Zechariah 12:2

12:2 “I am about to make Jerusalem ¹  a cup that brings dizziness ²  to all the surrounding nations; indeed, Judah will also be included when Jerusalem is besieged.

Isaiah 54:17

54:17 No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed;

you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. ³ 

This is what the Lord will do for his servants –

I will vindicate them,” ⁴ 

says the Lord.

Haggai 2:22

2:22 I will overthrow royal thrones and shatter the might of earthly kingdoms. ⁵  I will overthrow chariots and those who ride them, and horses and their riders will fall as people kill one another. ⁶ 

¹ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

² sn The image of a cup that brings dizziness is that of drunkenness. The Lord will force the nations to drink of his judgment and in doing so they will become so intoxicated by his wrath that they will stumble and become irrational.

³ tn Heb “and every tongue that rises up for judgment with you will prove to be guilty.”

⁴ tn Heb “this is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication from me.”

⁵ tn Heb “the kingdoms of the nations.” Cf. KJV “the kingdoms of the heathen”; NIV, NLT “foreign kingdoms.”

⁶ tn Heb “and horses and their riders will go down, a man with a sword his brother”; KJV “every one by the sword of his brother.”