ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON Zechariah 13:1 To cleanse the repentant people from their sin, God will open up a fountain (v. Zechariah 13:1) from which will flow the running water necessary for ritual purification (see Leviticus 14:5; compare Ezekiel 47:1; Revelation 22:1). The people’s uncleanness comes from their devotion to idols (Zechariah 13:2; compare Ezekiel 36:25). This is the sin that “pierced” the Lord (Zechariah 12:10), a phrase recalled by John as he told of Christ’s death on the cross (John 19:37). The Lord promises to remove the names of the idols from the land, ending their influence and memory (Zechariah 13:2).

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