Zechariah 9:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The LORDיְהוָ֣ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
of hostsצְבָאֹות֮
(tze·va·'o·vt)
6635: army, war, warfarefrom tsaba
will defendיָגֵ֣ן
(ya·gen)
1598: to cover, surround, defenda prim. root
them. And they will devourוְאָכְל֗וּ
(ve·'a·che·lu)
398: to eata prim. root
and trampleוְכָֽבְשׁוּ֙
(ve·cha·ve·shu)
3533: to subdue, bring into bondagea prim. root
on the slingקֶ֔לַע
(ke·la,)
7050a: a slingfrom qala
stones;אַבְנֵי־
(av·nei-)
68: a stonea prim. root
And they will drinkוְשָׁת֥וּ
(ve·sha·tu)
8354: to drinka prim. root
[and] be boisterousהָמ֖וּ
(ha·mu)
1993: to murmur, growl, roar, be boisterousa prim. root
as with wine;יָ֑יִן
(ya·yin;)
3196: winefrom an unused word
And they will be filledוּמָֽלְאוּ֙
(u·ma·le·'u)
4390: to be full, to filla prim. root
like a [sacrificial] basin,כַּמִּזְרָ֔ק
(kam·miz·rak,)
4219: bowl, basinfrom zaraq
[Drenched] like the cornersכְּזָוִיֹּ֖ות
(ke·za·vi·yo·vt)
2106: a cornerfrom an unused word
of the altar.מִזְבֵּֽחַ׃
(miz·be·ach.)
4196: an altarfrom zabach


















KJV Lexicon
The LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
of hosts
tsaba'  (tsaw-baw')
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
shall defend
ganan  (gaw-nan')
to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protect -- defend.
them and they shall devour
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
and subdue
kabash  (kaw-bash')
to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate -- bring into bondage, force, keep under, subdue, bring into subjection.
with sling
qela`  (keh'-lah)
a sling; also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself -- hanging, leaf, sling.
stones
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
and they shall drink
shathah  (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
and make a noise
hamah  (haw-maw')
to make a loud sound like Engl. hum); by implication, to be in great commotion or tumult, to rage, war, moan, clamor
as through wine
yayin  (yah'-yin)
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication -- banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
and they shall be filled
male'  (maw-lay')
a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
like bowls
mizraq  (miz-rawk')
a bowl (as if for sprinkling) -- bason, bowl.
and as the corners
zaviyth  (zaw-veeth')
an angle (as projecting), i.e. (by implication) a corner-column (or anta) -- corner(stone).
of the altar
mizbeach  (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The LORD of hosts will defend them. And they will devour and trample on the sling stones; And they will drink and be boisterous as with wine; And they will be filled like a sacrificial basin, Drenched like the corners of the altar.

King James Bible
The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD of Hosts will defend them. They will consume and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and be rowdy as if with wine. They will be as full as the sprinkling basin, like those at the corners of the altar.

International Standard Version
The LORD of the Heavenly Armies will defend them; they will devour and conquer those who sling stones. They will drink and be boisterous like those who are drunk. They will be filled to the brim with blood, like the corners of the altar.

NET Bible
The LORD who rules over all will guard them, and they will prevail and overcome with sling stones. Then they will drink, and will become noisy like drunkards, full like the sacrificial basin or like the corners of the altar.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD of Armies will defend them. They will destroy and trample the stones used in slings. They will drink and shout as if they were drunk. They will be filled like a sacrificial bowl [used for sprinkling] the corners of the altar.

King James 2000 Bible
The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and roar as with wine; and they shall be filled with blood like bowls, and like the corners of the altar.
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