Zechariah 9:8 (DBY)

Passage

And I will encamp about my house because of the army, because of those that pass by and that return; and the exactor shall not pass through them any more: for now have I seen [it] with mine eyes.

Nearby Context

Zechariah 9:6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines;

Zechariah 9:7 and I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; but he that remaineth, he also shall belong to our God, and shall be as a leader in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

Zechariah 9:8 And I will encamp about my house because of the army, because of those that pass by and that return; and the exactor shall not pass through them any more: for now have I seen [it] with mine eyes.

Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh to thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly and rIding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Zechariah 9:10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle-bow shall be cut off. And he shall speak peace unto the nations; and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "encamp", "house", "army", "pass", "return", "exactor", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "encamp" and "house", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "and I will take away his blood..." into verse 9's "Rejoice greatly daughter of Zion shout daughter...", so "encamp" and "house" belong inside that flow. In Zechariah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "encamp" and "house" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.