Zechariah 12:10-14

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 12:9-14

The day here spoken of is the day of Jerusalem's defence and deliverance, that glorious day when God will appear for the salvation of his people, which, if it do refer to the successes which the Jews had against their enemies in the time of the Maccabees, yet certainly looks further, to the gospel-day, to Christ's victories over the powers of darkness and the great salvation he has wrought for his chosen. Now we have here an account of two remarkable works designed in that day. I. A glorious... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 12:10

And I will pour out upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem ,.... The Jews that belong to the family of Christ, and to the heavenly Jerusalem, the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven: the Spirit of grace and of supplications ; by which is meant the Holy Spirit of God, who is called the "Spirit of grace"; not merely because he is good and gracious, and loving to his people, and is of grace given unto them; but because he is the author of all... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 12:11

In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem ,.... Great numbers being awakened, convinced, and converted, and brought to true repentance: as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon . Lightfoot F9 Works, vol. 1. p. 46. thinks the prophet alludes to the two great and general lamentations of Israel; the one about the rock Rimmon, where a whole tribe was come to four hundred (it should be six hundred) men, Judges 20:47 and may be rendered, "the sad shout of... read more

John Gill

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

And the land shall mourn ,.... That is, the inhabitants of it; not only Jerusalem, but the land of Judea, and the people in it everywhere: in the Talmud F15 T. Hieros. Succah, fol. 55. 2. it is said, this is the mourning of the Messiah, that is, on his account: every family apart ; though the mourning will be general and public, yet it will be not in a body of the whole people together, but separate and distinct: the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart ;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 12:13

The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart ,.... Because of the contempt of the priestly office of Christ, which theirs prefigured, and was abolished by him; because of their trampling upon his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice: the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart ; not of Shimea the son of David, 1 Chronicles 3:5 as Jarchi thinks, for his family is comprehended in the family of David; nor of Shimei the son of Merari, and grandson of Levi, 1... read more

John Gill

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

All the families that remain ,.... That will be in being in those times; every family apart, and their wives apart ; for the whole nation shall be born at once, and converted, and all Israel shall be saved, Isaiah 66:8 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 12:10

I will pour upon the house of David - This is the way in which the Jews themselves shall be brought into the Christian Church. "They shall have the spirit of grace," God will show them that he yet bears favor to them. They shall be excited to fervent and continual prayer for the restoration of the Divine favor. Christ shall be preached unto them; and they shall look upon and believe in him whom they pierced, whom they crucified at Jerusalem. 4. This shall produce deep and sincere... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 12:11

A great mourning - A universal repentance. As the mourning of Hadadrimmon - They shall mourn as deeply for the crucified Christ as their forefathers did for the death of Josiah, who was slain at Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. See 2 Chronicles 35:24 , 2 Chronicles 35:25 . read more

Adam Clarke

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

Every family apart - The meaning of the word apart, which recurs here so often, may be this: Their sorrow shall be so deep and distressing, that every one will endeavor to avoid another, and vent his grief and distress of soul in private. And even husbands and wives shall separate from each other in this general mourning, as they were obliged to do by law in certain circumstances. See 1 Corinthians 7:5 ; (note), and the note there. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 12:10

Verse 10 At the beginning of this verse the Prophet intimates, that though the Jews were then miserable and would be so in future, yet God would be merciful to them: and thus he exhorts them to patience, that they might not faint through a long-continued weariness. For it was not enough to promise to them what we have noticed respecting God’s aid, except Zechariah had added, that God would at length be merciful and gracious to them after they had endured so many evils, that the world would... read more

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