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The Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet; he will march in the storms of the south,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will appear above his people; his arrows will fly like lightning! The Sovereign LORD will sound the ram’s horn and attack like a whirlwind from the southern desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD will appear over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning; the Lord GOD will sound the trumpet and will march forth in the whirlwinds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD will be seen over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, And go with whirlwinds from the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD will appear over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning; And the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, And march in the storm winds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the LORD will appear over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning; And the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, And will march in the storm winds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the LORD will appear over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning; And the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, And will march in the storm winds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Yahweh will appear over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning; And Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet And will go in the storm winds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD will be seen [hovering] over them [protecting His people], And His arrow will go forth like lightning; And the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet And will march in the windstorms of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD will appear over them, and his arrow will fly like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance with the southern storms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will fly like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the trumpet and advance with the southern storms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah shall be seen over them; and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the Lord Jehovah will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Like a cloud, the LORD God will appear over his people, and his arrows will flash like lightning. God will sound his trumpet and attack in a whirlwind from the south. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will appear over them, and his arrow will go out like lightning. The Almighty LORD will blow the ram's horn and will march in the storms from the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will appear above his people; he will shoot his arrows like lightning. The Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet; he will march in the storms from the south. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD will appear over them— his arrow will shoot like lightning. The Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, and go out with the southern windstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram?s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD will appear above them, and his arrow will shoot forth like lightning; the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet and will sally forth on the southern storm winds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will be seen over them; and his arrow will go forth like lightning; and the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh will be seen over them. His arrow will flash like lightning. The Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH appears for them, "" And His arrow has gone forth as lightning, "" And Lord YHWH blows with a horn, "" And He has gone with whirlwinds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah doth appear for them, And gone forth as lightning hath His arrow, And the Lord Jehovah with a trumpet bloweth, And He hath gone with whirlwinds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will be seen upon them, and his arrow shall go forth as lightning: and the Lord Jehovah will strike upon the trumpet, and he went with tempests of the south.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord God shall be seen over them, and his dart shall go forth as lightning: and the Lord God will sound the trumpet, and go in the whirlwind of the south. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord God will be seen over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning. And the Lord God will sound the trumpet, and he will go forth into the whirlwind of the South.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will appear over them, God’s arrow will shoot forth as lightning; The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn, and come in a storm from the south. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the LORD will appear over them, and his arrow go forth like lightning; the Lord GOD will sound the trumpet and march forth in the whirlwinds of the south.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD shall be seen over the enemy, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go in the whirlwind to the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH will be revealed unto them, and his arrow will go forth as lightning, and The Lord of Lords shall sound on the trumpet and he shall go in a whirlwind to the South<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD shall be seen over them, And His arrow shall go forth as the lightning; And the Lord GOD will blow the horn, And will go with whirlwinds of the south.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord shall be over them, and <i>his</i> arrow shall go forth as lightning: and the Lord Almighty shall blow with the trumpet; and shall proceed with the tumult of his threatening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/9-14.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=1430" 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/9.htm">The LORD will Save His People</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">Then the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yê·rā·’eh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">will appear</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/2671.htm" title="2671: ḥiṣ·ṣōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- From chatsats; properly, a piercer, i.e. An arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear.">and His arrow</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·yā·ṣā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">will go forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1300.htm" title="1300: ḵab·bā·rāq (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Lightning. From baraq; lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword.">like lightning.</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: wa·ḏō·nāy (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">The Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/8628.htm" title="8628: yiṯ·qā‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to clatter, i.e. Slap, clang; by analogy, to drive; by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping).">will sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/7782.htm" title="7782: baš·šō·w·p̄ār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A horn (for blowing). Or shophar; from shaphar in the original sense of incising; a cornet or curved horn.">the ram’s horn</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·hā·laḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and advance</a> <a href="/hebrew/5591.htm" title="5591: bə·sa·‘ă·rō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- A hurricane. Or ctarah; from ca'ar; a hurricane.">in the whirlwinds</a> <a href="/hebrew/8486.htm" title="8486: tê·mān (N-fs) -- South, south wind. Or teman; denominative from yamiyn; the south.">of the south.