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And the royal descendants will be like God, like the angel of the LORD who goes before them! <a href="/esv/zechariah/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> On that day the LORD will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the angel of the LORD, going before them. <a href="/bsb/zechariah/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them. <a href="/kjv/zechariah/12.htm">King James Bible</a> 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 shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. <a href="/nkjv/zechariah/12.htm">New King James Version</a> In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the LORD before them. <a href="/nasb_/zechariah/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> On that day the LORD will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who is feeble among them on that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD before them. <a href="/nasb/zechariah/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who is feeble among them in that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD before them. <a href="/nasb77/zechariah/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who is feeble among them in that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD before them. <a href="/lsb/zechariah/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> In that day Yahweh will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who stumbles among them in that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of Yahweh before them. <a href="/amp/zechariah/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> In that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, and the one who is impaired among them in that day [of persecution] will become [strong and noble] like David; and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the LORD [who is] before them. <a href="/csb/zechariah/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that on that day the one who is weakest among them will be like David on that day, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD, before them. <a href="/hcsb/zechariah/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that on that day the one who is weakest among them will be like David on that day, and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the LORD, before them. <a href="/asv/zechariah/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> In that day shall Jehovah defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of Jehovah before them. <a href="/cev/zechariah/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I, the LORD God, will protect Jerusalem. Even the weakest person there will be as strong as David, and David's kingdom will rule as though my very own angel were its leader. <a href="/erv/zechariah/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. <a href="/gwt/zechariah/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> On that day the LORD will defend those who live in Jerusalem so that even those who stumble will be like David, and David's family will be like God, like the Messenger of the LORD ahead of them. <a href="/gnt/zechariah/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> At that time the LORD will protect those who live in Jerusalem, and even the weakest among them will become as strong as David was. The descendants of David will lead them like the angel of the LORD, like God himself. <a href="/isv/zechariah/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> At that time, the LORD will defend those who live in Jerusalem, and the one who is feeble among them at that time will be like David. The entire house of David will be like God—indeed, like the angel of the LORD in their midst! <a href="/msb/zechariah/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them. <a href="/net/zechariah/12.htm">NET Bible</a> On that day the LORD himself will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like mighty David, and the dynasty of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD before them. <a href="/nheb/zechariah/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He who is feeble among them at that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD before them. <a href="/wbt/zechariah/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> In that day will 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 shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. <a href="/web/zechariah/12.htm">World English Bible</a> In that day Yahweh will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He who is feeble among them at that day will be like David, and David’s house will be like God, like Yahweh’s angel before them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/zechariah/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> In that day YHWH covers over the inhabitant of Jerusalem, "" And the stumbling among them has been in that day as David, "" And the house of David as God—As the Messenger of YHWH—before them. <a href="/ylt/zechariah/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> In that day cover over doth Jehovah the inhabitant of Jerusalem, And the stumbling among them hath been in that day as David, And the house of David as God -- As a messenger of Jehovah -- before them. <a href="/slt/zechariah/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In that day Jehovah shall protect about the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he being weak among them in that day was as David; and the house of David as God, as the messenger of Jehovah before them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/zechariah/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> In that day shall the Lord protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and he that hath offended among them in that day shall be as David: and the house of David, as that of God, as an angel of the Lord in their sight. <a href="/cpdv/zechariah/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> In that day, the Lord will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and even he who will have offended from them, in that day, will be like David, and the house of David will be like that of God, just like an angel of the Lord in their sight. <a href="/nabre/zechariah/12.htm">New American Bible</a> On that day the LORD will shield the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David on that day; and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD before them. <a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On that day the LORD will shield the inhabitants of Jerusalem so that the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the angel of the LORD, at their head.