Zechariah 8:14 - Exposition

The ground of the prom[so is the will of God, who cannot deceive. As I thought to punish you; as I purposed to do evil to you; i.e. to the nation whose continuity is thus intimated (comp. Haggai 2:5 ; and for a similar contrast of punishment and blessing, see Jeremiah 31:25 ). I repented not. God carried out the dread decree to the full ( Zechariah 1:6 ; 2 Chronicles 36:16 ). (For the phrase applied to God, comp. Numbers 23:19 ; Jeremiah 4:28 ; Jonah 3:10 , where see note.) Vulgate, "I pitied not."