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.…<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/30-30.htm">Isaiah 30:30</a></span><br />And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Psalm 18:14</a></span><br />He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-11.htm">Habakkuk 3:11</a></span><br />Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a></span><br />On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-6.htm">Psalm 144:6</a></span><br />Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm">Isaiah 29:6</a></span><br />you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/37-2.htm">Job 37:2-5</a></span><br />Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth. / He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth. / Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-14.htm">2 Samuel 22:14-15</a></span><br />The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. / He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Ezekiel 38:22</a></span><br />I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Revelation 16:18</a></span><br />And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Matthew 24:27</a></span><br />For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a></span><br />From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a></span><br />For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30-31</a></span><br />At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.</p><p class="hdg">seen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/2-5.htm">Zechariah 2:5</a></b></br> For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/12-8.htm">Zechariah 12:8</a></b></br> In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David <i>shall be</i> as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/14-3.htm">Zechariah 14:3</a></b></br> Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.</p><p class="hdg">his.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Psalm 18:14</a></b></br> Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-3.htm">Psalm 45:3-5</a></b></br> Gird thy sword upon <i>thy</i> thigh, O <i>most</i> mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/77-17.htm">Psalm 77:17,18</a></b></br> The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad… </p><p class="hdg">blow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/6-4.htm">Joshua 6:4,5</a></b></br> And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/18-3.htm">Isaiah 18:3</a></b></br> All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-13.htm">Isaiah 27:13</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, <i>that</i> the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.</p><p class="hdg">whirlwinds.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Isaiah 21:1</a></b></br> The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; <i>so</i> it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15</a></b></br> For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/haggai/1-8.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-13.htm">Arrow</a> <a href="/haggai/1-9.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-16.htm">Bloweth</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-11.htm">Flash</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-21.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Lightning</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-8.htm">March</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-16.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">South</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-14.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-11.htm">Storms</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Storm-Winds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-10.htm">Thunder-Flame</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-21.htm">War-Horn</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Whirlwinds</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Winds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/2-19.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-20.htm">Arrow</a> <a href="/matthew/5-39.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/john/3-8.htm">Bloweth</a> <a href="/luke/9-29.htm">Flash</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/matthew/24-27.htm">Lightning</a> <a href="/john/19-3.htm">March</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-8.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/acts/27-28.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-4.htm">South</a> <a href="/luke/2-29.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-11.htm">Storms</a> <a href="/psalms/50-3.htm">Storm-Winds</a> <a href="/job/37-3.htm">Thunder-Flame</a> <a href="/matthew/6-2.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-8.htm">War-Horn</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Whirlwinds</a> <a href="/matthew/7-25.htm">Winds</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/9-1.htm">God defends his church.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zion is exhorted to rejoice for the coming of Christ, and his peaceable kingdom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">God's promises of victory and defense.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zechariah/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then the LORD will appear over them</b><br>This phrase signifies a divine intervention where God Himself becomes visibly present to His people. In the context of Zechariah, this appearance is often associated with deliverance and protection. The imagery of God appearing over His people can be linked to the pillar of cloud and fire that led the Israelites during the Exodus (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a>). It emphasizes God's sovereignty and His role as a divine warrior who fights on behalf of His people. This also foreshadows the coming of Christ, who is God incarnate, appearing among His people to bring salvation.<p><b>and His arrow will go forth like lightning</b><br>The arrow symbolizes swift and decisive judgment. Lightning conveys the speed and power of God's actions. This imagery is reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Psalm 18:14</a>, where God sends out arrows and scatters the enemies. It highlights the certainty and effectiveness of God's intervention against His adversaries. In a broader prophetic sense, it points to the ultimate victory of Christ over evil, as seen in <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a>, where Christ is depicted as a warrior king.<p><b>The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn</b><br>The ram's horn, or shofar, is a significant instrument in Israel's history, used to signal important events such as the start of battle, religious festivals, and the Year of Jubilee (<a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Leviticus 25:9</a>). Its sound is a call to attention and action, often associated with God's presence and the announcement of His purposes. In the context of Zechariah, it signifies God's rallying of His people and His leadership in the coming battle. This can also be seen as a type of the final trumpet call in <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a>, heralding the return of Christ.<p><b>and advance in the whirlwinds of the south</b><br>The whirlwinds of the south refer to the powerful desert storms that come from the Negev, a region south of Israel. These storms are known for their intensity and destructive power. The imagery suggests God's unstoppable and overwhelming force as He moves to accomplish His purposes. This can be connected to <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15</a>, where the Lord comes with fire and chariots like a whirlwind. It underscores the theme of divine judgment and deliverance, pointing to the ultimate triumph of God through Christ, who will come with power and glory.