zechariah-13:8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 13:2-9

False prophets and true shepherd (13:2-9)Having introduced the subject of forgiveness and cleansing, Zechariah goes on to deal with those evils that had to be removed from the land. One of Israel’s chief sins was idolatry, and this had been encouraged by the false prophets. Therefore, all false prophets must be killed (2-3).If a false prophet escapes, he might try to preserve his life by throwing away his prophet’s cloak and disguising himself as a farmer. But he will not be able to remove the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 13:8

saith the LORD = [is] Jehovah's oracle. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 13:8

"And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein."Baldwin and others have supposed that this refers to the killing of two thirds of the Jewish population, as at the siege of Jerusalem by the Romans; and, of course, that literally occurred; but "in that day" appears to focus the prophecy upon what will take place in God's spiritual Israel throughout history. If so, it is but a way of saying what Jesus... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Zechariah 13:7-9

Zechariah 13:7-9. Awake, O sword, &c.— The prophet here begins a prophesy concerning the suffering of Christ, and the rising church of Christians. St. Matthew, Mat 26:31 assures us, that these words were spoken of Christ. Instead of smite, Houbigant reads, I will smite, conformably to the last clause; but I will turn, or bring back my hand upon the little ones: that is, upon that third part of the people, which was to be tried as gold in the furnace. The third part of the people is that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 13:8

8, 9. Two-thirds of the Jewish nation were to perish in the Roman wars, and a third to survive. Probably from the context ( :-), which has never yet been fulfilled, the destruction of the two-thirds (literally, "the proportion of two," or "portion of two") and the saving of the remnant, the one-third, are still future, and to be fulfilled under Antichrist. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 13:7-9

The smiting of the Shepherd and the scattering of the sheep 13:7-9 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Zechariah 13:8-9

The scattering of the sheep would result in two-thirds of the flock dying and one-third remaining alive. The Lord would refine the surviving one-third in the fires of affliction (cf. Zechariah 3:2; Ezekiel 5:1-12). This remnant must be the same group of Israelites, described in Zechariah 12:10 to Zechariah 13:1, who would turn to God in repentance. Evidently two-thirds of the Jews, the unbelieving, will perish during the Tribulation and one-third will live through it and enter the Millennium.... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 13:1-9

Purification of JerusalemImportant results follow this great act of national sorrow. 1. The land is purged of sin; 2a, of idols; 2b-6, of prophets, who as a class have fallen into disrepute, and who henceforth will be ashamed of their office.1. The idea of water as a symbol of spiritual cleansing was familiar in Jewish thought: cp. Ezekiel 36:25; Ezekiel 47:1. The Messianic reference is obvious. 2. Idols] Idolatry was never rampant in Israel after the exile. Those who maintain a post-exilic... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Zechariah 13:7-9

(7-9) It has been objected that “The mention of the ‘house of David’ (Zechariah 12:7; Zechariah 13:1) is inconsistent with the supposition of the authorship of Zechariah.” The answer is obvious, viz., that the house of David had not ceased with the captivity; on the contrary, Zerubbabel was its representative on the return. There is, too (not to mention cases more generally known), a family living to this day at Aleppo, the members of which, on account of its claim to be descended from the... read more