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> On that day the LORD shall defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so that he who is weak among them on that day shall be like David; and the house of David shall be like God, like the angel of the LORD who is before them. <a href="/hpbt/zechariah/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> In that day LORD JEHOVAH shall rest on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the weak among them in that day will be as David, and the house of David as God, as The Angel of LORD JEHOVAH who is in their presence<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/zechariah/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; And he that stumbleth among them at that day shall be as David; And the house of David shall be as a godlike being, As the angel of the LORD before them. <a href="/sep/zechariah/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and the weak one among them in that day shall be as David, and the house of David as the house of God, as the angel of the Lord before them. <a href="/parallel/zechariah/12-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=1922" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/zechariah/12.htm">Jerusalem will be Attacked</a> …7The LORD will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah. 8<a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">On that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</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/1157.htm" title="1157: bə·‘aḏ (Prep) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1598.htm" title="1598: yā·ḡên (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To cover, surround, defend. A primitive root; to hedge about, i.e. protect.">will defend</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">of Jerusalem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm" title="3782: han·niḵ·šāl (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To stumble, stagger, totter. A primitive root; to totter or waver; by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall.">the weakest</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">among them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: kə·ḏā·wîḏ (Prep-k:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">like David,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇêṯ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: kê·lō·hîm (Prep-k:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">will be like God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: kə·mal·’aḵ (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">like the angel</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.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê·hem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">going before them.</a> 9So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm">Isaiah 31:5</a> Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.” <a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Psalm 46:5</a> God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns. <a href="/isaiah/33-24.htm">Isaiah 33:24</a> And no resident of Zion will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven of iniquity. <a href="/isaiah/60-22.htm">Isaiah 60:22</a> The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly. <a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Micah 7:8</a> Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. <a href="/isaiah/41-14.htm">Isaiah 41:14-16</a> Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. / Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. / You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a> 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. <a href="/2_samuel/22-30.htm">2 Samuel 22:30-31</a> For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall. / As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. <a href="/psalms/18-32.htm">Psalm 18:32-34</a> It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear. / He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. / He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. <a href="/isaiah/40-29.htm">Isaiah 40:29-31</a> He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. / Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. / But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a> But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence. <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a> But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. <a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Revelation 3:12</a> The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name. <a href="/revelation/21-7.htm">Revelation 21:7</a> The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son. <a href="/romans/8-37.htm">Romans 8:37</a> No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.defend.<a href="/zechariah/2-5.htm">Zechariah 2:5</a> 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.<a href="/zechariah/9-8.htm">Zechariah 9:8,15,16</a> And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes… <a href="/joel/3-16.htm">Joel 3:16,17</a> The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel… he.<a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Isaiah 30:26</a> Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.<a href="/jeremiah/30-19.htm">Jeremiah 30:19-22</a> And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small… <a href="/ezekiel/34-23.htm">Ezekiel 34:23,24</a> And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd… feeble.<a href="/isaiah/49-7.htm">Isaiah 49:7</a> Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a> He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.<a href="/jeremiah/27-10.htm">Jeremiah 27:10</a> For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.the house.<a href="/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6,7</a> Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion… <a href="/psalms/45-6.htm">Psalm 45:6,7</a> Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre… <a href="/psalms/110-1.htm">Psalm 110:1,2</a> A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool… as the.<a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1,2</a> And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him… <a href="/genesis/22-15.htm">Genesis 22:15-17</a> And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, … <a href="/genesis/48-15.htm">Genesis 48:15,16</a> And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-7.htm">David</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-16.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/hosea/12-3.htm">Godlike</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-4.htm">Head</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-7.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-7.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-9.htm">Live</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-5.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Shield</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-5.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-12.htm">Stumbleth</a> <a href="/daniel/11-34.htm">Stumbling</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/malachi/2-13.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">David</a> <a href="/luke/12-11.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/matthew/15-31.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-13.htm">Godlike</a> <a href="/matthew/5-36.htm">Head</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/matthew/27-57.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-9.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-11.htm">Live</a> <a href="/malachi/2-7.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm">Shield</a> <a href="/malachi/3-13.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/matthew/13-21.htm">Stumbleth</a> <a href="/matthew/11-6.htm">Stumbling</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 12</div>1. <a href="/zechariah/12-1.htm">Jerusalem a cup of trembling to herself,</a> 3. <a href="/zechariah/12-3.htm">and a burdensome stone to her adversaries.</a> 6. <a href="/zechariah/12-6.htm">The victorious restoring of Judah.</a> 10. <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">The repentance of Jerusalem.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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/12.