Bible Commentary

And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; 12, 13. David Nathan Levi Shimei ] Two families are singled out, the kingly and the priestly, as examples of the rest. And … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 12:12”

In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. 11. Hadadrimmon ] This is generally supposed, on the authority of Jerome, to have been a city near Jezreel, called in his day Maximinianopolis, in the valley of Megiddo, and the place where Josiah … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 12:11”

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 12:10”

And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. 9. I will seek ] i.e. I will make it my aim, upon which I am intent, and which I will carry out. It is true, as Mr Wright points out, that in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 12:9”

In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David [shall be] as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. 8. he that is feeble as David ] But this foremost action on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 12:8”

The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify [themselves] against Judah. 7. the tents of Judah first ] The meaning seems to be that when the besiegers shall reel back like drunken men from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 12:7”

In that day will I make the governors of Judah like a hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, [even] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 12:6”

And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem [shall be] my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. 5. the governors ] chieftains, R. V., and so in Zec 12:6. shall be ] Rather, are. When they see the rout and discomfiture of her enemies around the walls … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 12:5”

In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. 4. astonishment ] This and the two following words, madness, blindness, occur together also in Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 12:4”

And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. 3. a burdensome stone ] because, as it immediately follows, it proves too heavy for every one who … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 12:3”