Zechariahchapter 12
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A.Jerusalem a cup of trembling and a burdensome stonevv. 1-9
1 This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him: 2 “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem. 3 On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured. 4 On that day, declares the LORD, I will strike every horse with panic, and every rider with madness. I will keep a watchful eye on the house of Judah, but I will strike with blindness all the horses of the nations. 5 Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts: ‘The people of Jerusalem are my strength, for the LORD of Hosts is their God.’ 6 On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there. 7 The LORD will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah. 8 On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them. 9 So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
B.They shall look on me whom they have piercedvv. 10-14
10 Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. 11 On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. 12 The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives, 13 the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives, 14 and all the remaining clans and their wives.
Chapter summary
'The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel,' spoken by the God who stretches out the heavens and 'formeth the spirit of man within him.' Jerusalem becomes a cup of reeling to the peoples round about and 'a burdensome stone for all the peoples; all that burden themselves with it shall be sore wounded,' with all the nations of the earth gathered against it, a siege still ahead of history.
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Chapter summary
'The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel,' spoken by the God who stretches out the heavens and 'formeth the spirit of man within him.' Jerusalem becomes a cup of reeling to the peoples round about and 'a burdensome stone for all the peoples; all that burden themselves with it shall be sore wounded,' with all the nations of the earth gathered against it, a siege still ahead of history.
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'The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel,' spoken by the God who stretches out the heavens and 'formeth the spirit of man within him.' Jerusalem becomes a cup of reeling to the peoples round about and 'a burdensome stone for all the peoples; all that burden themselves with it shall be sore wounded,' with all the nations of the earth gathered against it, a siege still ahead of history. God strikes the horses with terror and their riders with madness, saving the tents of Judah first so no house may boast. Then the mourning: 'they shall look unto me whom they have pierced' (12:10), grieving as for an only son, the verse John 19 and Revelation 1 both quote of Christ.
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.
Context
Prophecy · Zechariah — Zechariah overview
- A. 1–9 Jerusalem a cup of trembling and a burdensome stone
- B. 10–14 They shall look on me whom they have pierced
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Zechariah 142 verses
- Zechariah 14:2For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.
- Zechariah 14:14Judah will also fight at Jerusalem, and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance.
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Micah 52 verses
- Micah 5:2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
- Micah 5:5And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.
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Joel 31 verse
- Joel 3:16The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
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Revelation 11 verse
- Revelation 1:7Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
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Jeremiah 511 verse
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Isaiah 571 verse
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Psalms 751 verse
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Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.