Verse 12
12. Plague Or, pestilence. A word always used of a plague or punishment sent directly by Jehovah. The nature of the disease is described in the rest of the verse.
Fought against Jerusalem See on Zechariah 14:1-2.
Their flesh shall consume away Literally (G.-K., 113y), he (Jehovah) will cause their flesh to rot.
While they stand upon their feet While they are still alive. To show further the terribleness of the plague the destruction of the eyes and tongue, important members of the human body, is specified. The prophet probably did not intend these expressions to be pressed too literally. He makes the description so vivid simply to indicate the awfulness of the calamity, whatever might be its exact character.
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