Bible Commentary

Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; [so] the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. 1. the latter rain ] Would you have even now a measure at least of the promised abundance, seek it of Jehovah; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 10:1”

For how great [is] his goodness, and how great [is] his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. 17. his goodness his beauty ] i.e. either Israel’s ( their prosperity, R. V. margin), as thus delivered and honoured by God (comp. Hos 14:6), or God’s, the exclamation being drawn … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 9:17”

And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they [shall be as] the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. 16. lifted up as an ensign upon ] Rather, raised aloft over, or perhaps, shining, or glittering. So R. V. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 9:16”

The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with slingstones; and they shall drink, [and] make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, [and] as the corners of the altar. 15. The Lord of hosts shall defend them ] See, for examples of the first … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 9:15”

And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. 14. whirlwinds of the south ] which were the most vehement and destructive. Isa 21:1; Job 37:9. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 9:14”

When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man. 13. bent ] Lit. trodden, because the foot was placed on the bow in bending it. The warriors of Israel are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 9:13”

Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope: even today do I declare [that] I will render double unto thee; 12. This verse coheres closely with the verse which precedes it, and a full stop should be printed at the end of it, as in R. V. There is a sharp contrast between the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 9:12”

As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein [is] no water. 11. As for thee also ] Lit. also thou, i.e. as regards thee (O daughter of Sion), I will also (in addition to all that has been promised, Zec 9:9-10) liberate … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 9:11”

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 the river [even] to the ends of the earth. 10. I will cut … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 9:10”

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. 9. thy King cometh ] The reference to Christ, the true King of Israel, is direct and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Zechariah 9:9”