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

Zechariah 9:13

13 I will bend Judah as my bow; I will load the bow with Ephraim, my arrow! ^{▼▼ 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).} I will stir up your sons, Zion, against yours, Greece, and I will make you, Zion, ^{▼▼ 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.} like a warrior’s sword.