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for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for He is aroused from His holy habitation.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for He is aroused from His holy habitation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Be silent, all flesh, before Yahweh; for He is aroused from His holy habitation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Be still before the LORD, all mankind; for He is roused (raised up) from His holy habitation [in response to His persecuted people].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let all humanity be silent before the LORD, for from his holy dwelling he has roused himself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let all people be silent before the LORD, for He is coming from His holy dwelling.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah; for he is waked up out of his holy habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone, be silent! The LORD is present and moving about in his holy place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD: for he is waked up out of his holy habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Everyone be silent in the presence of the LORD. He is waking up and setting out from his holy dwelling place."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Be silent, everyone, in the presence of the LORD, for he is coming from his holy dwelling place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Be silent, every living thing, in the presence of the LORD, because he is emerging from his Holy Place."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Be silent in the LORD's presence, all people everywhere, for he is being moved to action in his holy dwelling place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Be silent, all flesh, before Yahweh; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Hush, all flesh, because of YHWH, "" For He has been roused up from His holy habitation!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Hush, all flesh, because of Jehovah, For He hath been roused up from His holy habitation!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Be silent, all flesh, from the face of Jehovah: for he was raised from the habitation of his holiness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let all flesh be silent at the presence of the Lord: for he is risen up out of his .holy habitation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Let all flesh be silent before the face of the Lord: for he has arisen from his holy dwelling place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Silence, all people, in the presence of the LORD, who stirs forth from his holy dwelling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Be silent, all people, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And all flesh shall be afraid of the LORD; for he is watchful from his high and holy habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And everybody shall stand in awe from before LORD JEHOVAH who is awakened from the High Place of his holiness <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for He is aroused out of His holy habitation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let all flesh fear before the Lord: for he has risen up from his holy clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/2-13.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=355" 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">12</span>And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2013.htm" title="2013: has (Interjection) -- Hush! keep silence! A primitive root; to hush.">Be silent</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</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/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bā·śār (N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5782.htm" title="5782: nê·‘ō·wr (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To rouse oneself, awake. A primitive root; to wake.">He has roused Himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qā·ḏə·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">from His holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/4583.htm" title="4583: mim·mə·‘ō·wn (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Dwelling, habitation. Or maiyn; from the same as ownah; an abode, of God, men or animals; hence, a retreat.">dwelling.”</a> </span><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="/habakkuk/2-20.htm">Habakkuk 2:20</a></span><br />But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a></span><br />“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1</a></span><br />“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Isaiah 64:1-2</a></span><br />If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence, / as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/76-8.htm">Psalm 76:8-9</a></span><br />From heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still / when God rose up to judge, to save all the lowly of the earth. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-8.htm">Psalm 33:8</a></span><br />Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-10.htm">Isaiah 2:10-11</a></span><br />Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty. / The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm">Isaiah 2:19-21</a></span><br />Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. / In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship. / They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-14.htm">Exodus 14:14</a></span><br />The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-26.htm">Lamentations 3:26</a></span><br />It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-1.htm">Revelation 8:1</a></span><br />When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-1.htm">Revelation 19:1-2</a></span><br />After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! / For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”<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/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-32</a></span><br />When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.</p><p class="hdg">Be.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a></b></br> Be still, and know that I <i>am</i> God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/2-20.htm">Habakkuk 2:20</a></b></br> But the LORD <i>is</i> in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7</a></b></br> Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD <i>is</i> at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.</p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-5.htm">Psalm 68:5</a></b></br> A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, <i>is</i> God in his holy habitation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65</a></b></br> Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, <i>and</i> like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm">Isaiah 26:20,21</a></b></br> Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast… </p><p class="hdg">his holy habitation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/26-15.htm">Deuteronomy 26:15</a></b></br> Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/30-27.htm">2 Chronicles 30:27</a></b></br> Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came <i>up</i> to his holy dwelling place, <i>even</i> unto heaven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Psalm 11:4</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne <i>is</i> in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joel/3-12.htm">Aroused</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-19.htm">Awake</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-7.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/haggai/2-12.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-11.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-12.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Hush</a> <a href="/micah/5-7.htm">Mankind</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-11.