Zechariah 9:11 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 9:11

Zechariah 9:11. As for thee also O Jerusalem, or church of God; for the prophet, speaking in the name of God, must be supposed to direct his discourse to her, the pronoun and the affixes, in the Hebrew, being in the feminine gender; by the blood of thy covenant By the blood of the Messiah, in which thy covenant is confirmed: for though it is God’s covenant as made by him, and Christ’s as made in and through him, it is Zion’s covenant as made for her. I have sent forth thy prisoners out... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 9:1-17

9:1-14:21 THE TRIUMPH OF THE MESSIAHIsrael always looked forward to a messianic day of glory and power. The people longed for the day when all enemies would be destroyed, and righteousness would be established in the land under the rule of the Messiah. The nation’s re-establishment under Zerubbabel and Joshua was a foretaste of that great day. Israel could expect to see its former enemies conquered and full independence restored in its land.This in fact happened. The years 334-326 BC saw the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 9:11

thee = thee [O Zion] (feminine; agreeing with Zion), which is also feminine in verses: Zechariah 9:9 , Zechariah 9:13 . the blood of thy covenant : or, thy covenant of blood. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 24:5-8 ) Compare Hebrews 13:20 . have sent forth = i.e. sent forth [from their captivity]. out of the pit, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 37:24 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 9:11

"As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I have set free thy prisoners from the pit wherein is no water.""The blood of thy covenant ..." This is one of the most beautiful passages in the Old Testament. Whatever the "blood of thy covenant" under the law of Moses was, Jesus Christ our Lord told the faithful and righteous remnant of Israel in the city of Jerusalem (his holy apostles), "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto the remission of sins"... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 9:11

Zechariah 9:11. It is more than probable, that the remaining part of this prophesy, to the end of the next chapter, relates to matters of which the time is not yet come. It is but reasonable to presume, that as the prediction follows that of the Messiah's coming, the accomplishment was meant to take place in the same order of succession. But since the time of our Saviour's appearance on earth nothing has happened to the Jewish nation in any degree answerable to what is here predicted; no return... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 9:11

11. As for thee also—that is, the daughter of Zion," or "Jerusalem" ( :-): the theocracy. The "thee also," in contradistinction to Messiah spoken of in :-, implies that besides cutting off the battle-bow and extending MESSIAH'S "dominion to the ends of the earth," God would also deliver for her her exiled people from their foreign captivity. by the blood of thy covenant—that is, according to the covenant vouchsafed to thee on Sinai, and ratified by the blood of sacrifices (Exodus 24:8; Hebrews... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 9:11

As for the Israelites (Zion), the Lord promised to set free those of them whom their enemies would hold prisoner. He pictured this as taking them out of a dry cistern where they were captives, like Joseph and Jeremiah (Genesis 37:24; Jeremiah 38:6-9)."God’s people had been in the ’pit’ of Babylonian exile, but they would find themselves in a worse predicament in the end of the age. From that pit God would again retrieve them according to His faithfulness to His covenant promises." [Note:... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 9:11-17

The deliverance and blessing of Zion’s people 9:11-17Before Messiah can reign in peace, He must destroy all enemies and deliver and restore His people (cf. Psalms 110). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 9:1-17

Judgments on the Nations. The Prince of Peace1-8. A judgment is about to fall on Damascus, Hamath, Tyre, Sidon, and the cities of the Philistines. A remnant from Philistia will acknowledge God. God will encamp around His sanctuary. 9, 10. The coming of Messiah and His kingdom of peace. 11-17. Hope for Israel. God will enable her to contend successfully with Greece. He will aid and bless her.1. Burden] oracle, or prophecy: see Jeremiah 23:33-40. In the land] RV ’upon the land.’Hadrach] not... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 9:9-17

(9-17) The advent of the king. It has been urged as an objection against the post-exilic authorship of this passage that “Ephraim” and “Jerusalem” are mentioned, as though Israel were still separated from Judah. But, on the contrary, Ephraim and Jerusalem are here strictly parallel terms, as are also “Judah” and “Ephraim” (Zechariah 9:13), where both are represented as equally opposed to the sons of Javan. The nation was now one (Ezekiel 37:22) and known by the names of “Israel” (Zechariah... read more