Zechariah 12:3
ContextNET © | Moreover, on that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy burden 1 for all the nations, and all who try to carry it will be seriously injured; 2 yet all the peoples of the earth will be assembled against it. |
NIV © | On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves. |
NASB © | "It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it. |
NLT © | On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone, a burden for the world. None of the nations who try to lift it will escape unscathed. |
MSG © | "On the Big Day, I'll turn Jerusalem into a huge stone blocking the way for everyone. All who try to lift it will rupture themselves. All the pagan nations will come together and try to get rid of it. |
BBE © | And it will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a stone of great weight for all the peoples; all those who take it up will be badly wounded; and all the nations of the earth will come together against it. |
NRSV © | On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it shall grievously hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth shall come together against it. |
NKJV © | "And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it. |
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NASB © | "It will come <01961> about in that day <03117> that I will make <07760> Jerusalem <03389> a heavy <04614> stone <068> for all <03605> the peoples <05971> ; all <03605> who lift <06006> it will be severely <08295> injured <08295> . And all <03605> the nations <01471> of the earth <0776> will be gathered <0622> against it.<05921> |
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NET © [draft] ITL | Moreover <01961> , on that <01931> day <03117> I will make <07760> Jerusalem <03389> a heavy burden <04614> for all <03605> the nations <05971> , and all <03605> who try to carry <06006> it will be seriously injured <08295> ; yet all <03605> the peoples <01471> of the earth <0776> will be assembled <0622> against it.<05921> |
NET © | Moreover, on that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy burden 1 for all the nations, and all who try to carry it will be seriously injured; 2 yet all the peoples of the earth will be assembled against it. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “heavy stone” (so NRSV, TEV, NLT); KJV “burdensome stone”; NIV “an immovable rock.” 2 sn In Israel’s and Judah’s past they had been uprooted by various conquerors such as the Assyrians and the Babylonians. In the eschaton, however, they will be so “heavy” with God’s glory and so rooted in his promises that no nation will be able to move them. |