Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then the LORD will appear over them; his arrow will flash like lightning. The Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet; he will march in the storms of the south, New Living Translation The LORD will appear above his people; his arrows will fly like lightning! The Sovereign LORD will sound the ram’s horn and attack like a whirlwind from the southern desert. English Standard Version Then the LORD will appear over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning; the Lord GOD will sound the trumpet and will march forth in the whirlwinds of the south. Berean Standard Bible Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south. King James Bible And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. New King James Version Then the LORD will be seen over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, And go with whirlwinds from the south. New American Standard Bible Then the LORD will appear over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning; And the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, And march in the storm winds of the south. NASB 1995 Then the LORD will appear over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning; And the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, And will march in the storm winds of the south. NASB 1977 Then the LORD will appear over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning; And the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, And will march in the storm winds of the south. Legacy Standard Bible Then Yahweh will appear over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning; And Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet And will go in the storm winds of the south. Amplified Bible Then the LORD will be seen [hovering] over them [protecting His people], And His arrow will go forth like lightning; And the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet And will march in the windstorms of the south. Christian Standard Bible Then the LORD will appear over them, and his arrow will fly like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance with the southern storms. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will fly like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the trumpet and advance with the southern storms. American Standard Version And Jehovah shall be seen over them; and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the Lord Jehovah will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south. Contemporary English Version Like a cloud, the LORD God will appear over his people, and his arrows will flash like lightning. God will sound his trumpet and attack in a whirlwind from the south. English Revised Version And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD will appear over them, and his arrow will go out like lightning. The Almighty LORD will blow the ram's horn and will march in the storms from the south. Good News Translation The LORD will appear above his people; he will shoot his arrows like lightning. The Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet; he will march in the storms from the south. International Standard Version The LORD will appear over them— his arrow will shoot like lightning. The Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, and go out with the southern windstorm. Majority Standard Bible Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram?s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south. NET Bible Then the LORD will appear above them, and his arrow will shoot forth like lightning; the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet and will sally forth on the southern storm winds. New Heart English Bible The LORD will be seen over them; and his arrow will go forth like lightning; and the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south. Webster's Bible Translation And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south. World English Bible Yahweh will be seen over them. His arrow will flash like lightning. The Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd YHWH appears for them, "" And His arrow has gone forth as lightning, "" And Lord YHWH blows with a horn, "" And He has gone with whirlwinds of the south. Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah doth appear for them, And gone forth as lightning hath His arrow, And the Lord Jehovah with a trumpet bloweth, And He hath gone with whirlwinds of the south. Smith's Literal Translation And Jehovah will be seen upon them, and his arrow shall go forth as lightning: and the Lord Jehovah will strike upon the trumpet, and he went with tempests of the south. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the Lord God shall be seen over them, and his dart shall go forth as lightning: and the Lord God will sound the trumpet, and go in the whirlwind of the south. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord God will be seen over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning. And the Lord God will sound the trumpet, and he will go forth into the whirlwind of the South. New American Bible The LORD will appear over them, God’s arrow will shoot forth as lightning; The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn, and come in a storm from the south. New Revised Standard Version Then the LORD will appear over them, and his arrow go forth like lightning; the Lord GOD will sound the trumpet and march forth in the whirlwinds of the south. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the LORD shall be seen over the enemy, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning; and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go in the whirlwind to the south. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And LORD JEHOVAH will be revealed unto them, and his arrow will go forth as lightning, and The Lord of Lords shall sound on the trumpet and he shall go in a whirlwind to the South OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the LORD shall be seen over them, And His arrow shall go forth as the lightning; And the Lord GOD will blow the horn, And will go with whirlwinds of the south. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord shall be over them, and his arrow shall go forth as lightning: and the Lord Almighty shall blow with the trumpet; and shall proceed with the tumult of his threatening. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD will Save His People14Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south. 15The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.… Cross References Isaiah 30:30 And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones. Psalm 18:14 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them. Habakkuk 3:11 Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear. Exodus 19:16 On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled. Psalm 144:6 Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them. Isaiah 29:6 you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire. Job 37:2-5 Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth. / He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth. / Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds. ... 2 Samuel 22:14-15 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. / He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them. Ezekiel 38:22 I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. Revelation 11:19 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. Revelation 16:18 And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake. Matthew 24:27 For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Revelation 4:5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God. 1 Thessalonians 4:16 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. Matthew 24:30-31 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. Treasury of Scripture And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. seen. Zechariah 2:5 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. Zechariah 12:8 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. Zechariah 14:3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. his. Psalm 18:14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. Psalm 45:3-5 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty… Psalm 77:17,18 The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad… blow. Joshua 6:4,5 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets… Isaiah 18:3 All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye. Isaiah 27:13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem. whirlwinds. Isaiah 21:1 The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land. Isaiah 66:15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. Jump to Previous Appear Arrow Blow Bloweth Flash Forth Horn Lightning March Sound Sounding South Sovereign Storm Storms Storm-Winds Thunder-Flame Trumpet War-Horn Whirlwinds WindsJump to Next Appear Arrow Blow Bloweth Flash Forth Horn Lightning March Sound Sounding South Sovereign Storm Storms Storm-Winds Thunder-Flame Trumpet War-Horn Whirlwinds WindsZechariah 9 1. God defends his church.9. Zion is exhorted to rejoice for the coming of Christ, and his peaceable kingdom. 12. God's promises of victory and defense. Then the LORD will appear over them The phrase "the LORD will appear" is rooted in the Hebrew word "ra'ah," which means to see or to appear. This suggests a divine revelation or manifestation, indicating God's direct intervention in the affairs of His people. Historically, this can be seen as a promise of God's protection and presence, reminiscent of His appearances in the Old Testament, such as the pillar of cloud and fire during the Exodus. The phrase "over them" implies a protective and sovereign oversight, emphasizing God's role as a guardian and leader of His people. and His arrow will go forth like lightning The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then the LORDוַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will appear יֵֽרָאֶ֔ה (yê·rā·’eh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see over them, עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against and His arrow חִצּ֑וֹ (ḥiṣ·ṣōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2671: A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear will go forth וְיָצָ֥א (wə·yā·ṣā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim like lightning. כַבָּרָ֖ק (ḵab·bā·rāq) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1300: Lightning, a gleam, a flashing sword The Lord וַֽאדֹנָ֤י (wa·ḏō·nāy) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD יְהֹוִה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH will sound יִתְקָ֔ע (yiṯ·qā‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8628: To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman the trumpet בַּשּׁוֹפָ֣ר (baš·šō·w·p̄ār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7782: A cornet, curved horn and advance וְהָלַ֖ךְ (wə·hā·laḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk in the whirlwinds בְּסַעֲר֥וֹת (bə·sa·‘ă·rō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5591: A hurricane of the south. תֵּימָֽן׃ (tê·mān) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8486: South, south wind Links Zechariah 9:14 NIVZechariah 9:14 NLT Zechariah 9:14 ESV Zechariah 9:14 NASB Zechariah 9:14 KJV Zechariah 9:14 BibleApps.com Zechariah 9:14 Biblia Paralela Zechariah 9:14 Chinese Bible Zechariah 9:14 French Bible Zechariah 9:14 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zechariah 9:14 Yahweh will be seen over them (Zech. 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