Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Zechariah 12

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Zechariah 12 . 1 , Jerusalem a cup of trembling to herself , Zechariah 12 . 3 , and a burdensome stone to her adversaries; Zechariah 12 . 6 , The victorious restoring of Judah; Zechariah 12 . 10 , The repentance of Jerusalem.

Zechariah 12:1

This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:

Zechariah 12:1 · BSB

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Zechariah 12:2

“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem.

Zechariah 12:2 · BSB

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or , slumber

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etc. or , and also against Judah shall he be , which shall be in siege against Jerusalem

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Zechariah 12:3

On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.

Zechariah 12:3 · BSB

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Zechariah 12:4

On that day, declares the LORD, I will strike every horse with panic, and every rider with madness. I will keep a watchful eye on the house of Judah, but I will strike with blindness all the horses of the nations.

Zechariah 12:4 · BSB

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Zechariah 12:5

Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts: ‘The people of Jerusalem are my strength, for the LORD of Hosts is their God.’

Zechariah 12:5 · BSB

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The inhabitants16 parallels

etc. or , There is strength to me , and to the inhabitants , etc

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Zechariah 12:6

On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there.

Zechariah 12:6 · BSB

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Zechariah 12:7

The LORD will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah.

Zechariah 12:7 · BSB

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Zechariah 12:8

On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them.

Zechariah 12:8 · BSB

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or , abject , Heb. fallen

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Zechariah 12:9

So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

Zechariah 12:9 · BSB

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Zechariah 12:10

Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

Zechariah 12:10 · BSB

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That this relates to the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth , and to his being pierced by the soldier's spear , we have the authority of the inspired apostle John for affirming; and this application agrees with the opinion of some of the ancient Jews , who interpret it of Messiah the son of David , as Moses Hadarson , on Gen. 28 , though Jarchi and Abarbanel refer it to the death of Messiah the son of Joseph , whom they say was to be the suffering Messiah , while the former is to be the triumphant Messiah

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Zechariah 12:11

On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

Zechariah 12:11 · BSB

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Zechariah 12:12

The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives,

Zechariah 12:12 · BSB

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Heb. families , families

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Zechariah 12:13

the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives,

Zechariah 12:13 · BSB

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or , Simeon , as LXX

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Zechariah 12:14

and all the remaining clans and their wives.

Zechariah 12:14 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web16 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations John 19:37 → Zechariah 12:10
Allusions Zechariah 12:1 → Genesis 2:7, Zechariah 12:1 → Isaiah 42:5, Zechariah 12:10 → Ezekiel 39:29, Zechariah 12:10 → Isaiah 53:5
Echoes Zechariah 12:10 → Genesis 22:2, Zechariah 12:10 → Isaiah 63:9, Zechariah 12:10 → Joel 2:28-32, Zechariah 12:10 → Psalm 22:16
Trajectories
Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary), Living Water (Spirit and Life), New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City), Water from the Rock (The Spiritual Rock)
Anchor Text Networks
Networked Zechariah 12.10 - They Shall Look on Him
Chiasms
Shaped Zechariah 12:1–14, Zechariah 12:1–14:21
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