Zechariah 9:12

Zechariah 9:12

10 I ^awill cut off the chariot from Ephraim
And the horse from Jerusalem;
The ^bbattle bow shall be cut off.
He shall speak peace to the nations;
His dominion shall be ^c‘from sea to sea,
And from the River to the ends of the earth.’

God Will Save His People

11 “As for you also,
Because of the blood of your covenant,
I will set your ^aprisoners free from the waterless pit.

12 Return to the stronghold,
^aYou prisoners of hope.
Even today I declare
That I will restore ^bdouble to you.

13 For I have bent Judah, My bow,
Fitted the bow with Ephraim,
And raised up your sons, O Zion,
Against your sons, O Greece,
And made you like the sword of a mighty man.”

14 Then the Lord will be seen over them,
And ^aHis arrow will go forth like lightning.
The Lord God will blow the trumpet,
And go ^bwith whirlwinds from the south.

15 The Lord of hosts will ^adefend them;
They shall devour and subdue with slingstones.
They shall drink and roar as if with wine;
They shall be filled with blood like¹ basins,
Like the corners of the altar.

16 The Lord their God will ^asave them in that day,
As the flock of His people.
For ^bthey shall be like the jewels of a crown,
^cLifted like a banner over His land—

17 For ^ahow great is its goodness
And how great its ^bbeauty!
^cGrain shall make the young men thrive,
And new wine the young women.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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Turn ye - The prophet exhorts the Jews to hasten to Christ, who is the salvation and high tower of the church. Prisoners of hope - Captives, yet not without hope. Even to - day - In this day of lowest distress. Double - Twice as much good as thou hast suffered evil.

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