabitants of Jerusalem again live on their own sites in Jerusalem. The Lord also will (C)save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of (D)David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not be greater than Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 12:5 Or chiefs
  2. Zechariah 12:5 Lit strength for me
  3. Zechariah 12:6 Or chiefs
  4. Zechariah 12:6 Lit Jerusalem...is again inhabited on its

Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The people of Jerusalem are strong,(A) because the Lord Almighty is their God.’

“On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot(B) in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume(C) all the surrounding peoples right and left, but Jerusalem will remain intact(D) in her place.

“The Lord will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the honor of the house of David and of Jerusalem’s inhabitants may not be greater than that of Judah.(E)

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