Zechariah 9:15 KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

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Parallel Passages

  • Psalms 78:65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
  • Acts 2:13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Exodus 27:2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
  • Zechariah 10:5 And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
  • Zechariah 12:6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
  • Leviticus 4:18 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
  • Leviticus 4:25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering.

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Topics

  • Church Prophecies concerning prosperity of Church
  • Gentiles Prophecies of the conversion of Gentiles
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Bible Dictionary

  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • The LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • of hosts צְבָאוֹת ṣĕbāʾwōt צָבָא Noun · masculine or feminine plural
  • shall defend יָגֵן yāgēn גָּנַן Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • them; and they shall devour עֲלֵיהֶם ʿălêhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural וְאָכְלוּ wĕʾākĕlû אָכַל Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural · with and
  • and subdue וְכָבְשׁוּ wĕkābĕšû כָּבַשׁ Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural · with and
  • with sling קֶלַע qelaʿ קֶלַע Noun · masculine singular
  • stones אַבְנֵי ʾabnê אֶבֶן Noun · feminine plural construct
  • and they shall drink וְשָׁתוּ wĕšātû שָׁתָה Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural · with and
  • make a noise הָמוּ hāmû הָמָה Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
  • as through wine יָיִן yāyin יַיִן Noun · masculine singular
  • and they shall be filled וּמָלְאוּ ûmālĕʾww מָלֵא Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural · with and
  • like bowls כְּמוֹ kĕmô Preposition כַּמִּזְרָק kammizrāq מִזְרָק Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • as the corners כְּזָוִיּוֹת kĕzāwiyyôt זָוִית Noun · feminine plural · with preposition
  • of the altar מִזְבֵּחַ mizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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