Zakharia 9:13

9:13 I will bend Judah as my bow; I will load the bow with Ephraim, my arrow! ¹  I will stir up your sons, Zion, against yours, Greece, and I will make you, Zion, ²  like a warrior’s sword.

Zakharia 10:9

10:9 Though I scatter ³  them among the nations, they will remember in far-off places – they and their children will sprout forth and return.

Zakharia 10:11

10:11 The Lord ⁴  will cross the sea of storms and will calm its turbulence. The depths of the Nile will dry up, the pride of Assyria will be humbled, and the domination ⁵  of Egypt will be no more.

Zakharia 11:11

11:11 So it was annulled that very day, and then the most afflicted of the flock who kept faith with me knew that that was the word of the Lord.

[9:13]  ¹ tn The words “my arrow” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation to clarify the imagery for the modern reader (cf. NRSV, NLT).

[9:13]  ² tn The word “Zion” is not repeated here in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation to indicate that the statement refers to Zion and not to Greece.

[10:9]  ³ tn Or “sow” (so KJV, ASV). The imagery is taken from the sowing of seed by hand.

[10:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “he,” in which case the referent is the Lord. This reading is followed by KJV, ASV, NAB (which renders it as first person), and NASB. The LXX reads “they,” referring to the Israelites themselves, a reading followed by many modern English versions (e.g., NIV, NRSV, TEV, NLT).

[10:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “scepter,” referring by metonymy to the dominating rule of Egypt (cf. NLT).