The Prophecy continued This chapter is not a new prophecy but a continuation and expansion of the promises made in chap. 9. The coincidences of thought and even of language (as Maurer points out) are numerous and striking (see the references in the notes below). The first two verses of the chapter... [ Continue Reading ]
_the latter rain_ Would you have even now a measure at least of the promised abundance, seek it of Jehovah; look to Him for the rain that prepares (Psalms 65:9-10), as well as for the crowning gift itself (Ib. Zechariah 10:11) of "corn" and "wine." The _latter rain_fell in March or April and served... [ Continue Reading ]
_idols_ Lit. TERAPHIM. They were of human form, whether busts or full-length figures, and were apparently sometimes (1 Samuel 19:13), if not always (Genesis 31:19), of life size. Compare, for the use of them in divination, as here, Ezekiel 21:21. _they comfort in vain_ when they promise rain and fr... [ Continue Reading ]
_was kindled … punished … hath made is kindled … will punish … shall make_, R. V. _the shepherds_ who though they were "no (true) shepherds," yet retained the name and office. Quite parallel is the passage in Ezekiel (Ezekiel 34:5-6 with Ezekiel 34:7-10); where also (Ezekiel 10:17-22), as here, the... [ Continue Reading ]
_out of him came forth_ Rather, FROM HIM (JUDAH) _shall_ COME FORTH. Comp. Jeremiah 30:21. Some, however, take it to mean "from Him, Jehovah, shall proceed," &c. Comp. Ephesians 4:11. _the corner_ i.e. _the corner-stone_, which was the stay and ornament of the whole building. Isaiah 28:16; Ephesian... [ Continue Reading ]
Comp. Zechariah 9:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
The return of the whole nation to their own land 6. _bring them again to place them_ A single word in Hebrew, which however is irregular in form, and may be referred to either of two regular forms, meaning respectively, "I will cause them to return," "I will cause them to dwell." The A. V. with the... [ Continue Reading ]
_as through wine_ Comp. Zechariah 9:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will hiss for them_ "Formerly God had so spoken of His summoning the enemies of His people to chastise them (Isaiah 7:18-19; Isaiah 5:26-27). He would gather them like the countless numbers of the insect creation, which if united would irresistibly desolate life. He would summon them as the bee-o... [ Continue Reading ]
_I will sow them among the people_ PEOPLES, R. V. Their dispersion among the nations of the earth shall not be for their destruction, but like the sowing of corn, which is scattered broad-cast, not that it may be lost and perish, but that it may bring forth much fruit. Comp. Hosea 2:23. "Ego eos mul... [ Continue Reading ]
_Egypt … Assyria_ It is of _Ephraim,_or _the ten tribes_, that the prophet is here speaking. In Zechariah 10:3-6 of this chapter the promise is to _the house of Judah_. In Zechariah 10:6 _the house of Joseph_is introduced as sharing in it. In Zechariah 10:7-12 this part of the promise is exclusively... [ Continue Reading ]
_he_ i.e. Jehovah, as He did through the Red Sea, when He gave the first great deliverance to His people. _with affliction_ i.e. to His enemies. Comp. Exodus 14:24-25; Exodus 14:27; Exodus 15:3-7. This is perhaps the best rendering of this difficult and much disputed clause. _The sea of affliction_... [ Continue Reading ]
_walk up and down_ i.e. pursue the course of their lives. Comp. Micah 4:5; Coloss. Zechariah 3:7.... [ Continue Reading ]