Zechariah 13:4-6 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

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 13:5

But he shall say, I am no prophet ,.... That he is not of the Romish clergy, or of any of their religious orders, having laid aside his habit: I am an husbandman ; he shall put on the habit of a husbandman, and work for his bread; for he will not be able to support himself, as before, with the sale of pardons and indulgences, and by praying souls out of purgatory; for no man hereafter will buy of his merchandise, Revelation 18:11 and he will be ashamed of his former calling and... 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

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:5

But he shall say, I am no prophet - This must be the case of a false prophet or diviner, who had been obliged to give up his infamous practice, and become even a laborer in the land. But having been known to be such, he is questioned by the people to see if he still were addicted in heart to the same practices. He declares he is no prophet, neither true nor false; that he is now a husbandman, and was brought up a herdsman. 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

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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:5

Verse 5 He describes repentance in this verse more fully. When Paul wished to exhort the faithful to newness of life, he said, “Let him who has stolen, steal no more; but rather work with his own hands, that he may relieve the wants of others.” (Ephesians 4:18.) Paul notices two parts of repentance, — that thieves are to refrain from acts of dishonesty and wrong, — and that they ought to labor in order to aid others and relieve their wants. So also Zechariah mentions these two particulars, —... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:6

Verse 6 Here the Prophet, in order to finish what we explained yesterday, says that such would be the discipline among the new people after having repented, that each in his own house would chastise his sons and relatives: and it is an evidence of perfect zeal, when not only judges perform their office in correcting wickedness, but when also private individuals assist to preserve public order, each according to his power. It is indeed true that the use of the sword is not allowed us, so that... read more

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 13:5

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:5

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

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:6

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