Zechariah 9:14 (GNV)

Passage

And the Lord shalbe seene ouer them, and his arrowe shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blowe the trumpet, and shall come forth with the whirlewindes of the South.

Nearby Context

Zechariah 9:12 Turne you to the strong holde, ye prisoners of hope: euen to day doe I declare, that I will render the double vnto thee.

Zechariah 9:13 For Iudah haue I bent as a bowe for me: Ephraims hand haue I filled, and I haue raised vp thy sonnes, O Zion, against thy sonnes, O Grecia, and haue made thee as a gyants sword.

Zechariah 9:14 And the Lord shalbe seene ouer them, and his arrowe shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blowe the trumpet, and shall come forth with the whirlewindes of the South.

Zechariah 9:15 The Lord of hostes shall defend them, and they shall deuoure them, and subdue them with sling stones, and they shall drinke, and make a noyse as thorowe wine, and they shalbe filled like bowles, and as the hornes of the altar.

Zechariah 9:16 And the Lord their God shall deliuer them in that day as the flocke of his people: for they shall be as the stones of the crowne lifted up upon his land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "lord", "shalbe", "seene", "ouer", "arrowe", "shall", and "forth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "For Iudah haue I bent as a..." into verse 15's "The Lord of hostes shall defend them...", so "light" and "lord" 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 "light" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.