13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Zechariah 9:13:1 ⧉כִּֽי־דָרַ֨כְתִּיkidarakhtifor I have bent Zechariah 9:13:2 ⧉לִ֜יlifor myself Zechariah 9:13:3 ⧉יְהוּדָ֗הyehudaJudah Zechariah 9:13:4 ⧉קֶ֚שֶׁתkesheta bow Zechariah 9:13:5 ⧉מִלֵּ֣אתִיmiletiI have filled Zechariah 9:13:6 ⧉אֶפְרַ֔יִםefrayimEphraim Zechariah 9:13:7 ⧉וְעוֹרַרְתִּ֤יveorartiand I will stir up Zechariah 9:13:8 ⧉בָנַ֙יִךְ֙vanayikhyour sons Zechariah 9:13:9 ⧉צִיּ֔וֹןtsiyonZion Zechariah 9:13:10 ⧉עַל־בָּנַ֖יִךְalbanayikhagainst your sons Zechariah 9:13:11 ⧉יָוָ֑ןyavanGreece Zechariah 9:13:12 ⧉וְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְvesamtikhand I will set you Zechariah 9:13:13 ⧉כְּחֶ֥רֶבkekherevlike a sword Zechariah 9:13:14 ⧉גִּבּֽוֹר׃giborof a warrior |
13. Formal Translation For I {Yahweh, Sovereign Archer} have bent Judah as my bow; I have made Ephraim its arrow. I have stirred up your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and I have made you like the sword of a mighty warrior. |
13. Dynamic Translation Because I {Yahweh, Strategic Commander} have drawn Judah like my bow and filled it with Ephraim, I have roused your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and shaped you to be like the sword of a strong warrior. |