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/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>On that day This phrase often refers to a future time of divine intervention or fulfillment of prophecy. In the context of Zechariah, it points to a specific eschatological event when God will act decisively on behalf of His people. This is a common theme in prophetic literature, indicating a time when God's purposes will be fully realized.the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem The defense of Jerusalem by the LORD underscores His role as protector and sovereign over His chosen city. Historically, Jerusalem has been a focal point of conflict, and this promise assures divine protection. This echoes other biblical assurances of God's defense, such as in <a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Psalm 46:5</a>, where God is in the midst of the city, ensuring its stability.so that the weakest among them will be like David David is a central figure in Israel's history, known for his military prowess and leadership. The comparison suggests a supernatural empowerment of even the weakest individuals, elevating them to a status of strength and capability akin to David's. This transformation reflects the theme of God's strength being made perfect in weakness, as seen in <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a>.and the house of David will be like God The house of David refers to the Davidic dynasty, which holds messianic significance. The comparison to God indicates an elevation in status and power, possibly alluding to the messianic reign where the Davidic line is restored to its intended glory. This can be connected to the promise of an everlasting kingdom in <a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>.like the angel of the LORD going before them The angel of the LORD is often seen as a divine messenger or manifestation of God Himself, as in <a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20-23</a>, where the angel leads and protects Israel. This phrase suggests divine guidance and protection, ensuring victory and success for the house of David. It also hints at the pre-incarnate Christ, who is often associated with the angel of the LORD in theological interpretations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises protection and strength to His people. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city of God, central to Jewish identity and eschatological prophecy, representing God's chosen people. 3. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The revered king of Israel, symbolizing strength, leadership, and God's anointed. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_david.htm">The House of David</a> The royal lineage from which the Messiah, Jesus Christ, descends, representing God's enduring promise. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_angel_of_the_lord.htm">The Angel of the LORD</a> A divine messenger often associated with God's presence and power, sometimes seen as a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a> God promises to defend His people, ensuring that even the weakest among them will be empowered. This encourages believers to trust in God's protection and strength in times of weakness. <a href="/topical/e/empowerment_through_faith.htm">Empowerment through Faith</a> Just as the weakest in Jerusalem will be like David, believers are reminded that faith in God can transform and empower them beyond their natural abilities. <a href="/topical/m/messianic_hope.htm">Messianic Hope</a> The reference to the house of David points to the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who fulfills God's promises and brings ultimate victory and peace. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a> The mention of the Angel of the LORD signifies God's active presence among His people, reassuring believers of His constant guidance and support. <a href="/topical/e/eschatological_assurance.htm">Eschatological Assurance</a> This prophecy provides hope for the future, assuring believers of God's ultimate victory and the establishment of His kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 12</a> <a href="/q/why_is_zerubbabel_important_to_the_second_temple.htm">What is Zerubbabel's significance to the Second Temple?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_judah_israel_bless_amid_strife.htm">Zechariah 8:13: How could the house of Judah and Israel become blessings to other nations in light of ongoing regional strife?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_elders_thrive_in_ancient_cities.htm">Zechariah 8:4-5: How could elderly men and women thrive in a city with ancient life expectancies and harsh conditions?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_zech._12_7_align_with_judah's_history.htm">How does Zechariah 12:7, which promises the Lord will save the tents of Judah first, align with historical records showing Judah's multiple defeats and exiles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - He that is feeble (literally, that stumbleth) among them ... shall be as David. God shall endue the inhabitants of Jerusalem with marvellous strength and courage, so that the weakest among them shall be a hero such as David, who killed the lion and bear and overcame the giant (comp. <a href="/psalms/18-32.htm">Psalm 18:32</a>). The house of David shall be as God (Elohim). The chiefs of the theocracy shall be endowed with supernatural might, the expression, "as God," being explained in the next clause. Septuagint, ὡς οϊκος Θεοῦ, "as the house of God," as if it were of the heavenly family. The translators seem to have thought the genuine expression too unqualified. As the angel of the Lord before them. Even as the angel of the Lord, who led the Israelites in all their wanderings (comp. <a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Exodus 14:19</a>; <a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20</a>; <a href="/exodus/32-34.htm">Exodus 32:34</a>; <a href="/joshua/5-13.htm">Joshua 5:13</a>). We see in this description an intimation of the graces and endowments bestowed upon every faithful member of the Church of Christ. <a href="/commentaries/zechariah/12-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>On that הַה֗וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will defend יָגֵ֤ן (yā·ḡên) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1598.htm">Strong's 1598: </a> To cover, surround, defend the residents יוֹשֵׁ֣ב (yō·wō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of Jerusalem, יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel so that הַה֖וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are the weakest הַנִּכְשָׁ֥ל (han·niḵ·šāl) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall among them בָּהֶ֛ם (bā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> will be וְהָיָ֞ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be like David, כְּדָוִ֑יד (kə·ḏā·wîḏ) Preposition-k | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse and the house וּבֵ֤ית (ū·ḇêṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of David דָּוִיד֙ (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse will be like God, כֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים (kê·lō·hîm) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative like the Angel כְּמַלְאַ֥ךְ (kə·mal·’aḵ) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> A messenger, of God, an angel of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel going before them. לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (lip̄·nê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/12-8.htm">Zechariah 12:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/zechariah/12-8.htm">Zechariah 12:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/zechariah/12-8.htm">Zechariah 12:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/zechariah/12-8.htm">Zechariah 12:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/zechariah/12-8.htm">Zechariah 12:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/12-8.htm">Zechariah 12:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/12-8.htm">Zechariah 12:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/12-8.htm">Zechariah 12:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/12-8.htm">Zechariah 12:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/zechariah/12-8.htm">Zechariah 12:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-8.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 12:8 In that day Yahweh will defend (Zech. 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