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, representing God's active presence and intervention on behalf of His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/his_arrow.htm">His Arrow</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's swift and powerful judgment or deliverance, likened to lightning for its speed and impact.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ram's_horn.htm">The Ram’s Horn (Shofar)</a></b><br>A traditional instrument used in Israel for signaling, often associated with battle or significant religious events.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/whirlwinds_of_the_south.htm">Whirlwinds of the South</a></b><br>A metaphorical expression indicating a powerful and unstoppable force, possibly referring to divine intervention from a specific direction, often associated with judgment or deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_intervention.htm">God's Sovereign Intervention</a></b><br>This verse emphasizes God's active role in the affairs of His people. Believers can trust in God's timing and methods, knowing He will intervene powerfully when necessary.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_word.htm">The Power of God's Word</a></b><br>Just as an arrow swiftly reaches its target, God's word and actions are effective and purposeful. Christians are encouraged to rely on the power of Scripture in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_readiness.htm">The Call to Readiness</a></b><br>The sounding of the ram’s horn serves as a call to readiness and alertness. Believers should live in anticipation of God's movements and be prepared for His call to action.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_victory.htm">The Assurance of Victory</a></b><br>The imagery of God advancing in whirlwinds assures believers of ultimate victory through divine power. This encourages Christians to remain steadfast in faith amidst challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_prophets_are_in_the_bible.htm">Who are the prophets mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'satan_fall_like_lightning'.htm">What does "Satan fall like lightning" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_zechariah_14_4's_link_to_christ's_return.htm">What is Zechariah 14:4's significance to Christ's Second Coming?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_zechariah_9_8_seem_unfulfilled.htm">How does Zechariah 9:8 say no oppressor shall pass through Jerusalem again, yet Jerusalem has been conquered repeatedly thereafter?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord shall be seen over them.</span> To encourage the chosen people in the contest, the Lord shall make iris presence manifest as their Leader. <span class="cmt_word">His arrow.</span> God's arrows are the judgments which he inflicts upon his enemies, which come forth suddenly as the lightning flash, and cannot be avoided (<a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Psalm 18:14</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/3-11.htm">Habakkuk 3:11</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Shall blow the trumpet. As</span> the signal of battle and calamity (<a href="/numbers/10-9.htm">Numbers 10:9</a>; <a href="/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19, 20</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/7-14.htm">Ezekiel 7:14</a>; <a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Zephaniah 1:16</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Whirlwinds of the south.</span> He shall come upon the enemy and sweep them away with irresistible force. Storms from the south were the most violent, coming from the Arabian desert (<a href="/job/37-9.htm">Job 37:9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Isaiah 21:1</a>; <a href="/hosea/13-15.htm">Hosea 13:15</a>). Septuagint, <span class="greek">Πορεύσεται ἐν σάλῳ ἀπειλῆς αὐτοῦ</span>," He shall go in the surge of his menace." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/9-14.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">Then the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">will appear</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵֽרָאֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(yê·rā·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over them,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם</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">and His arrow</span><br /><span class="heb">חִצּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥiṣ·ṣōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2671.htm">Strong's 2671: </a> </span><span class="str2">A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will go forth</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָצָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ṣā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like lightning.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַבָּרָ֖ק</span> <span class="translit">(ḵab·bā·rāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1300.htm">Strong's 1300: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lightning, a gleam, a flashing sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽאדֹנָ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">GOD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהֹוִה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will sound</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְקָ֔ע</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·qā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8628.htm">Strong's 8628: </a> </span><span class="str2">To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the trumpet</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשּׁוֹפָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(baš·šō·w·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7782.htm">Strong's 7782: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cornet, curved horn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and advance</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָלַ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the whirlwinds</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּסַעֲר֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·sa·‘ă·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5591.htm">Strong's 5591: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hurricane</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the south.</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּימָֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(tê·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8486.htm">Strong's 8486: </a> </span><span class="str2">South, south wind</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/9-14.htm">Zechariah 9:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/9-14.htm">Zechariah 9:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/9-14.htm">Zechariah 9:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/9-14.htm">Zechariah 9:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/9-14.htm">Zechariah 9:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/9-14.htm">Zechariah 9:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/9-14.htm">Zechariah 9:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/9-14.htm">Zechariah 9:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/9-14.htm">Zechariah 9:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/9-14.htm">Zechariah 9:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/9-14.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 9:14 Yahweh will be seen over them (Zech. 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