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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 2:10-13

Here is, I. Joy proclaimed to the church of God, to the daughter of Zion, that had separated herself from the daughter of Babylon. The Jews that had returned were in distress and danger, their enemies in the neighbourhood were spiteful against them, their friends that remained in Babylon were cool towards them, shy of them, and declined coming in to their assistance; and yet they are directed to sing, and to rejoice even in tribulation. Note, Those that have recovered their purity, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 2:10

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion ,.... Or, "congregation of Zion", as the Targum paraphrases it; the Jewish church, great numbers of that people being converted, and in a church state; or the whole Christian church at this time, consisting of Jews and Gentiles, who are called upon to rejoice and sing at the destruction of antichrist; see Revelation 18:20 and because of the presence of God in the midst of them, as follows: for, lo, I come ; not in the flesh: this is not to be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 2:10

I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord - This must chiefly refer to the Christian church, in which God ever dwells by the power of his Spirit, as he had done by the symbol of his presence in the first Jewish temple. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 2:10

Verse 10 He continues the same subject. The meaning is, that God begins nothing which he does not determine to bring to its end. Since then he had already begun to gather his people, that they might dwell in the Holy Land, it was a work in progress, at length to be completed; for the Lord’s will was not to be a half Redeemer. This is the purport of what the Prophet says. But he now exhorts Sion to rejoice, as though the happiness which he predicts was already enjoyed. This mode of speaking, as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 2:1-13

§ 5. The third vision: the man with the measuring line. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 2:10

Sing and rejoice. The Jews released from Babylon, and the whole Jewish nation, are bidden to exult in the promised protection and presence of the Lord. Lo, I come; Septuagint, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἔρχομαι , So Christ is called, ὁ ἐρχόμενος , "he that cometh" ( Matthew 11:3 ). I will dwell in the midst of thee ( Zechariah 8:3 ; Zechariah 9:9 ). Not merely the rebuilding of the temple is siginified, and the re-establisihment of the ordained worship (though without the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 2:10-13

The benefits of God's presence. "Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for to, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee," etc. In these verses the prophecy takes us back to a thought twice touched on already (see Zechariah 1:16 ; Zechariah 2:5 ), viz. the manifested presence of God with his people. Three times over in the present passage is this same thought referred to (observe" I will dwell," both in Zechariah 2:10 and Zechariah 2:11 ; and "habitation," in Zechariah 2:13 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 2:10-13

The joys of the Church in her great Head. "It is a great jubilee of joy to which Zion is invited. Thrice besides is she invited with the same word ( Isaiah 54:1 ; Zephaniah 3:14 , Zephaniah 3:15 ; Isaiah 12:6 ), and all for the restored and renewed presence of God" (Pusey). I. THE GLORY OF HIS PRESENCE . Absenteeism is a sore evil among men, but the King of Zion is always in residence. II. THE VASTNESS OF HIS DOMINION . Not material but moral. Souls.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 2:10-13

The joy of the millennial Church. "Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord," etc. "The daughter Zion, or the Church of the Lord, delivered out of Babylon, is to rejoice with joy, because her glorification is commencing now. The Lord comes to her in his angel, in whom is his Name ( Exodus 23:21 ) and his face ( Exodus 33:14 ), i.e. the Angel of his face ( Isaiah 63:9 ), who reveals his nature, to dwell in the midst... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 2:10

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion - It is a great jubilee of joy, to which Zion is invited. Thrice beside is she invited with this same word, and all for the restored or renewed Presence of God. “Cry aloud for joy, thou barren which bare not” Isaiah 54:1, as here, on the coming in of the Gentiles, “Cry aloud for joy, O daughter of Zion; jubilate, O Israel; rejoice and exult with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem; the Lord, the King of Israel, is in the midst of thee” Zephaniah 3:14-15.... read more

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