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I stretched out the heavens; I put the earth on its foundations and gave breath to humans. </span><span class="v38_12_2"><span class="reftext" id="Zech.12.2" class="v38_12_2">2</span>I have decided that Jerusalem will become a bowl of wine that makes the neighboring nations drunk. And when Jerusalem is attacked, Judah will also be attacked.<a href="#fn" id="link_Zech.12.2!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span><span class="v38_12_3"><span class="reftext" id="Zech.12.3" class="v38_12_3">3</span>But I will turn Jerusalem into a heavy stone that crushes anyone who tries to lift it.</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v38_12_3">When all nations on earth surround Jerusalem, </span><span class="v38_12_4"><span class="reftext" id="Zech.12.4" class="v38_12_4">4</span>I will blind every horse and make them panic, and every rider will be confused. But at the same time, I will watch over Judah. </span><span class="v38_12_5"><span class="reftext" id="Zech.12.5" class="v38_12_5">5</span>Then every clan in Judah will realize that I, the <span class="nd">Lord</span> All-Powerful, am their God, and that I am the source of their strength.</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v38_12_6"><span class="reftext" id="Zech.12.6" class="v38_12_6">6</span>At that time I will let the clans of Judah be like a ball of fire in a wood pile or a fiery torch in a hay stack. Then Judah will send the surrounding nations up in smoke. And once again the city of Jerusalem will be filled with people.</span></p><p class="pi"><span class="v38_12_7"><span class="reftext" id="Zech.12.7" class="v38_12_7">7</span>But I will first give victory to Judah, so the kingdom of David and the city of Jerusalem in all of their glory won't be thought of more highly than Judah itself. </span><span class="v38_12_8"><span class="reftext" id="Zech.12.8" class="v38_12_8">8</span>I, the <span class="nd">Lord</span> 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. </span><span class="v38_12_9"><span class="reftext" id="Zech.12.9" class="v38_12_9">9</span>I am determined to wipe out every nation that attacks Jerusalem.</span></p><h3 class="s1">Mourning for the One Pierced with a Spear</h3><p class="par"><span class="v38_12_10"><span class="reftext" id="Zech.12.10" class="v38_12_10">10</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Zech.12.10!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> I, the <span class="nd">Lord</span>, will make the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem feel deep sorrow and pray when they see the one they pierced with a spear. They will mourn and weep for him, as parents weep over the death of their only child or their first-born. </span><span class="v38_12_11"><span class="reftext" id="Zech.12.11" class="v38_12_11">11</span>On that day the people of Jerusalem will mourn as much as everyone did for Hadad Rimmon<a href="#fn" id="link_Zech.12.11!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> on the flatlands near Megiddo. </span><span class="v38_12_12"><span class="reftext" id="Zech.12.12" class="v38_12_12">12</span>Everyone of each family in the land will mourn, and the men will mourn separately from the women. This includes those from the family of David, and the families of Nathan, </span><span class="v38_12_13"><span class="reftext" id="Zech.12.13" class="v38_12_13">13</span>Levi, Shimei,<a href="#fn" id="link_Zech.12.13!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span><span class="v38_12_14"><span class="reftext" id="Zech.12.14" class="v38_12_14">14</span>and all other families as well.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">12.2 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Judah … attacked: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">12.11 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Hadad Rimmon: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Not mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">12.13 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Shimei: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">A descendant of Gershon son of Levi (see Numbers 3.18).</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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