The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of (a) Hadrach, and Damascus [shall be] the (b) rest of it: when the (c) eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, [shall be] toward the LORD.
(a) By which he means Syria.
(b) God's anger will remain upon their chief city, and not spare even as much as that.
(c) When the Jews will convert and repent, then God will destroy their enemies.
CHAPTER IX _Syria, Phoenicia, and Palestine, were conquered by_ _Nebuchadnezzar, and afterwards by Alexander. Some apply the_ _beginning of this chapter (1-7) to the one event, and some to_ _the o...
THE BURDEN - o of the word of the Lord in (or, upon) the land of Hadrach The foreground of this prophecy is the course of the Victories of Alexander, which circled round the holy land without hurting...
II. THE TWO PROPHETIC BURDENS--THE GREAT PROPHECIES OF THE FUTURE I. The First Burden (9-11) CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The burden of the land of Hadrach (Zechariah 9:1) _ 2. Zion's King of Peace (Zechariah 9...
This paragraph, of which the beginning is mutilated and the text is otherwise corrupt, is written in verse, lines of three beats each, arranged in tristichs. This form of verse is unusual, the more co...
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. tha...
_The burden_ It is difficult to decide between the meanings _burden_and _utterance (onus_and _effatum_) for this word, which is of frequent occurrence, especially in Isaiah. If we translate _burden_,...
Zechariah 9:1-8. The punishment of Israel's enemies The first section opens with a prediction (Zechariah 9:1-8), from which the title of the whole of this first group of prophecies is derived, of the...
THE BURDEN, &C.— Houbigant renders these verses, _The burden,_ &c. _against the land of Hadrach, and against Damascus, which is opposite to it. For the Lord beholdeth all men, as well as the tribes of...
CHAPTER XXXVIII THE TRIUMPH OF ZION THROUGH HER MESSIAH JUDGEMENT AGAINST ISRAEL'S ENEMIES. Zechariah 9:1-8 RV. The burden of the word of Jehovah upon the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be its...
The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD. THE BURDEN OF THE...
9:1 rest; (e-18) Or 'and Damascus shall be its resting-place.' Israel;) (f-32) Or 'when the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon Jehovah.'...
BURDEN] oracle, or prophecy: see Jeremiah 23:33. IN THE LAND] RV 'upon the land.' HADRACH] not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. On the Assyrian tablets it is associated with Damascus, and must have b...
JUDGMENTS ON THE NATIONS. THE PRINCE OF PEACE 1-8. A judgment is about to fall on Damascus, Hamath, Tyre, Sidon, and the cities of the Philistines. A remnant from Philistia will acknowledge God. God...
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 9 V1 What the *LORD says warns (about punishment) to the country of Hadrach. (The punishment) will start at Damascus. (This will ha...
IN THE LAND. — Better, _on the land._ HADRACH. — Until lately this word has been an insuperable difficulty to commentators, but now it is known, from various Assyrian inscriptions, that Hadrach (Ha-t...
מַשָּׂ֤א דְבַר ־יְהוָה֙ בְּ אֶ֣רֶץ חַדְרָ֔ךְ...
6. WAR UPON THE SYRIAN TYRANTS Zechariah 9:1 This is taken by some with the previous chapter, by others with the passage following. Either connection seems precarious. No conclusion as to date can be...
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...
1. THE COMING OF THE GREEKS Zechariah 9:1 This passage runs exactly in the style of the early prophets. It figures the progress of war from the north of Syria southwards by the valley of the Orontes...
THE NATIONS WILL SEEK THE GOD OF ISRAEL Zechariah 8:18-23; Zechariah 9:1-8 In his final answer the prophet gives a delightful picture of the future, which was on the eve of complete realization. So e...
Here begins the second division of the prophecy in which there are two messages. The first the prophet described as "the burden of the word of the Lord upon the land of Hadrach"; it deals with the rej...
Burden. Preaching of the truth is disagreeable to infidels, and light to the faithful. (Worthington) --- Hadrach; Syria, (Challoner) or a city near Damascus, on which it rested. The victories of Alexa...