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Raised</a> <a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Risen</a> <a href="/joel/3-12.htm">Roused</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-6.htm">Waked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/20-24.htm">Aroused</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">Awake</a> <a href="/matthew/4-16.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-9.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/acts/1-20.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Hush</a> <a 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class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/2.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/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Be silent before the LORD, all people</b><br>This phrase calls for a reverent silence in the presence of God, emphasizing His majesty and authority. The command to be silent is a common biblical motif, seen in passages like <a href="/habakkuk/2-20.htm">Habakkuk 2:20</a>, where silence is a response to God's holiness and sovereignty. It reflects a posture of humility and awe, recognizing that human words are inadequate in the presence of the divine. The call to "all people" indicates the universal scope of God's authority, transcending national and ethnic boundaries, and underscores the idea that all humanity is accountable to Him.<p><b>for He has roused Himself</b><br>This suggests a divine awakening or action, indicating that God is about to intervene in human affairs. The imagery of God rousing Himself can be seen in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/44-23.htm">Psalm 44:23</a>, where God is called to awaken and act on behalf of His people. It implies a shift from a period of waiting or apparent inactivity to decisive action. This phrase can be understood in the context of God's covenant faithfulness, as He prepares to fulfill His promises to Israel and bring about His purposes in history.<p><b>from His holy dwelling</b><br>God's "holy dwelling" refers to His heavenly abode, often depicted as a temple or throne room in biblical literature. This imagery is consistent with passages like <a href="/isaiah/6.htm">Isaiah 6:1</a>, where God is seen seated on a throne, high and exalted. The holiness of God's dwelling underscores His purity and separateness from sin. The mention of His holy dwelling highlights the transcendence of God, yet also His immanence, as He chooses to engage with the world. This phrase connects to the theme of God's presence with His people, as seen in the tabernacle and temple, and ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who is described as the true temple in <a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>.<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 as the sovereign ruler who commands reverence and awe.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/all_people.htm">All People</a></b><br>Refers to all humanity, emphasizing the universal call to silence and reverence before God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_dwelling.htm">Holy Dwelling</a></b><br>Symbolizes God's heavenly abode, indicating His divine presence and authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god.htm">Reverence for God</a></b><br>Recognize the importance of approaching God with a heart of reverence and awe. Silence before the Lord signifies respect and acknowledgment of His majesty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Understand that God is active and sovereign over all creation. His "rousing" from His holy dwelling indicates His readiness to act in the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_silence.htm">The Power of Silence</a></b><br>Embrace moments of silence in your spiritual life as opportunities to listen to God and reflect on His greatness and plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/universal_call_to_worship.htm">Universal Call to Worship</a></b><br>Acknowledge that the call to be silent before the Lord is universal, inviting all people to recognize His authority and worship Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/anticipation_of_god's_action.htm">Anticipation of God's Action</a></b><br>Live with an expectation of God's intervention in the world, trusting in His timing and purposes.<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/what_are_the_five_love_languages.htm">What caused silence in heaven for half an hour?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_heaven_silent_for_30_minutes.htm">What caused silence in heaven for half an hour?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_zechariah_3_2's_rebuke_unique.htm">Why does Zechariah 3:2 present the angel of the Lord rebuking Satan in a manner that seems inconsistent with other Old Testament accounts of divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zech._2_11_with_divisions.htm">Zechariah 2:11 - How do we reconcile the promise that 'many nations will be joined to the Lord' with the ongoing religious and political divisions evident throughout history?</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 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Be silent;</span> <span class="accented">hush</span> (comp. <a href="/habakkuk/2-20.htm">Habakkuk 2:20</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7</a>, and notes there). In the expectation of these mighty events, men are called upon to wait in awe and reverence. <span class="cmt_word">He is raised up;</span> <span class="accented">he hath arisen.</span> He had seemed to sleep when he let his people be trodden down by the heathen; but now he, as it were, waketh and cometh from heaven, his holy habitation (<a href="/deuteronomy/26-15.htm">Deuteronomy 26:15</a>), to inflict the threatened judgment on the nations, and to succour his own people (comp. <a href="/psalms/44-23.htm">Psalm 44:23</a>, etc.). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/2-13.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">Be silent</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֥ס</span> <span class="translit">(has)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2013.htm">Strong's 2013: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hush! keep silence!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</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">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּשָׂ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(bā·śār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</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">He has roused Himself</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵע֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(nê·‘ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5782.htm">Strong's 5782: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rouse oneself, awake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from His holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏə·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dwelling.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְּע֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mə·‘ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4583.htm">Strong's 4583: </a> </span><span class="str2">An abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/2-13.htm">Zechariah 2:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/2-13.htm">Zechariah 2:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/2-13.htm">Zechariah 2:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/2-13.htm">Zechariah 2:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/2-13.htm">Zechariah 2:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/2-13.htm">Zechariah 2:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/2-13.htm">Zechariah 2:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/2-13.htm">Zechariah 2:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/2-13.htm">Zechariah 2:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/2-13.htm">Zechariah 2:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/2-13.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 2:13 Be silent all flesh before Yahweh (Zech. 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