Zechariah 13:4

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 13:4

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed, everyone of his vision, when he hath prophesied ,.... He shall be ashamed of the doctrines he has delivered, they will appear to all men so ridiculous and absurd; as the doctrines of merit, and the works of supererogation; of transubstantiation and purgatory; of pardons, penance, &c;: neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive ; or, "a hairy garment" F17 אדרת שער "pallio pili", Montanus;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:4

Neither shall they wear a rough garment - A rough garment made of goats' hair, coarse wool, or the course pile of the camel, was the ordinary garb of God's prophets. And the false prophets wore the same; for they pretended to the same gifts, and the same spirit, and therefore they wore the same kind of garments. John Baptist had a garment of this kind. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:4

Verse 4 Zechariah proceeds with the same subject, but in other words and in another mode of speaking, and says, that so great would be the light of knowledge, that those who had previously passed themselves as the luminaries of the Church would be constrained to be ashamed of themselves. And he farther shows how it was that so great and so gross errors had arisen, when the whole of religion had been trodden under foot, and that was because Satan had veiled the eyes and minds of all, so that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 13:1-6

§ 3. This repentance will lead to purification from past defilement, and a reaction against idolatry and false prophet. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 13:1-6

The gospel age. "In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered," etc. Concerning the preceding chapter and these six verses, Dr. Keil says, "This section forms the first half of the second prophecy of Zechariah concerning the future of Israel and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 13:2-6

The end of error. "And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols," etc. After the end of sin, the end of that which leads to sin, viz. of error. This gift completes the previous blessings by making them lasting and sure (comp. Psalms 85:8 ). This gift also, as we find it described here, is most complete in itself. It is so, whether we consider what is told us I. THE ACTION OF GOD . It is promised here that he will... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 13:4

Shall be ashamed. The falsity of their pretensions being now recognized, these prophets shall be ashamed to utter their oracles in public. When he hath prophesied; rather, when he prophesieth. A rough garment; a mantle of hair; Septuagint. δέῤῥιν τριχίνην : Vulgate, pallio saccino. Such was the mantle of Elijah ( 1 Kings 19:13 , 1 Kings 19:19 ; 2 Kings 1:8 ; 2 Kings 2:13 , 2 Kings 2:14 ) and of John the Baptist ( Matthew 3:4 ), and it seems to have become the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 13:4

The prophets shall be ashamed, every one of them - They who before their conversion, gave themselves to such deceits, shall be ashamed of their deeds; as, after the defeat of the seven sons of the chief priest Sceva, “fear fall on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified, and many that believed came and confessed and showed their deeds: many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together and burned them before all, and they counted the price of them, and found... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 13:4-5

Zechariah 13:4-5. The prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision That is, of the extraordinary communication which he pretended to have received, when he uttered a prophecy which he knew to be false. Neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive The true prophets were wont to wear rough or hairy garments, and therefore the false ones did the same, in order to pass off their impostures; but the words here imply that they should do this no longer. But he shall say, I am no... read more

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