CONTENTS Here are more views, and very glorious ones, of Christ's love to, and rejoicing over his Church; and the Church is called upon to rejoice in her God and Saviour. (Zechariah 9:1) The burden...
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...
One thing had escaped my notice in the words of the Prophet — that _great people and strong nations would come_. We have said that “great” rather than “many” ought to be adopted. The latter meaning ma...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, 9, AND 10. The prophecy, from chapter 7 to the end of the book, has for its special object the introduction of the Messiah in Israel, with the consequen...
THE BURDEN OF THE WORD OF THE LORD,.... A prophecy, as in Proverbs 31:1 which is sometimes of things sorrowful and distressing, as the destruction of people, as in Isaiah 31:1 and sometimes of things...
The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus [shall be] the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, [shall be] toward the LORD. Ver. 1. _The bur...
_The burden_, &c. A heavy judgment appointed of God to be borne: or, a prophecy of a calamitous kind. See the note on Isaiah 13:1. _The word of the Lord in the land of Hadrach_ Hadrach is not elsewher...
The burden of the word, the sentence of judgment, OF THE LORD IN THE LAND OF HADRACH, a term which seems to apply to the entire Medo-Persian empire, as the world-power opposed to the people of God, AN...
JUDGMENT UPON THE LAND OF HADRACH...
SYRIA, TYRE AND PHILISTIA TO FALL UNDER JUDGMENT (vv. 1-8) Beginning with this chapter the book of Zechariah has a distinctly different character. No dates are mentioned as in the first section of t...
1-8 Here are judgements foretold on several nations. While the Macedonians and Alexander's successors were in warfare in these countries, the Lord promised to protect his people. God's house lies in...
ZECHARIAH CHAPTER 9 Amidst the judgments of the neighbouring nations God will defend his church, MALACHI 9:1. Zion is exhorted to rejoice for the coming of Christ, and his peaceable kingdom, MALACHI 9...
Zechariah 9:1 burden H4853 word H1697 LORD H3068 land H776 Hadrach H2317 Damascus H1834 resting H4496 eyes H5869 men
GOD DECLARES JUDGMENT ON THE SURROUNDING NATIONS AND SECURITY TO HIS PEOPLE (ZECHARIAH 9:1). The section begins by indicating that all are watching for what YHWH will do, and that those who pride them...
BURDEN (_ See Scofield) - (Isaiah 13:1), note 1. _...
Zechariah 9:1. _The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach,_ Or, Syria, Zechariah 9:1. _And Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, s...
As we read these ancient prophecies, we will not only notice how exactly they have been fulfilled, but we will also try to learn the lesson that they are intended to teach us. Zechariah 9:1. The burd...
CONTENTS: Burden upon the cities surrounding Palestine. Christ presented as King-Savior in His first advent. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Christ, Israel's King, who came as the meek and lowl...
Zechariah 9:1. _The burden of Hadrach and Damascus._ Hadrach, the old name of Hazor, the Hebrews being accustomed to adhere to primitive names of cities and nations. Judges 4:2; Jeremiah 49:28. This k...
_The burden of the Word of the Lord _ The dark and bright side of God ’s revelation to mankind I. The dark side of the Divine Word. Notice two things-- 1. In this aspect it is here called a “burden...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 9:1 The Return of the King. The reference to the surrounding nations in Zechariah 8:20 and...
CRITICAL NOTES.] HADRACH] Part of Syria, near Damascus. REST] On which God’s wrath shall rest, and permanently abide. EYES] of Israel, and of other people, would mark the providence of God; or, “Jehov...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-14:21 Part III. THE FUTURE OF THE POWERS OF THE WORLD AND OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD. VERSE 1-11:17 A. THE FIRST...
Now the burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, and all of the tribes of Israel shall be toward the LORD. And Hamath also s...
2 Chronicles 20:12; Amos 1:3; Amos 3:12; Genesis 14:15; Isaiah 13:1;...
Hadrach — This is the name of a city in Celosyria, and here signifies the country also. It was not far from Damascus. The rest thereof — This burden shall lie long as well as heavy on Damascus. Toward...