The use of. varied vocabulary is no proof of. different authorship. It is necessitated by the changes of subject. BURDEN. Divine declaration. Hebrew. _massa'_. Compare Isaiah 13:1.Nahum 1:1. OF. that is to say. Genitive of Apposition. See App-17. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah_. App-4. IN: or, on: i... [ Continue Reading ]
HAMATH. Now Hama, SHALL BORDER THEREBY. [which] bordereth thereon: i.e. on the land of Hadrach. THOUGH. because.... [ Continue Reading ]
TYRUS. STRONG HOLD. Note the Figure of speech _Paronomasia_. Hebrew. _zor mazor_, which cannot be reproduced in English. AS. like.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6. THE LORD*. One of 134 places where the Sopherim say they altered "Jehovah" to "Adonai". App-32 and compare App-4. CAST HER OUT. dispossess her.... [ Continue Reading ]
ASHKELON. Now 'Askalan. SEE. FEAR. Note the Figure of speech _Paronomasia_ (App-6). Hebrew. _tera. vetira_. May be Englished by "shall _gaze_. and be _amazed_ (or be _dazed)_ ": or "shall peer and fear".... [ Continue Reading ]
BASTARD. half-breed, or mongrel. DWELL. sit [as king]. ASHDOD. Now Esdud.... [ Continue Reading ]
BLOOD. Hebrew bloods. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, for the sacrifices (which were, of course, eaten). ABOMINATIONS: i.e. the idolatrous sacrifices. HE THAT REMAINETH: i.e. the remnant of them. EVEN BE. he also. SHALL BE FOR. Supply the Ellipsis thus: "[shall be subject... [ Continue Reading ]
BECAUSE OF. against. PASSETH BY. RETURNETH: i.e. marcheth to and fro. and: or, so that. OPPRESSOR. Hebrew. _nagas_. to press hard, as. task-master (Exodus 5:6), or as. foreign oppressor (Isaiah 9:4; Isaiah 14:2; Isaiah 14:4), or as an exactor (2 Kings 23:35). SEEN. Supply the Ellipsis: "seen [the... [ Continue Reading ]
REJOICE, &c. Figure of speech _Paeenismos._ App-6. This verse foretells the first coming of Messiah, recorded in the Gospels. COMETH UNTO. will come unto. See note on Micah 5:2, where we have the _going forth_ from Bethlehem (Matthew 2:1). Here we have the coming unto Jerusalem (Matthew 21:5). Betw... [ Continue Reading ]
I WILL CUT OFF. Septuagint reads "and He will cut off". This refers to the yet future second coming; the present dispensation (App-71 and App-72) lying between Zechariah 9:9. HE SHALL SPEAK PEACE, Sc. Compare Psalms 46:9; Psalms 47:3.Isaiah 2:4; Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 9:7; Micah 5:5. HEATHEN. nations.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEE. thee [O Zion] (feminine; agreeing with Zion), which is also feminine in verses: Zechariah 9:9; Zechariah 9:13. THE BLOOD OF THY COVENANT: or, thy covenant of blood. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 24:5) Compare Hebrews 13:20. HAVE SENT FORTH. i.e. sent forth [from their captivity]. OUT OF T... [ Continue Reading ]
TURN. Return. STRONG HOLD. Hebrew. _bizzaron_ (from _bazaar_, to cut off). a safe because of inaccessible place. Occurs only here. HOPE. the hope: i.e. which God had given, and on which He had caused them to hope (Psalms 119:49). DOUBLE: i.e.. prosperity and blessing double what was possessed bef... [ Continue Reading ]
FILLED. grasped. THY SONS,. GREECE. Septuagint reads "the sons of Greece. GREECE. Hebrew. _Yavan_. Compare Genesis 10:2; Genesis 10:4.Isaiah 66:19; Ezekiel 27:13.Daniel 8:21; Daniel 11:2.Joel 3:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS ARROW. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Adonai_ App-4. GOD. Hebrew. _Jehovah_.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD OF HOSTS. See note on Zechariah 1:3. DEFEND. See note on Isaiah 31:5. DEVOUR. devour [their enemies]. SUBDUE WITH SLING STONES: or, trample on their weapons. AND. Some codices, with three early printed editions, read this "and" in the text. MAKE NOISE. shout. WINE. Hebrew. _yayin_. Ap... [ Continue Reading ]
STONES. gems. CROWN. diadem. LIFTED UP. conspicuous, or sparkling. LAND. soil.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHEERFUL. flourish. NEW WINE. Hebrew. _tirosh._ App-27.... [ Continue Reading ]