richmahn_en_tn/zec/12/04.md

# General Information:

These verses continue telling about the coming attack against Jerusalem and how God will rescue the city.

# On that day

"At the time when the armies attack Jerusalem"

# this is Yahweh's declaration

Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Zechariah 1:4](../01/04.md). AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])

# I will look with favor on the house of Judah

The phrase "look with favor on" is an idiom. AT: "I will show favor to the house of Judah" or "I will protect the house of Judah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# the house of Judah

Here "house" represents people. AT: "the people of Judah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# say in their hearts

Here "hearts" represents a person's mind. AT: "think to themselves" or "say to themselves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# are our strength

The abstract noun "strength" can be stated as "strong" or "encourage." AT: "make us strong" or "encourage us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# Yahweh of hosts, their God

"Yahweh of hosts, the God they worship"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/judah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jerusalem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahwehofhosts]]