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Berean Standard Bible

“And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.”

Zechariah 9:10

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Study note

This verse comes right after the promise of a humble king riding a donkey into Jerusalem. The prophecy was written after the exile, when the returned community lived under foreign rule.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

World English Bible (WEB)

I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow will be cut off; and he will speak peace to the nations: and his dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

King James Version (KJV)

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 heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from river even to the ends of the earth.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he will have the war-carriage cut off from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be cut off: and he will say words of peace to the nations: and his rule will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y de Ephraim destruiré los carros, y los caballos de Jerusalem; y los arcos de guerra serán quebrados: y hablará paz á las gentes; y su señorío será de mar á mar, y desde el río hasta los fines de la tierra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Destruirá los carros de guerra de Efraín y la caballería de Jerusalén. Acabará con el poderío militar de los fuertes y establecerá la paz entre las naciones. Su reino se extenderá de mar a mar, desde el río Éufrates hasta el último rincón de la tierra.

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