The oracle of the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.

Thus declares Yahweh who ^astretches out the heavens, ^blays the foundation of the earth, and ^cforms the spirit of man within him, 2 “Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a ^acup ¹that causes reeling to all the peoples all around. Now the one in siege against Jerusalem will also be against ^bJudah. 3 But it will be in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a heavy ^astone for all the peoples; all who heave it up will be ^bseverely ¹injured. And all the ^cnations of the earth will be gathered against it. 4 In that day,” declares Yahweh, “I will strike every horse with bewilderment and his rider with madness. But I will open my eyes to watch over the house of Judah, while I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. 5 Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘¹A strong support for us are the inhabitants of Jerusalem through Yahweh of hosts, their God.’

6 “In that day I will make the clans of Judah like a ^afiery laver among pieces of wood and a fiery torch among sheaves, so they will consume on the right hand and on the left all the surrounding peoples, while Jerusalem will again be ^binhabited in its own place—in Jerusalem. 7 Yahweh also will ^asave the tents of Judah first so that the glory of the house of ^bDavid and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not be magnified above Judah. 8 In that day Yahweh will ^adefend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who ^bstumbles among them in that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like ^cGod, like the ^dangel of Yahweh before them. 9 And it will be in that day, that I will ^aseek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

10 “And I will ^apour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem ¹the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have ^bpierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one ^cmourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn. 11 In that day there will be great ^amourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the ¹plain of ²Megiddo. 12 And the land will mourn, each family alone; the family of the house of David alone and their wives alone; the family of the house of Nathan alone and their wives alone; 13 the family of the house of Levi alone and their wives alone; the family of the Shimeites alone and their wives alone; 14 all the families that remain, each family alone and their wives alone.

The pronouncement of the word of the LORD concerning Israel:

The LORD who ^astretches out the heavens, ^blays the foundation of the earth, and ^cforms the spirit of a person within him, declares: 2 “Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a ^acup ¹that causes staggering to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against ^bJudah. 3 It will come about on that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy ^astone for all the peoples; all who lift it will ^binjure themselves severely. And all the ^cnations of the earth will be gathered against it. 4 On that day,” declares the LORD, “I will strike every horse with confusion and its rider with insanity. But I will ¹watch over the house of Judah, while I strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. 5 Then the ¹clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are a ²strong support for us through the LORD of armies, their God.’

6 “On that day I will make the ¹clans of Judah like a ^afirepot among pieces of wood and a flaming torch among sheaves, so they will consume on the right and on the left all the surrounding peoples, while ²the ^binhabitants of Jerusalem again live on their own sites in Jerusalem. 7 The LORD also will ^asave the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of ^bDavid and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not be greater than Judah. 8 On that day the LORD will ^aprotect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who ^1bis feeble among them on that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like ^cGod, like the ^dangel of the LORD before them. 9 And on that day I will ^aseek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

10 “And I will ^apour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem ¹the Spirit of grace and of pleading, so that they will look at Me whom they ^bpierced; and they will mourn for Him, like one ^cmourning for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn. 11 On that day the ^amourning in Jerusalem will be great, like the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the ¹plain of ²Megiddo. 12 The land will mourn, every family by itself; the family of the house of David by itself and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself and their wives by themselves; 13 the family of the house of Levi by itself and their wives by themselves; the family of the Shimeites by itself and their wives by themselves; 14 all the families that are left, every family by itself, and their wives by themselves.