King James Version

Zechariah 9:15

The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.

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יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).צְבָאוֹת֮tsevaotarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).יָגֵ֣ןyagendefendגָּנַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “defend”, an unfinished actionH1598to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protectdefend.עֲלֵיהֶם֒aleyhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…וְאָכְל֗וּveakhelvand eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and eat”, a completed actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.וְכָֽבְשׁוּ֙vekhaveshvand bring into bondageכָּבַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and bring into bondage”, a completed actionH3533to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violatebring into bondage, force, keep under, subdue, bring into subjection.אַבְנֵיavnestoneאֶבֶןnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “stone”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).קֶ֔לַעqelaslingקֶלַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sling”, the ordinary formH7050a sling; also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itselfhanging, leaf, sling.וְשָׁת֥וּveshatvand banquetשָׁתָהconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and banquet”, a completed actionH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)הָמ֖וּhamvbe disquietedהָמָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be disquieted”, a completed actionH1993to make a loud sound (like English 'hum'); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamorclamorous, concourse, cry aloud, be disquieted, loud, mourn, be moved, make a noise, rage, roar, sound, be troubled, make in tumult, tumultuous, be in an uproar.כְּמוֹkemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.יָ֑יִןyayinwineיַיִןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wine”, the ordinary formH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).וּמָֽלְאוּ֙umalevand be at an endמָלֵאconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and be at an end”, a completed actionH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…כַּמִּזְרָ֔קkamizraqas bowlמִזְרָקpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as bowl”, the ordinary formH4219a bowl (as if for sprinkling)bason, bowl.כְּזָוִיּ֖וֹתkezaviotas cornerזָוִיתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “as corner”, the ordinary formH2106an angle (as projecting), i.e. (by implication) a corner-column (or anta)corner(stone).מִזְבֵּֽחַmizbechaaltarמִזְבֵּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like the basins, like the corners of the altar.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah of Hosts doth cover them over, And they consumed, and subdued sling-stones, Yea, they have drunk, They have made a noise as wine, And they have been full as a bowl, As corners of an altar.

World English Bible

Yahweh of Armies will defend them. They will destroy and overcome with sling stones. They will drink, and roar as through wine. They will be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.

Darby Translation

Jehovah of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink, [and] make a noise as from wine; and they shall be filled like a bowl, like the corners of the altar.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord of hosts will protect them: and they shall devour, and subdue with the stones of the sling: and drinking they shall be inebriated as it were with wine, and they shall be filled as bowls, and as the horns of the altar.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord Almighty shall protect them, and they shall destroy them, and overwhelm them with sling-stones; and they shall swallow them down as wine, and fill the bowls as the altar.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριος παντοκράτωρ ὑπερασπιεῖ αὐτούς· καὶ καταναλώσουσιν αὐτοὺς, καὶ καταχώσουσιν αὐτοὺς ἐν λίθοις σφενδόνης, καὶ ἐκπίονται αὐτοὺς ὡς οἶνον, καὶ πλήσουσι τὰς φιάλας ὡς θυσιαστήριον.