Zechariah 13:6-9 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 13:1-6

Behold the Lamb of God taking away the sin of the world, the sin of the church; for therefore was the Son of God manifested, to take away our sin, 1 John 3:5. I. He takes away the guilt of sin by the blood of his cross (Zech. 13:1): In that day, in the gospel-day, there shall be a fountain opened, that is, provision made for the cleansing of all those from the pollutions of sin who truly repent and are sorry for them. In that day, when the Spirit of grace is poured out to set them a mourning... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 13:7-9

Here is a prophecy, I. Of the sufferings of Christ, of him who was to be pierced, and was to be the fountain opened. Awake, O sword! against my Shepherd, Zech. 13:7. These are the words of God the Father, giving order and commission to the sword of his justice to awake against his Son, when he had voluntarily made his soul an offering for sin; for it pleased the Lord to bruise him and put him to grief; and he was stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted, Isa. 53:4, 10. Observe, 1. How he calls... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 13:6

And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands ?.... That is, if thou art not a prophet, what is the meaning of these wounds in thine hands? which design either those his father and mother had given him, when they thrust him through for being a false prophet, Zechariah 13:3 or the mark of the beast he received in his right hand, which he was obliged to take when he entered into holy orders, Revelation 13:9 , or the wounds and stripes he gave himself, in the exercise... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 13:7

Awake, O sword, against my shepherd ,.... Not Judas Maccabeus, slain in battle by Bacchis F23 Vid. Joseph. Antiqu. l. 12. c. 11. sect. 2. , as Grotius fancies; but Christ, Jehovah's Shepherd; for these are the words of Jehovah the Father, concerning his Son, whom he calls "my Shepherd"; because he has a property in him, as well as in the flock; and he was chosen, called, set up, and sent as such by him; on whom he laid the straying of all the sheep; and who as such died and rose again,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 13:8

And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord ,.... Either in all the land of Israel, as Kimchi interprets it; or rather in all the world, as Aben Ezra and others; for this prophecy seems to have respect, not to the calamities of the Jews at the destruction of Jerusalem, after the death of Christ, when a few were saved, a remnant according to the election of grace, yet so as by fire, for whose sake the days of tribulation were shortened; but to the external state of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 13:9

And I will bring the third part through the fire ,.... Into tribulation, as the Targum explains it; or into great distresses, comparable to fire, as Kimchi observes; this is the hour of temptation that will be in the Philadelphian church state, Revelation 3:10 . Daniel's time of trouble, such as there never was since there was a nation, Daniel 12:1 and the time of the slaying of the witnesses, Revelation 11:7 , and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:6

What are these wounds in thine hands? - Marks which he had received in honor of his idols. But he shall excuse himself by stating that he had received these marks in his own family; when, most probably, they had been dedicated to some of those idols. See the note on Isaiah 44:5 . I do not think that these words are spoken at all concerning Jesus Christ. I have heard them quoted in this way; but I cannot hear such an application of them without horror. In quoting from the Old Testament in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:7

Awake, O sword, against my Shepherd - This is generally understood of Jesus Christ. The sword is that of Divine justice which seemed to have been long asleep, and should long ago have struck either Man, or his Substitute, the Messiah. Jesus is here called God's Shepherd, because he had appointed him to feed and govern, as well as to save, the whole lost world. This is a prosopopoeia, and the address to the sword is very poetic. There is a fine passage in Aeschylus to the same effect: - ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:8

Two parts therein shall be cut off - In the war with the Romans. But the third shall be left - Those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ shall be preserved alive; and not one of these perished in the siege, or afterwards, by those wars. read more

Adam Clarke

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

I will bring the third part through the fire - The Christian Church shall endure a great fight of afflictions, by which they shall be refined - not consumed. They shall call on my name - In this way shall they offer all their prayers and supplications to God. I will say, It is my people - The Church that I have chosen in the place of the Jews who have filled up the measure of their iniquity. And they shall say, The Lord is my God - And thus communion shall be established between... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 13:1-6

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 13:7-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 13:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 13:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 13:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 13:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:8

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

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