11 translations · Hebrew
Zechariah 12:10
I will pour on David’s house, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they will look to me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him, as one grieves for his firstborn.
Zechariah 12:10 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- I will pour on David’s house, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they will look to me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him, as one grieves for his firstborn.
- KJV King James Version
- And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And I have poured on the house of David, || And on the inhabitant of Jerusalem, || The Spirit of grace and supplications, || And they have looked to Me whom they pierced, || And they have mourned over Him, || Like a mourning over the only one, || And they have been in bitterness for Him, || Like a bitterness over the firstborn.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. They will look at me whom they pierced, and they will wail in grief over him, mourning as for an only child, weeping bitterly as for a firstborn.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And I have poured on the house of David, And on the inhabitant of Jerusalem, A spirit of grace and supplications, And they have looked unto Me whom they pierced, And they have mourned over it, Like a mourning over the only one, And they have been in bitterness for it, Like a bitterness over the first-born.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And I will pour upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplications; and they shall look on me whom they pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for an only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son , and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- I will pour on David’s house and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplication. They will look to me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for his firstborn.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And I will pour out upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace, and of prayers: and they shall look upon me, whom they have pierced: and they shall mourn for him as one mourneth for an only son, and they shall grieve over him, as the manner is to grieve for the death of the firstborn.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְשָׁפַכְתִּי֩ | wə·šā·p̄aḵ·tî | Then I will pour out | H8210 שָׁפַךְ to pour: pour |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | on | H5921 עַל upon |
| בֵּ֨ית | bêṯ | the house | H1004 בֵּית place |
| דָּוִ֜יד | dā·wîḏ | of David | H1732 דָּוִד David |
| וְעַ֣ל׀ | wə·‘al | and on | H5921 עַל upon |
| יוֹשֵׁ֣ב | yō·wō·šêḇ | the people | H3427 יָשַׁב to dwell |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | of Jerusalem | H3389 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם Jerusalem |
| ר֤וּחַ | rū·aḥ | a spirit | H7307 רוּחַ spirit |
| חֵן֙ | ḥên | of grace | H2580 חֵן favor |
| וְתַ֣חֲנוּנִ֔ים | wə·ṯa·ḥă·nū·nîm | and prayer | H8469 תַּחֲנוּן supplication |
| וְהִבִּ֥יטוּ | wə·hib·bî·ṭū | and they will look | H5027 נָבַט to look |
| אֵלַ֖י | ’ê·lay | on Me | H413 אֶל to(wards) |
| אֵ֣ת | ’êṯ | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | the One | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| דָּקָ֑רוּ | dā·qā·rū | they have pierced | H1856 דָּקַר to pierce |
| וְסָפְד֣וּ | wə·sā·p̄ə·ḏū | They will mourn | H5594 סָפַד to mourn |
| עָלָ֗יו | ‘ā·lāw | for Him | H5921 עַל upon |
| כְּמִסְפֵּד֙ | kə·mis·pêḏ | as one mourns | H4553 מִסְפֵּד mourning |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | for | H5921 עַל upon |
| הַיָּחִ֔יד | hay·yā·ḥîḏ | an only child | H3173 יָחִיד only |
| וְהָמֵ֥ר | wə·hā·mêr | and grieve bitterly | H4843 מָרַר to provoke |
| עָלָ֖יו | ‘ā·lāw | for Him | H5921 עַל upon |
| כְּהָמֵ֥ר | kə·hā·mêr | as one grieves | H4843 מָרַר to provoke |
| עַֽל־ | ‘al- | for | H5921 עַל upon |
| הַבְּכֽוֹר׃ | hab·bə·ḵō·wr | a firstborn son | H1060 בְּכוֹר firstborn |
Related verses
- Revelation 1:7
Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
- Ezekiel 39:29
I won’t hide my face from them any more; for I have poured out my Spirit on the house of Israel,’ says the Lord Yahweh.”
- John 19:34–37
However one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe. For these things happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “A bone of him will not be broken.” …
- Joel 2:28–29
“It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions. And also on the servants and on the handmaids in those days, I will pour out my Spirit.
- Jeremiah 6:26
Daughter of my people, clothe yourself with sackcloth, and wallow in ashes! Mourn, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation, for the destroyer will suddenly come on us.
- Acts 2:33
Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this, which you now see and hear.
- Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.
- Amos 8:10
I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will make you wear sackcloth on all your bodies, and baldness on every head. I will make it like the mourning for an only son, and its end like a bitter day.
- Matthew 24:30
and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
- Romans 8:15
For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
8 In that day Yahweh will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He who is feeble among them at that day will be like David, and David’s house will be like God, like Yahweh’s angel before them.
9 It will happen in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
10 I will pour on David’s house, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they will look to me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him, as one grieves for his firstborn.
11 In that day there will be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
12 The land will mourn, every family apart; the family of David’s house apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;
Read all of Zechariah 12 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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