Zechariah 12:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"It will comeוְהָיָ֣ה
(ve·ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
about in that dayבַיֹּום־
(vai·yo·vm-)
3117: daya prim. root
that I will makeאָשִׂ֨ים
(a·sim)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם
(ye·ru·sha·lim)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem
a heavyמַֽעֲמָסָה֙
(ma·'a·ma·sah)
4614: a load, burdenfrom amas
stoneאֶ֤בֶן
(e·ven)
68: a stonea prim. root
for allלְכָל־
(le·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the peoples;הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים
(ha·'am·mim,)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
who liftעֹמְסֶ֖יהָ
(o·me·sei·ha)
6006: to load, carry a loada prim. root
it will be severelyשָׂרֹ֣וט
(sa·ro·vt)
8295: to incise, scratcha prim. root
injured.יִשָּׂרֵ֑טוּ
(yis·sa·re·tu;)
8295: to incise, scratcha prim. root
And allכֹּ֖ל
(kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the nationsגֹּויֵ֥י
(go·v·yei)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ha·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root
will be gatheredוְנֶאֶסְפ֣וּ
(ve·ne·'es·fu)
622: to gather, removea prim. root
againstעָלֶ֔יהָ
(a·lei·ha,)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
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KJV Lexicon
And in that day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
will I make
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
a burdensome
ma`amacah  (mah-am-aw-saw')
burdensomeness -- burdensome.
stone
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
for all people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
all that burden
`amac  (aw-mas')
to load, i.e. impose a burden (or figuratively, infliction) -- be borne, (heavy) burden (self), lade, load, put.
themselves with it shall be cut in pieces
sarat  (saw-rat')
to gash -- cut in pieces, make (cuttings) pieces.
sarat  (saw-rat')
to gash -- cut in pieces, make (cuttings) pieces.
though all the people
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
be gathered together
'acaph  (aw-saf')
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove
against it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"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.

King James Bible
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who try to lift it will injure themselves severely when all the nations of the earth gather against her.

International Standard Version
It will come about at that time that I will make Jerusalem a heavy weight; so everyone who burdens themselves with it will be crushed, even though all of the nations of the earth gather themselves against it.

NET Bible
Moreover, on that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy burden for all the nations, and all who try to carry it will be seriously injured; yet all the peoples of the earth will be assembled against it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
On that day I will make Jerusalem a stone too heavy for all the nations to lift. All who try to lift it will be severely injured. All the nations in the world will gather [to fight] against Jerusalem."

King James 2000 Bible
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth are gathered together against it.
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