Zechariah 9:11

ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON Zechariah 9:11 The prisoners, those remaining in exile, will be freed from the waterless pit, a dry well used as a temporary prison (see Genesis 37:24; Jeremiah 38:6). This salvation comes because of the blood of my covenant, that is, the blood of the sacrifices offered to confirm the covenant (see Exodus 24:8). Because of this covenant bond between God and his people, they should return to Jerusalem, their “stronghold” (Zechariah 9:12; Zechariah 2:6).