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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 14:8-15

Here are, I. Blessings promised to Jerusalem, the gospel-Jerusalem, in the day of the Messiah, and to all the earth, by virtue of the blessings poured out on Jerusalem, especially to the land of Israel. 1. Jerusalem shall be a spring of living waters to the world; it was made so when there the Spirit was poured out upon the apostles, and thence the word of the Lord diffused itself to the nations about (Zech. 14:8): Living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; for there they began, and thence... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 14:12

And this shall be the plagues ,.... This respects one or more, or all, of the seven plagues, which will be inflicted on the antichristian states, mentioned in Revelation 15:1 , wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem ; who have been the enemies and persecutors of his church; and with which plague or plagues they shall be utterly consumed and destroyed: their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet ; antichrist will be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 14:13

And it shall come to pass in that day ,.... When the vials are pouring out: that a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them ; the Targum renders it, a great tumult, or noise of killing; and the Septuagint, an ecstasy: it refers to the earthquake, and the slaughter of seven thousand men of name, and the fright upon that, Revelation 11:13 and they shall lay hold everyone on the hand of his neighbour, and shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour ; there will be a... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:12

And this shall be the plague - All her enemies shall be destroyed. Their flesh shall consume away - These are the effects of famine which are described in this verse. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:13

A great tumult from the Lord - Among those enemies of his Church, who shall engage and destroy each other. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:12

Verse 12 The Prophet adds, that though there would not be wanting many ungodly men, who should distress the Church, and attempt many things for its destruction, yet God would be a defender and would inflict punishment, which would exhibit a clear and decided proof of that paternal favor which he manifests towards his Church. But these things do not seem to harmonise — that the people should dwell safely at Jerusalem, and yet that there would be enemies violently disturbing the city: but by... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:13

Verse 13 The Prophet seems again to be inconsistent with himself; for after having declared that God would be the defender of his people, so as to destroy and consume all people for their sake, he now adds that there would be intestine discords, by which the Jews would wilfully consume one another; while yet there is nothing more improbable than that the people, who live under God’s protection, should so divide themselves into factions, as to perish miserably without any outward enemy. But... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:12

This shall be the plague. These are the instruments which the Lord uses when he fights against the nations (not the people , as in the Authorized Version), Zechariah 14:3 . The plague, or smiting ( maggephah ), is some contagions affliction sent by God, as in Exodus 9:14 ; Numbers 14:37 ; 1 Samuel 6:4 . Their . It is, in the Hebrew, "his flesh, his feet," etc; to show that the general plague extends to every individual. In the last clause the plural is used, "their mouth."... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:12-15

§ 8. Having noted the blessings on the true Israelites, the prophet gives further details concerning the destruction of the enemies: they shall perish by plague, by mutual slaughter, by the sword of Judah. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:12-15

The elements by which the Divine government punishes sin. "And this shall be the plague," etc. In the third verse of this chapter we are told that "the Lord shall go forth and fight against those nations," that is, against those nations comprehended in the armies which destroyed Jerusalem; and we have elsewhere endeavoured to illustrate how God punishes bad men by bad men. This passage is a further illustration of the idea. There are three elements of punishment which Jehovah is... read more

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