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Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will raise my fist to crush them, and their own slaves will plunder them.” Then you will know that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will surely wave My hand over them, so that they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For surely I will shake My hand against them, and they shall become spoil for their servants. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For behold, I am going to wave My hand over them so that they will be plunder for their slaves. Then you will know that the LORD of armies has sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For behold, I will wave My hand over them so that they will be plunder for their slaves. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For behold, I will wave My hand over them, so that they will be plunder for their slaves. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For behold, I will wave My hand over them so that they will be spoil for their slaves. Then you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I will wave my hand over them and they shall become plunder for their own slaves. Then you shall know (recognize, understand fully) that the LORD of hosts has sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For look, I am raising my hand against them, and they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Armies has sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will move against them with My power, and they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those that served them; and ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And so, he will put you in the power of your slaves, and they will raid and rob you. Then you will know that I am a prophet of the LORD All-Powerful. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For, behold, I will shake mine hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those that served them: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I'm going to shake my fist at the nations, and their own slaves will loot them. Then you will know that the LORD of Armies has sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"The LORD himself will fight against you, and you will be plundered by the people who were once your servants." When this happens, everyone will know that the LORD Almighty sent me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />And look, I will shake my fist over them, and they will become plunder for their former slaves. And you will know that the LORD of the Heavenly Armies sent me."'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will surely wave My hand over them, so that they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I am about to punish them in such a way," he says, "that they will be looted by their own slaves." Then you will know that the LORD who rules over all has sent me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For, look, I will shake my hand over them, and they will be a spoil to those who served them; and you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For behold, I will shake my hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they will be a plunder to those who served them; and you will know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For behold, I am waving My hand against them, "" And they have been a spoil to their servants. And you have known that YHWH of Hosts has sent Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For lo, I am waving my hand against them, And they have been a spoil to their servants. And ye have known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For behold me waving my hand upon them, and they were a spoil to their servants: and ye knew that Jehovah of armies sent me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For behold I lift up my hand upon them, and they shall be a prey to those that served them: and you shall know that the Lord of hosts sent me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For behold, I lift up my hand over them, and they will be a prey to those who had served them. And you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now I wave my hand over them, and they become plunder for their own servants. Thus you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See now, I am going to raise my hand against them, and they shall become plunder for their own slaves. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For, behold, I will stretch out my hand against them, and their works shall become plunder; and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because, behold, I am raising my hand against them, and their works shall be for loot, and you shall know that LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts has sent me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For, behold, I will shake My hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those that served them'; and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For, behold, I bring my hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to them that serve them: and ye shall know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/2-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=311" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/2.htm">The Redemption of Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye— <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">I will surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/5130.htm" title="5130: mê·nîp̄ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle. A primitive root; to quiver; used in a great variety of applications.">wave</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">My hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">so that they will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/7998.htm" title="7998: šā·lāl (N-ms) -- A prey, spoil, plunder, booty. From shalal; booty.">plunder</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: lə·‘aḇ·ḏê·hem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">for their own servants.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wî·ḏa‘·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">Then you will know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šə·lā·ḥā·nî (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">has sent Me.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-22.htm">Isaiah 49:22-23</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders. / Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-14.htm">Isaiah 60:14</a></span><br />The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-10.htm">Isaiah 60:10-12</a></span><br />Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy. / Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession. / For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Isaiah 41:11-12</a></span><br />Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-14.htm">Isaiah 45:14</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-25.htm">Isaiah 49:25-26</a></span><br />Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children. / I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-15.htm">Isaiah 54:15-17</a></span><br />If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you. / Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc. / No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-10.htm">Ezekiel 39:10</a></span><br />They will not gather wood from the countryside or cut it from the forests, for they will use the weapons for fuel. They will loot those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Ezekiel 28:24-26</a></span><br />For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob. / And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-16.htm">Jeremiah 30:16</a></span><br />Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries—every one of them—will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-34.htm">Jeremiah 50:34</a></span><br />Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-23</a></span><br />“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-8.htm">Micah 5:8-9</a></span><br />Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them. / Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-9.htm">Revelation 3:9</a></span><br />As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-5.htm">Revelation 11:5</a></span><br />If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For, behold, I will shake my hand on them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me.</p><p class="hdg">I will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-32.htm">Isaiah 10:32</a></b></br> As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand <i>against</i> the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Isaiah 11:15</a></b></br> And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make <i>men</i> go over dryshod.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Isaiah 13:2</a></b></br> Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.</p><p class="hdg">and they.