Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Out of him—Judah is to be no more subject to foreigners, but from itself shall come its rulers.
the corner—stone, Messiah (Isaiah 28:16). "Corners" simply express governors (I Samuel 14:38, Margin; Isaiah 19:13, Margin). The Maccabees, Judah's governors and deliverers from Antiochus the oppressor, are primarily meant; but Messiah is the Antitype. Messiah supports and binds together the Church, Jews and Gentiles.
the nail— (Judges 4:21; Isaiah 22:23). The large peg inside an Oriental tent, on which is hung most of its valuable furniture. On Messiah hang all the glory and hope of His people.
bow— (Zechariah 9:13). Judah shall not need foreign soldiery. Messiah shall be her battle-bow (Psalms 45:4-5; Revelation 6:2).
every oppressor—rather, in a good sense, ruler, as the kindred Ethiopic term means. So "exactor," in Isaiah 60:17, namely, one who exacts the tribute from the nations made tributary to Judah [LUDOVICUS DE DIEU].
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Zechariah 10:4:
Isaiah 19:13
Zechariah 10:1
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