Zechariah 12

The Repentance of Judah

1 The revelation of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: The Lord – he who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth, who forms the human spirit within a persont – says,2 “I am about to make Jerusalems a cup that brings dizzinesss to all the surrounding nations; indeed, Judah will also be included when Jerusalem is besieged.3 Moreover, on that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy burdent for all the nations, and all who try to carry it will be seriously injured;s yet all the peoples of the earth will be assembled against it.4 In that day,” says the Lord, “I will strike every horse with confusion and its rider with madness. I will pay close attention to the house of Judah, but will strike all the horsest of the nationst with blindness.5 Then the leaders of Judah will say to themselves, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are a means of strength to us through their God, the Lord who rules over all.’6 On that days I will make the leaders of Judah like an ignitert among sticks and a burning torch among sheaves, and they will burn up all the surrounding nations right and left. Then the people of Jerusalem will settle once more in their place, the city of Jerusalem.7 The Lord also will deliver the homest of Judah first, so that the splendor of the kingshipt of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not exceed that of Judah.8 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.s

9 So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nationst that come against Jerusalem.”
10 “I will pour out on the kingshipt of David and the population of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication so that they will look to me,st the one they have pierced. They will lament for him as one laments for an only son, and there will be a bitter cry for him like the bitter cry for a firstborn.t11 On that day the lamentation in Jerusalem will be as great as the lamentation at Hadad-Rimmont in the plain of Megiddo.s12 The land will mourn, clan by clan – the clan of the royal household of David by itself and their wives by themselves; the clan of the family of Nathans by itself and their wives by themselves;13 the clan of the descendants of Levi by itself and their wives by themselves; and the clan of the Shimeitess by itself and their wives by themselves –

14 all the clans that remain, each separately with their wives.”

ZECHARIAH 12

Victory for Jerusalem

1 This is a message from the [Lord] about Israel:
I am the [Lord]! I stretched out the heavens; I put the earth on its foundations and gave breath to humans. 2 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.t

3 But I will turn Jerusalem into a heavy stone that crushes anyone who tries to lift it.
When all nations on earth surround Jerusalem, 4 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.

5 Then every clan in Judah will realize that I, the [Lord] All-Powerful, am their God, and that I am the source of their strength.

6 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.
7 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. 8 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.

9 I am determined to wipe out every nation that attacks Jerusalem.

Mourning for the One Pierced //with a Spear