Verse Zechariah 13:8. Two parts therein shall be cut off] In the war with the Romans.
But the third shall be left] Those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ shall be preserved alive; and not one of these perished in the siege, or afterwards, by those wars.
IN ALL THE LAND, TWO PARTS THEREIN SHALL BE CUT OFF AND DIE - “In all the land of Israel,” says a Jewish interpreter; (Kimchi); “ - the land, in which the Good Shepherd had been slain and the sheep sc...
CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The cleansing (Zechariah 13:1) _ 2. The blessed results of the cleansing (Zechariah 13:2) 3. The smitten Shepherd (Zechariah 13:7) 4. Salvation and condemnation ...
A short fragment, parallel partly to Zechariah 11:15 and partly to Zechariah 14. The man of the Lord's fellow ship can scarcely be anyone but a High Priest. For smite read as in Mark 14:27, I will smi...
SAITH THE LORD. [is] Jehovah's oracle....
Zechariah 13:7-9. The purifying chastisement The smiting of the Shepherd shall lead to the dispersion of the flock, which shall not, however, be universal, Zechariah 13:7; for while two-thirds of it...
_The Second Section_. Zechariah 13:7 to Zechariah 14:21 The purification and final glory of Israel This Second Section of the Second Burden and conclusion of the whole Book describes the purifying c...
_in all the land_ i.e. of Palestine, which agrees with the view taken above that "the flock" is the Jewish church and people. _two parts_ Comp. 2 Samuel 8:2. This was terribly fulfilled in the destru...
AWAKE, O SWORD, &C.— The prophet here begins a prophesy concerning the suffering of Christ, and the rising church of Christians. St. Matthew, Matthew 26:31 assures us, that these words were spoken of...
EPILOGUE TO THE FIRST DAY. Zechariah 13:7-9 RV. Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith Jehovah of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered...
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. IN ALL THE LAND, SAITH THE LORD, TWO PARTS THEREIN...
PURIFICATION OF JERUSALEM Important results follow this great act of national sorrow. 1. The land is purged of SIN; 2A, of idols; 2B-6, of prophets, who as a class have fallen into disrepute, and who...
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 13 V1 ‘In that day, a fountain will become open. (It will be) for the family of David and for everybody that lives in Jerusalem. It...
(7-9) It has been objected that “_The mention of the_ ‘_house of David_’ (Zechariah 12:7; Zechariah 13:1) is _inconsistent with the supposition of the authorship of Zechariah._” The answer is obvious,...
THE LAND. — viz., of Israel. (Comp. Zechariah 14:9.)...
וְ הָיָ֤ה בְ כָל ־הָ אָ֨רֶץ֙ נְאֻם
THE CONTENTS OF "ZECHARIAH" Chapter s 9-14 FROM the number of conflicting opinions which prevail upon the subject, we have seen how impossible it is to decide upon a scheme of division for "Zechariah...
A DAY OF TESTING Zechariah 13:1-9; Zechariah 14:1 This Fountain was opened, when the soldier pierced the Savior's side. But it is not enough for God to forgive; He must deal drastically with the wayw...
This, however, will be brought about when, recognizing their sin, the chosen people repent with mourning. In that day, by way of a fountain opened to them, they will be cleansed from all the things wh...
And it shall come to pass, [that] in all the land, saith the LORD, (k) two parts in it shall be cut off [and] die; but the third shall be left in it. (k) The greatest part will have no portion of the...
_Third. The greatest part of mankind will be lost. (Haydock) --- The few Jews who embrace the faith will be absorbed in the Gentile converts, and suffered to live, though proved by persecutions, while...
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off, and die; but the third shall be left therein. 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, a...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes a great deal far...
He goes on with the same subject; for he reminds the faithful, that though God had resolved to restore his Church, and though his blessing would be evident, yet very heavy afflictions were not far dis...
In chapter 13 all is cleansed. The fountain is open to the house of David, whose sin had ruined the people, without abrogating the rights or weakening the grace of God; and also to the people of Jerus...
AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, [THAT] IN ALL THE LAND, SAITH THE LORD,.... Either in all the land of Israel, as Kimchi interprets it; or rather in all the world, as Aben Ezra and others; for this prophecy...
And it shall come to pass, [that] in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off [and] die; but the third shall be left therein. Ver. 8. _Two parts therein shall be cut off and d...
_Awake, O sword, against my shepherd_ Here “the prophet goes back to the great subject of prophecy, the Messiah, after having foretold some events posterior to his appearance; and he then proceeds to...
And it shall come to pass that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein, the great majority of the people, SHALL BE CUT OFF AND DIE, being offended in Him and therefore rejected from His her...
The Shepherd Smitten. With great abruptness the prophecy here takes a different turn, as the prophet sets forth the manner in which redemption was secured....
RESULTS IN GREAT BLESSING (vv. 1-4) Zechariah 13:1 is directly connected with what went before in Zechariah 12:1. Judah's repentance will find a wonderful restoring answer on the part of God. The fo...
7-9 Here is a prophecy of the sufferings of Christ. God the Father gave order to the sword of his justice to awake against his Son, when he freely made his soul an offering for sin. As God, he is cal...
This verse may be a prediction of the great slaughter Titus made among the Jews, and also an emblem of the multitudes of them that perish, and paucity of them that are saved. IN ALL THE LAND OF JUDEA,...
Zechariah 13:8 land H776 Says H5002 (H8803) LORD H3068 two-thirds H8147 H6310 off H3772 (H8735) die...
THE RIGHTEOUS SHEPHERD WHO IS GOD'S FELLOW (ZECHARIAH 13:7). Zechariah 13:7 “Awake, Oh sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is my fellow,” says YHWH of Hosts, “smite the shepherd and...
AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS Zechariah 13 now returns to the subject of (Zechariah 12:10). (Zechariah 13:8); (Zechariah 13:9) refer to the sufferings of the remnant; ...
Zechariah 13:7 I. The Person here represented as smitten by the sword of Divine justice is none other than the Messiah, the Christ. No other being but He is at once man and the fellow of Jehovah, the...
Zechariah 13:1. _In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and uncleanness._ They shall see that pardon when they have truly seen...
CONTENTS: Repentant remnant of Israel in the last days. Refined by great tribulation. «Israel again restored to God's favor. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Zechariah. CONCLUSION: Israel, at the end of the...
Zechariah 13:1. _In that day there shall be a fountain opened for sin and for uncleanness._ The beasts slain without the camp, the execrated beasts, from whose ashes the waters of sprinkling were secr...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 13:7 Fearsome conflicts await the people of God, but God will intervene and usher in a day in which Jerusalem is supreme and all the world worships the true God....
CRITICAL NOTES.] ZECHARIAH 13:7.] A new turn, rather abruptly, to the Messiah, who is designated SHEPHERD] and FELLOW] lit. the man of my union, _i.e._ not a neighbour, but conjoined, closely related....
EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 13:1 § 3._ This repentance will lead to purification from past defilement, and a reaction against idolatry and false prophet._ ZECHARIAH 13:1 IN THAT DAY. At the time when the...
And in that day (Zechariah 13:1) "In that day, in that day." Here it is again, "in that day," there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and u...
1 Thessalonians 2:15; 1 Thessalonians 2:16; Amos 9:8; Amos 9:9;...
Two parts — Not precisely two, but the greater part shall die a temporal death, by the sword of Titus, or in eternal death under unbelief. The third — A remnant, the lesser part, shall escape or be pr...