What does Zechariah 12:9 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem."
Verse Zechariah 12:9. _I WILL SEEK TO DESTROY ALL THE NATIONS_] When this time shall arrive, all nations that "will not receive the faith of our Lord Jesus" shall be destroyed, when the longsuffering...
IN THAT DAY, I WILL SEEK TO DESTROY - Woe indeed to those, whom Almighty God shall “‘seek’ to destroy!” Man may seek earnestly to do, what at last he cannot do. Still it is an earnest seeking. And whe...
II. THE SECOND BURDEN OF ZECHARIAH (12-14) CHAPTER 12 _ 1. Jerusalem's conflict and victory (Zechariah 12:1) _ 2. The vision of the pierced One and its results (Zechariah 12:10) Zechariah 12:1. The...
COME. Some codices read "come to make war"....
Zechariah 12:1-9. Jehovah's protection of His people As in the former Burden, the first section opens with a general Title (printed as such in R. V.), very similar to that of the First Burden (Zechar...
IN THAT DAY (5) (6). Zechariah 12:9-14 RV. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. And I will pour upon the house of David, and...
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. I WILL SEEK TO DESTROY ALL THE NATIONS THAT COME AGAINST JERUSALEM - I will set mysel...
THE DELIVERANCE OF JERUSALEM Many scholars believe that in Zechariah 12-14 (omitting Zechariah 13:7) we have a third separate prophecy, the oldest in the book of Zechariah, written subsequent to the d...
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 12 V1 The *LORD’s message warns (about danger) to Israel. The *LORD spreads out the skies. He lays a strong base for the earth. An...
SEEK. — This word is only twice used of God, here and in Exodus 4:24, where “He sought to slay Moses”: _i.e.,_ He expressed His determination to do so, but for certain reasons did not carry it out. So...
וְ הָיָ֖ה בַּ † יֹּ֣ום הַ ה֑וּא אֲבַקֵּ֗שׁ לְ הַשְׁמִיד֙ אֶת ־כָּל ־הַ גֹּויִ֔ם...
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 "Zecharia...
JERUSALEM'S DAY OF MOURNING Zechariah 12:1-14 This vision refers to a time yet future, when the Jews shall have returned to their own land, but still in unbelief; and will be assailed by their foes,...
The second message has to do with things wholly future. The King spoke of in the previous message, whose rejection was there foretold, is now seen coming into His kingdom. This the prophet described i...
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. 3 В¶ And in that day will I make Jerusalem 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...
The Prophet repeats again, that though ungodly and wicked men assailed the Church in great number on every side, God would yet be its defender. By saying, _I will seek to destroy_, etc., he means that...
The introduction of Antichrist, a shepherd [1] in Israel, brings in also the events that crowd around Jerusalem in the last days. All the nations should be gathered round Jerusalem, but only to find i...
AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THAT DAY,.... So often mentioned in this chapter; by which is meant the latter part of the Gospel dispensation, the spiritual reign of Christ: [THAT] I WILL SEEK TO DESTR...
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. Ver. 9. _I will seek to destroy_] I will make inquisition and diligent scrutiny; I wi...
_In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem _ Not only Jerusalem itself from being taken and destroyed, but all the inhabitants of it from being in any way injured: he will not onl...
JEHOVAH'S SOLICITUDE FOR ISRAEL...
THE DELIVERANCE OF JUDAH AND JERUSALEM (vv. 1-9) In this chapter Judah is mentioned five times, Jerusalem ten times. All in this chapter (as well as Chapter s 13 and 14) is prophetic of the future...
9-14 The day here spoken of, is the day of Jerusalem's defence and deliverance, that glorious day when God will appear for the salvation of his people. In Christ's first coming he bruised the serpent...
AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS; this also shall certainly come to pass. THAT I; God, the Defender and Saviour of Israel. WILL SEEK: this speaks not any difficulty to God in the work, as with men, who somet...
Zechariah 12:9 day H3117 seek H1245 (H8762) destroy H8045 (H8687) nations H1471 come H935 (H8802) Jerusalem H3389 I will - Zechariah 12:2; Isaiah 54:17; Haggai 2:22...
THE INITIAL FUTURE OF JERUSALEM (ZECHARIAH 12:1) Zechariah 12:1 ‘Thus says YHWH, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.' These wo...
Zechariah 12:9 _(Zechariah 13:1)_ I. Here is, first, a remarkable national repentance remarkable on account of its supposed exciting cause. It presents, indeed, a direct inversion of the state of thi...
12:1. _The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heaven, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him._ Note how th...
CONTENTS: Jerusalem's coming siege by the Beast and his armies. Deliverance of Judah by the Lord Himself. The Spirit poured out and the pierced one recognized. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Z...
Zechariah 12:1. _The burden of the word of the Lord._ It was indeed a burden to pass the sentence of heaven against the infidels of Asia, under the names of Gog, Magog, and Meshech; the infidels of Af...
_In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment _ A GOOD TIME FOR GOOD PEOPLE I. It is a time when their enemies shall be vanquished. “In that day, saith the Lord, I will sm...
ZECHARIAH 12:1 The Second Oracle: The People and Their Leaders. In this last section of the book, hope for Judah is tied to the “house of David.” The future of Jerusalem is described in various ways,...
CRITICAL NOTES.] ZECHARIAH 12:5. JUDAH] Chiefs of Judah will see the foe smitten with madness, and recognize in the repulse of the enemy by _the metropolis_ Divine security for _the country_. ZECHAR...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-14:21 B. THE SECOND BURDEN. ZECHARIAH 12:1 § 1. The prophet proceeds to announce Israel's conflict with heathen powers. _Hostile nations gather together against Jerusalem, but s...
Now, we're out of the fog and into the clear day. Out of the haze and smog. Into the glorious pure age, as this final vision of Zechariah tells us about the glorious new age that God is going to estab...
Haggai 2:22; Isaiah 54:17; Zechariah 12:2...
I will seek — I will purposely and effectually do it....