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Zechariah 2:7-9
Lexham English Bible
Zechariah 2:7-9
Lexham English Bible
7 “Woe, Zion! Escape, you inhabitants of the daughter of Babylon!” 8 For thus said Yahweh of hosts, after glory[a] he sent me against the nations plundering you: Truly, the one touching you is touching the apple[b] of his eye. 9 “Yes, look! I am going to wave my hand against them, and they will become plunder for their servants, and you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me.
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- Zechariah 2:8 The phrase “after glory” is difficult to interpret
- Zechariah 2:8 Hebrew “pupil,” but the expression “apple of his eye” has become well-established in English
Zechariah 2:7-9
New International Version
Zechariah 2:7-9
New International Version
7 “Come, Zion! Escape,(A) you who live in Daughter Babylon!”(B) 8 For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye(C)— 9 I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them.[a](D) Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.(E)
Footnotes
- Zechariah 2:9 Or says after … eye: 9 “I … plunder them.”
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