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Zechariah 2:12

And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

KJV

Et possidebit Dominus Judam partem suam in terra sanctificata, et eliget adhuc Jerusalem.

Vulgate

καὶ κατακληρονομήσει Κύριος τὸν Ἰούδαν, τῇ μερίδι αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν τὴν ἁγίαν, καὶ αἱρετιεῖ ἔτι τὴν Ἰερουσαλήμ.

LXX

And Jehovah shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

ASV

כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָמַר֮ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאוֹת֒ אַחַ֣ר כָּב֔וֹד שְׁלָחַ֕/נִי אֶל הַ/גּוֹיִ֖ם הַ/שֹּׁלְלִ֣ים אֶתְ/כֶ֑ם כִּ֚י הַ/נֹּגֵ֣עַ בָּ/כֶ֔ם נֹגֵ֖עַ בְּ/בָבַ֥ת עֵינֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People JudahJudah

In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בָבַ֥ת
bbt
noun · 1×
גּוֹיִ֔ם
gvym
noun · 557×
ו
v
noun · 717×
וֹ
v
noun · 198×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כֹּֽה
kh
adverb · 574×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
נֹּגֵ֥עַ
ng'
verb · 149×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×
שָׁלְל֣וּ
shllv
verb · 16×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 32:9 — For the LORD’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
  • Exod 34:9 — And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O LORD, let my LORD, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritan
  • Isa 62:1 — For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
  • Jer 10:16 — The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
  • Ps 33:12 — Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
  • Zech 1:17 — Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
  • Zech 1:17 — Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
  • Zech 3:2 — And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?