Zechariah 12:3-5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 12:4

In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, stupefying - Zechariah revives the words concentrated by Moses, to express the stupefaction at their ills, which God would accumulate upon His people, if they perseveringly rebelled against Him. Each expresses the intensity of the visitation. “The horse and his rider” Deut. 27:28 had, through Moses’ song at the Red Sea, become the emblem of worldly power, overthrown. That song opens; “I will sing unto the Lord; for He hath... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 12:5

And the princes of Judah - He pictures the onemindedness of the Church. No one shall assume anything to himself; each shall exalt the strength which the other was to him; but all, “in the Lord. The princes of Judah” shall say “in their heart,” not outwardly or politically, but in inward conviction, “strength to me” (all speak as one) “are the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the Lord of hosts their God.” The highest in human estimation acknowledge that their strength is in those who are of no... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 12:3

Zechariah 12:3. I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone Jerusalem is here compared to a stone of great weight, which, being too heavy for those who attempted to lift it up, or remove it, falls back upon them and crushes them to pieces. St. Jerome, in a note on the place, speaks of an exercise, which, he says, was common in Palestine, and throughout all Judea, in his days, in which the young men, who were ambitious to show their strength, used to lift up stones of enormous weight, as high... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 12:4-5

Zechariah 12:4-5. In that day This expression, in the prophetical writings, is of large extent, and not only signifies that particular point of time last spoken of, but some time afterward. I will smite every horse with astonishment Many commentators explain this of the victories which Judas Maccabæus gained over Antiochus’s captains, whose chief force consisted in cavalry. But, as Archbishop Newcome observes, the language is much too strong, as it is also Zechariah 12:6-9, to denote the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 12:1-14

Victory, but with mourning (12:1-13:1)On occasions God used Gentile nations to punish his people Israel, but if his desire was to fight for Israel, no enemy attack could be successful. On the occasion that Zechariah speaks of in Chapter 12, God strengthens his people to overthrow the armies that besiege Jerusalem (12:1-3). The charging horses of the enemy are thrown into confusion as God comes to the help of his people. The Jewish leaders acknowledge that, above all, God is the cause of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 12:3

And = And it shall come to pass that in that day, &c. a burdensome stone . A stone difficult to lift or to move; not a stone to throw. Occurs only here. burden, &c. i.e. seek to lift it. cut in pieces = lacerated. Assyria, Persia, Rome, Greece, Egypt of old, and in later days Spain, Portugal. and Russia have been so lacerated on account of their treatment of the Jews. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 12:4

astonishment = the panic. Compare Deuteronomy 28:28 . open Mine eyes upon = regard with favour. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 12:5

strength . See note on Zechariah 6:3 . the Lord of hosts . See note on Zechariah 1:3 . God. Hebrew. Elohim . App-4 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 12:3

"It shall come to pass in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples; all that burden themselves with it shall be sore wounded; and all the nations of the earth shall be gathered together against it.""Burdensome stone ..." has been variously understood, but the most reasonable explanation makes it a metaphor of a mighty boulder in a field, that defies any effort to dislodge it. All who attempt it shall be sorely wounded. The church of Christ is founded upon the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 12:4

"In that day, saith Jehovah, I will smite every horse with terror, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the peoples with madness.""In that day ..." identifies the time period in focus as the Messianic era."Smite every horse ... and his rider ..." These expressions are metaphorical descriptions of the military power and other devices used by the enemies of God's people. No device shall ever be successful in destroying the... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 12:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 12:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 12:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 12:4-5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Zechariah 12:1-14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 12:3

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 12:4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Zechariah 12:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 12:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 12:4

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