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232 Structure and the Book ofZechariah<br />

9 And Yahweh will be King over all the earth<br />

on that day Yahweh will be one and his name one<br />

10 And all the land/earth shall be turned like the Arabah,<br />

from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem<br />

And she will be high and dwell in her place<br />

from Benjamin gate as far as the place of the former gate<br />

as far as the gate of the ens<br />

and tower of Hananel as far as the wine presses of the king<br />

11 And they will dwell in her<br />

and DTI will not be<br />

and Jerusalem will dwell in trust/security<br />

12 And this the PLAGUE. .. all peoples against Jerusalem<br />

flesh rot while standing on his feet<br />

eye rot in socket, tongue rot in mouth<br />

13 and it will be on that day great panic from Yahweh<br />

and they will take hold of, a man the hand of his neighbour<br />

and his hand will be raised upon the hand of his neighbour<br />

14 And also Judah will fight with/against Jerusalem<br />

and wealth of nations around will be gathered<br />

gold and silver and garments, in great abundance<br />

15 And thus will be PLAGUE of horse etc. in those camps<br />

like this PLAGUE<br />

It is plain that vv. 12-15 are marked off by their subject matter:<br />

plague for the enemies of Jerusalem. It is emphasized by the inclusio,<br />

naann rvnn nan and nnrn naaoD, the first and last words of this unit. It<br />

is also clear that, from a form-critical point of view, the strongest<br />

introductory formulae are at the beginning of vv. 6, 7 and 13. Other<br />

features also stand out.<br />

1. <strong>The</strong>re is frequent mention of the word *sn, and it is associated<br />

with the directions east-west (vv. 4, 8) and north-south (v. 4). This<br />

seems to be connected with two main ideas: division (vv. 2, 4), and<br />

comprehensiveness (v. 8).<br />

2. <strong>The</strong>re are concrete local and historical references in two places,<br />

vv. 4-5 and 10.<br />

3. In the centre of these verses there is an emphasis on oneness (day,<br />

vv. 6-7; Yahweh and his name, v. 9b; cf. 'whole earth', v. 9<br />

[cf. v. 10a]). <strong>The</strong>re may be an intentional contrast with the division<br />

expressed in vv. 2, 4.<br />

4. Certain verbs perform important functions:

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