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Zechariah 9:8 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

" 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. "

Zechariah 9:8

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6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

7 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

8 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.

9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.

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From This Chapter

Zechariah 9:1

"The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD."

Zechariah 9:2

"And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise."

Zechariah 9:3

"And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets."

Zechariah 9:4

"Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire."

Zechariah 9:5

"Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited."

Zechariah 9:6

"And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines."
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