Zechariah 9:11-17 NIV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:12

Turn you to the strong hold - Ye who feel your sins, and are shut up under a sense of your guilt, look up to him who was delivered for your offenses, and rose again for your justification. Ye have hope, let that hope lead you to faith, and that faith to the blood of the covenant; and, through that blood, to God, the Father of all. I will render double unto thee - Give thee an abundance of peace and salvation. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:13

When I have bent Judah - Judah is the bow, and Ephraim is the arrows; and these are to be shot against the Greeks. I am inclined, with Bp. Newcome, to consider that the language of this prophecy is too strong to point out the only trifling advantage which the Maccabees gained over Antiochus, who was of Macedonian descent; and it is probable that these prophecies remain to be fulfilled against the present possessors of Javan or Greece, Macedonia, and a part of Asia Minor. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:14

The Lord shall be seen over them - Shadowing and refreshing them, as the cloud did the camp in the wilderness. His arrow shall go forth as the lightning - They shall be conquered in a way that will show that God fights for his followers. The description here is very sublime; we have a good imitation of it in Nonnus: - Και τοτε γαιαν ἁπασαν επεκλυσεν ὑετιος Ζευς,π Πυκνωσας νεφεεσσιν ὁλον πολον· ουρανιη γαρΒρονταιοις παταγοισι Διος μυκησατο σαλπιγξ . Nonn. Dionys., lib. 6.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:15

The Lord of hosts shall defend then - He alone is the sure trust of his Church. Subdue with sling-stones - This was an ancient and powerful instrument in the hands of the Hebrews. See the note on Judges 20:16 . They shall drink - After the victory gained as above, thy people shall hold a feast, and drink and be filled with wine. There is no intimation here that they shall drink the blood of their enemies, as some barbarous nations were accustomed to do. When they have gained the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:16

Shall save them in that day - They are his flock, and he is their Shepherd; and, as his own, he shall save and defend them. As the stones of a crown - מתנוססות נזר אבני abney nezer mithnosesoth , "crowned stones erecting themselves;" i.e., being set up by themselves, as monuments of some deliverance, they seem to be lifting themselves up; offering themselves to the attention of every passenger. It may however refer to stones anointed with oil; a sort of temporary altars set up to the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:17

How great is his goodness - In himself and towards them. And how great is his beauty! - His comeliness, holiness, and purity, put in and upon them. Corn shall make the young men cheerful - They shall be gladdened and strengthened by plenty of food; and they shall speak aloud of God's mercies in their harvest home. And new wine the maids - Who shall prepare the wine from an abundant vintage. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:11

Verse 11 Here he applies his former doctrine to its right use, so that the faithful might emerge from their sorrow, and come to that joy which he had before encouraged them to entertain. He then addresses Jerusalem, as though he had said, “There is no reason for thee to torment thyself with perplexed and anxious thoughts, for I will accomplish what I have promised — that I would become a deliverer to my people.” For this doubt might have occurred to them — “Why does he exhort us to rejoice,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:12

Verse 12 Zechariah proceeds with the same subject. He bids the Jews suddenly to retake themselves to their fortress. There is no doubt but that he means by that term the holy land; nor do I oppose the opinion of those who think the temple to be intended: for Jerusalem and the whole of Judea is called a fortress, and for this reason, because God had chosen his sanctuary there. It is then the same, as though one wishing to collect a dispersed and straggling band of soldiers were to say, “To the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:13

Verse 13 God declares here that the Jews would be the conquerors of all nations, though they were then despised. That people, we know, were hated by all; and they were at the same time weak, and had hardly any strength, so as to be able to resist the wrongs done them on every side. As then this trial might have terrified weak minds, the Prophet says that the Jews would be as it were the bow and the quiver of God, so that they would be able to pierce all nations with their arrow; and that they... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:14

Verse 14 He goes on with the same subject, but explains what I have said — that victory is promised to the Jews, not that which they could gain by their own power, but that which should happen to them beyond their expectation; for this is what is meant when he says, that God would be seen over them. For though the events of all wars depend on God, yet he is said to be seen where there is a remarkable victory, which cannot be accounted for by men. When unequal armies engage, it is no wonder when... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:14

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