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-2.htm">Isaiah 14:2</a></b></br> And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Isaiah 33:1,23</a></b></br> Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou <i>wast</i> not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; <i>and</i> when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/27-7.htm">Jeremiah 27:7</a></b></br> And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.</p><p class="hdg">and ye.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/2-8.htm">Zechariah 2:8</a></b></br> For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Zechariah 4:9</a></b></br> The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/6-15.htm">Zechariah 6:15</a></b></br> And they <i>that are</i> far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. 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In biblical context, the act of waving a hand is often symbolic of God's power and authority to execute His will. This imagery is reminiscent of God's actions in <a href="/exodus/7-5.htm">Exodus 7:5</a>, where He stretches out His hand over Egypt to bring plagues. It indicates a decisive action by God against the enemies of His people, suggesting that their defeat is certain and orchestrated by divine power.<p><b>so that they will become plunder for their own servants</b><br>This part of the verse highlights a reversal of fortunes, where those who were once oppressors become the oppressed. Historically, this reflects the fate of nations like Babylon, which fell to the Medes and Persians, as seen in <a href="/daniel/5.htm">Daniel 5</a>. The concept of oppressors becoming plunder is also echoed in <a href="/isaiah/14-2.htm">Isaiah 14:2</a>, where the captives take their captors captive. It underscores the biblical theme of divine justice and the ultimate vindication of God's people.<p><b>Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.”</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the authentication of the messenger's mission and message. The title "LORD of Hosts" refers to God's sovereignty over the heavenly armies, underscoring His supreme authority. The phrase "has sent Me" suggests a messianic undertone, pointing to the role of Jesus Christ as the sent one, as seen in <a href="/john/20-21.htm">John 20:21</a>. The fulfillment of the prophecy serves as evidence of God's active involvement in history and His faithfulness to His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet who ministered to the Jewish people after their return from Babylonian exile. His prophecies encouraged the rebuilding of the temple and offered visions of hope and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a></b><br>A title for God emphasizing His sovereignty and command over the heavenly armies. It underscores His power and authority in executing His plans.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oppressors.htm">The Oppressors</a></b><br>The nations or entities that have subjugated or oppressed God's people. In this context, they are those who will become plunder for their own servants.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_servants.htm">The Servants</a></b><br>Those who were once subjugated or oppressed, likely referring to the Israelites who will see their oppressors defeated.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_hand_of_god.htm">The Hand of God</a></b><br>A metaphor for God's power and intervention. The waving of His hand signifies divine action and judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_reversal.htm">Divine Reversal</a></b><br>God's justice often involves a reversal of fortunes, where the oppressed are vindicated, and the oppressors face consequences. This encourages believers to trust in God's timing and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The title "LORD of Hosts" reminds us of God's ultimate authority over all creation. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is in control, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>The fulfillment of God's promises, as seen in the prophecy of Zechariah, encourages believers to hold fast to God's word, knowing that He is faithful to accomplish what He has spoken.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_divine_intervention.htm">Role of Divine Intervention</a></b><br>The waving of God's hand signifies His active involvement in the affairs of the world. Believers are reminded to seek God's intervention through prayer and faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_god's_work.htm">Recognition of God's Work</a></b><br>The phrase "Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me" emphasizes the importance of recognizing and acknowledging God's work in our lives and the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_don't_finds_confirm_nahum_2_9_plunder.htm">If Nahum 2:9 predicts abundant plunder, why don't archaeological finds consistently confirm such a vast wealth of spoils?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_moab_ammon's_fate.htm">Zephaniah 2:9 predicts Moab and Ammon becoming like Sodom and Gomorrah; why is there no scientifically verifiable catastrophe matching this description for those regions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_zech._1_14-15_align_with_other_biblical_judgments.htm">How does the promised divine judgment in Zechariah 1:14-15 align with or contradict other biblical accounts of God's dealings with foreign nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_zech._1_12's_70_years_align_historically.htm">Is there any corroborating evidence for the 70-year period mentioned in Zechariah 1:12, or does it conflict with known historical timelines?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will shake mine hand upon</span> (<span class="accented">over</span>) <span class="cmt_word">them</span>. The angel reports Jehovah's message now in the first person, or speaks as the representative of Jehovah. The action of shaking the hand over a nation is one of menace (<a href="/job/31-21.htm">Job 31:21</a>; <a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Isaiah 11:15</a>; <a href="/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Shall be a spoil to their servants;</span> to their slaves, those who once served them. This was true only in a spiritual sense, when the nations were won over to the true faith (see ver. 11; and comp. <a href="/isaiah/14-2.htm">Isaiah 14:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/49-22.htm">Isaiah 49:22</a>, etc.; <a href="/ezekiel/16-61.htm">Ezekiel 16:61</a>). Septuagint, <span class="greek">τοῖς δουλεύουσιν αὐτοῖς</span>, "to them that serve them." <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall know,</span> etc. (<a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Zechariah 4:9</a>; <a href="/zechariah/6-15.htm">Zechariah 6:15</a>). When this comes to pass, the Israelites shall recognize and own the Divine mission of God's messenger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/2-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I will surely</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנְנִ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wave</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵנִ֤יף</span> <span class="translit">(mê·nîp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5130.htm">Strong's 5130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over them,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that they will become</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָי֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plunder</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלָ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7998.htm">Strong's 7998: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prey, spoil, plunder, booty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for their own servants.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַבְדֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘aḇ·ḏê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then you will know</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם</span> <span class="translit">(wî·ḏa‘·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hosts</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָא֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has sent Me.”</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלָחָֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lā·ḥā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/2-9.htm">Zechariah 2:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/2-9.htm">Zechariah 2:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/2-9.htm">Zechariah 2:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/2-9.htm">Zechariah 2:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/2-9.htm">Zechariah 2:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/2-9.htm">Zechariah 2:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/2-9.htm">Zechariah 2:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/2-9.htm">Zechariah 2:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/2-9.htm">Zechariah 2:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/2-9.htm">Zechariah 2:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/2-9.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 2:9 For behold I will shake my hand (Zech. 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