Zechariah 12:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitantsb of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. ”

• Zechariah 12:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And the princes of Judah - He pictures the onemindedness of the Church. No one shall assume anything to himself; each shall exalt the strength which the other was to him; but all, “in the Lord. T...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The (c) inhabitants of Jerusalem [shall be] my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. (c) Every captain, that had many under him before, will n...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  strength . See note on Zechariah 6:3 . the Lord of hosts . See note on Zechariah 1:3 . God. Hebrew. Elohim . App-4.

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  He still continues the same subject — that however small and feeble the flock of God would be, it would yet have sufficient strength; for the Lord would stand on the side of those who fled to h...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. The governors of Judah - This supposes a union between the two...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  The inhabitants of Jerusalem, &c.— There is strength to me, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the Lord, &c. Houbigant. This passage well expresses the sentiments of the men of Judah,...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart,...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Deliverance of Jerusalem Many scholars believe that in Zechariah 12-14 (omitting Zechariah 13:7-9 ) we have a third separate prophecy, the oldest in the book of Zechariah, written subsequent...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  For shall be, read are. The strength of the fortress of Jerusalem should be the saving of Judah, but that strength would depend on the protection of “the Lord of Hosts, their God.”

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  8. JUDAH VERSUS JERUSALEM Zechariah 12:1-7 A title, though probably of later date than the text, introduces with the beginning of chapter 12 an oracle plainly from circumstances different from...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  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...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart ,.... The governors of the rest of the cities in Judea, besides Jerusalem, when they shall observe the armies of the people, their horses and thei...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem [shall be] my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. Ver. 5. And the governors of Judah ] The dukes or chieftain...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  In that day This expression, in the prophetical writings, is of large extent, and not only signifies that particular point of time last spoken of, but some time afterward. I will smite every horse...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  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 f...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Security of the Church; Punishment of the Church's Enemies; Promises to Judah. B. C.  500.    ...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The governors of Judah, the counsellors and rulers at home, and the leaders and captains abroad, the Maccabees and others, every one for himself, shall say in their heart; shall think, believe, a...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Initial Future Of Jerusalem ( Zechariah 12:1-9 ) 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.'...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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 ....

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  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...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

  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...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Verse 1-14:21 B. THE SECOND BURDEN . Zechariah 12:1-38 § 1. The prophet proceeds to announce Israel's conflict with heathen powers. Hostile nations gather together agai...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Jehovah's Solicitude for Israel

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Corinthians 12:10 ; 2 Corinthians 12:9 ; Ezekiel 45:8 ; Ezekiel 45:9 ; Isaiah 1:10 ; Isaiah 1:23 ; Isaiah 1:26 ; Isaiah 28:6 ; Isaiah 29:10 ; Isaiah 32:1 ; Isaiah 41:10-16 ; Isaiah 60:1...

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• Zechariah 12:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  The inhabitants of Jerusalem — Though but few, and poor, yet they shall be my strength. Not in their own power, but in the power of the Almighty Lord of all.

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