Zechariah 12:12 NIV

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 12:12

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

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 12:12

Verse 12 Zechariah seems to have used more words than necessary to complete his subject; for he appears to be diffuse on a plain matter: but we ought to attend to its vast importance; for it seemed incredible, that any of that nation would repent, since they had almost all been given up to a reprobate mind. For who could have thought that there was any place for the favor of God, inasmuch as all, as far as they could, even from the least to the greatest, attempted to involve Christ in darkness?... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 12:9-14

Wonderful sorrow. "And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations," etc. There is much that is striking in the apparent connection of this passage with that before. Just when God shall be seen by his people to be "seeking" and bringing about (see Zechariah 12:9 ) the overthrow and destruction of their many enemies, they, on the other hand, will be seen to be overwhelmed with sorrow of heart. Their souls, as it were, will be plunged into darkness at the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 12:10-14

§ 2. There shall ensue an outpouring of God's Spirit upon Israel, which shall produce a great national repentance. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 12:10-14

Penitential sorrow. "And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn," etc. To whatever particular event this passage refers, the subject is obvious and most important, viz. that of penitential sorrow. And five things... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 12:11-14

The great mourning. The scene depicted has reference first of all to the Jews. Already partially fulfilled. But the principles involved are of universal application. Take it to illustrate true repentance. I. GOD FOR ITS CAUSE . Not man, but God. The Father of our spirits acting on our spirit. "The spirit of grace." II. SINNERS OF MANKIND FOR ITS SUBJECTS . Not angels. We read of their fail, but never of their rising again. For them there seems no place for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 12:12

The land. Not Jerusalem only, but the whole country. Every family apart. The mourning should extend to every individual of every family (comp. Ezekiel 24:23 ). David … Nathan. First the royal family is mentioned generally, to show that no one, however, high in station, is exempted from this mourning; and then a particular branch is named to individualize the lamentation. Nathan is that son of David from whom descended Zerubbabel ( 1 Chronicles 3:5 ; Luke 3:27 , Luke 3:31 ). ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 12:12-14

This sorrow should be universal but also individual, the whole land, and that, family by family; the royal family in the direct line of its kings, and in a branch from Nathan, a son of David and whole brother of Solomon 1 Chronicles 3:5, which was continued on in private life yet was still to be an ancestral line of Jesus Luke 3:31 : in like way the main priestly family from Levi, and a subordinate line from a grandson of Levi, “the family of Shimei” Numbers 3:23; and all the remaining... read more

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

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

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 12:9-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 12:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 12:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 12:11-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 12:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 12:12-14

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