Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 14:15
And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.
15. tents ] camps, R.V.
as this plague ] viz. that described in Zec 14:13. Comp. for this including the cattle in the curse, Deu 13:15; Jos 7:24.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And so shall be the plague of the Lord … – Dionysius: So, when God sendeth the plague, all the irrational animals of antichrist and his satellites shall perish as the aforesaid men, who used them, perished. For, for the sins of men, God, to their greater confusion, sometimes slays their beasts, sometimes also for their loving correction. The imagery is from the Mosaic law of the ban. If a whole city became guilty of idolatry, not the inhabitants only, but the beasts were to be destroyed Deu 13:15, so that here, in miniature, should be repeated the relation of the irrational to the rational part of the creation, according to which, for the sins of men, the creature is, against its will, made subject to vanity. Analogous is it also, that on the offence of Achan Jos 7:24-25, beside him and his children, his oxen, asses and sheep were (stoned and) burned with him.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 15. So shall be the plague of the horse, and the mule] There shall be plagues on the substance of the enemies of the Church, as there were on the cattle and goods of the Egyptians.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Those creatures which the enemy in the wars made use of against the church, shall by the hand of God be suddenly and strangely either destroyed or made useless, neither fit to annoy the church nor to benefit their owners. As God destroyed much of the cattle of the Egyptians by hail, and murrain, &c.; so now shall it be with the cattle of these persecutors, they shall perish with their masters. The horses, as the horsemen, were drowned in the Red Sea.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
15. The plague shall affect thevery beasts belonging to the foe. A typical foretaste of all thisbefell Antiochus Epiphanes and his host at Jerusalem (1 Maccabees13:49; 2 Maccabees 9:5).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass,…. The flesh of the horse is said to be eaten, Re 19:18:
and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague, their beasts shall perish in like manner as themselves.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Zechariah in this verse raises up the minds of the godly, so that they might know that their energies would effect nothing, but that after having tried every thing they would be put to flight by the power of God. And hence appears more evident what has been twice repeated, — that the Prophet does not simply denounce calamities to terrify the Jews, but to animate them to constancy, that they might boldly exult, even when nearly overwhelmed by a vast heap of evils.
The meaning then is, — that after Satan had tried every thing to effect the ruin of the Church, and the ungodly had left nothing undone, there would yet be a successful issue to the faithful; for God would execute his vengeance, not only on men, but also on horses and camels, and on all cattle: and since God’s wrath would burn against all animals, which are in themselves innocent, it may with certainty be concluded, that those enemies who had provoked him by their cruelty, could not escape his judgment, and the punishment described here by the Prophet. He then subjoins –
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(15) The war-horse (see Note on Zec. 9:9) and beasts of burden (see Note on Zec. 9:9) are to be included in the destruction, even as were the cattle of Achan (Jos. 7:24).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Zec 14:15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.
Ver. 15. And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel ] All the beasts of service, made use of by the enemy, shall consume in like sort as their masters. First, for a punishment to their owners, who must needs suffer loss thereby: hence Saul was so sedulous in seeking the lost asses. Secondly, to show how God is displeased with, and will severely punish, all that are instrumental to the Church’s calamities or serviceable to their sin. The serpent is cursed, cut shorter by the feet, and made to wriggle upon his belly, yea, confined to the dust for his diet. So God curseth and abhorreth all instruments of idolatry, Isa 30:22 Num 31:22-23 Deu 7:25 “The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire”; the very visible heavens, because defiled with man’s sin, are to be purged by the fire of the last day.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
tents = camps.
as = like. Some codices read “with”.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Zec 14:12
Reciprocal: Gen 36:24 – found Zec 12:4 – I will smite 1Th 4:14 – God
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zec 14:15. These beasts of service that are used by the heathen will not enable them to prevent the great work of the Lord, but will be defeated according to verses 1-3.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
14:15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the donkey, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this {p} plague.
(p) As the men would be destroyed, Zec 14:12 .
Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes
The plague that the Lord would send on Israel’s enemies (Zec 14:12) would also afflict their animals, precluding their escape (cf. Jos 7:24-25).