Zechariah 9:11-17

Zechariah 9:11-17

[11] As for thee also, by the blood  of thy covenant  I have sent forth  thy prisoners  out of the pit  wherein is no water.  [12] Turn  you to the strong hold,  ye prisoners  of hope:  even to day  do I declare  that I will render  double  unto thee; [13] When I have bent  Judah  for me, filled  the bow  with Ephraim,  and raised up  thy sons,  O Zion,  against thy sons,  O Greece,  and made  thee as the sword  of a mighty man.  [14] And the LORD  shall be seen  over them, and his arrow  shall go forth  as the lightning:  and the Lord  GOD  shall blow  the trumpet,  and shall go  with whirlwinds  of the south.  [15] 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.  [16] And the LORD  their God  shall save  them in that day  as the flock  of his people:  for they shall be as the stones  of a crown,  lifted up as an ensign  upon his land.  [17] For how great is his goodness,  and how great is his beauty!  corn  shall make the young men  cheerful,  and new wine  the maids. 

What does Zechariah 9:11-17 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Before Messiah can reign in peace, He must destroy all enemies and deliver and restore His people (cf. Psalm 110).