11 translations · Hebrew
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Zechariah 9:9 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Rejoice exceedingly, O daughter of Zion, || Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem, || Behold, your King comes to you, || Righteous and having salvation, || Afflicted—and riding on a donkey, || And on a colt—a son of female donkeys.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Be happy and celebrate, people of Zion! Shout loudly, people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He does what is right and has salvation; he is humble, riding on a donkey—on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Rejoice exceedingly, O daughter of Zion, Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem, Lo, thy King doth come to thee, Righteous — and saved is He, Afflicted — and riding on an ass, And on a colt — a son of she-asses.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh to thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh to thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion, shout for joy, O daughter of Jerusalem: BEHOLD THY KING will come to thee, the just and saviour: he is poor, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| גִּילִ֨י | gî·lî | Rejoice | H1523 גִּיל to rejoice |
| מְאֹ֜ד | mə·’ōḏ | greatly | H3966 מְאֹד much |
| בַּת־ | baṯ- | O Daughter | H1323 בַּת daughter |
| צִיּ֗וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | of Zion | H6726 צִיּוֹן Zion |
| הָרִ֙יעִי֙ | hā·rî·‘î | Shout in triumph | H7321 רוּעַ to shout |
| בַּ֣ת | baṯ | O Daughter | H1323 בַּת daughter |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | of Jerusalem | H3389 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם Jerusalem |
| הִנֵּ֤ה | hin·nêh | See | H2009 הִנֵּה behold |
| מַלְכֵּךְ֙ | mal·kêḵ | your King | H4428 מֶ֫לֶךְ king |
| יָ֣בוֹא | yā·ḇō·w | comes | H935 בּוֹא to come (in): come |
| לָ֔ךְ | lāḵ | to you | H9005 ל to/for |
| צַדִּ֥יק | ṣad·dîq | righteous | H6662 צַדִּיק righteous |
| וְנוֹשָׁ֖ע | wə·nō·wō·šā‘ | and victorious | H3467 יָשַׁע to save |
| ה֑וּא | hū | — | H1931 הוּא he/she/it |
| עָנִי֙ | ‘ā·nî | humble | H6041 עָנִי afflicted |
| וְרֹכֵ֣ב | wə·rō·ḵêḇ | and riding | H7392 רָכַב to ride |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | on | H5921 עַל upon |
| חֲמ֔וֹר | ḥă·mō·wr | a donkey | H2543 חֲמוֹר donkey |
| וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | on | H5921 עַל upon |
| עַ֖יִר | ‘a·yir | a colt | H5895 עַ֫יִר colt |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | the foal | H1121 בֵּן son: child |
| אֲתֹנֽוֹת׃ | ’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ | of a donkey | H860 אָתוֹן she-ass |
Related verses
- Matthew 21:4–7
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, “Tell the daughter of Zion, behold, your King comes to you, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” The disciples went, and did just as Jesus commanded them, …
- Zephaniah 3:14–15
Sing, daughter of Zion! Shout, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem. Yahweh has taken away your judgments. He has thrown out your enemy. The King of Israel, Yahweh, is among you. You will not be afraid of evil any more.
- John 12:13–16
they took the branches of the palm trees, and went out to meet him, and cried out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!” Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat on it. As it is written, “Don’t be afraid, daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey’s colt.” …
- Zechariah 2:10
Sing and rejoice, daughter of Zion; for, behold, I come, and I will dwell within you,’ says Yahweh.
- Jeremiah 23:5–6
“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be called: Yahweh our righteousness.
- Luke 19:37–38
As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!”
- Isaiah 43:11
I myself am Yahweh; and besides me there is no savior.
- Mark 11:7
They brought the young donkey to Jesus, and threw their garments on it, and Jesus sat on it.
- Isaiah 62:11
Behold, Yahweh has proclaimed to the end of the earth, “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your salvation comes. Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.’”
- Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
7 I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he also will be a remnant for our God; and he will be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
8 I will encamp around my house against the army, that no one pass through or return; and no oppressor will pass through them any more: for now I have seen with my eyes.
9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow will be cut off; and he will speak peace to the nations: and his dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
11 As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I have set free your prisoners from the pit in which is no water.
Read all of Zechariah 9 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
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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