Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 12:1

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1. burden —"weighty prophecy"; fraught with destruction to Israel's foes; the expression may also refer to the distresses of Israel implied as about to precede the deliverance. for Israel — concerning Israel [MAURER]. stretcheth forth —present; now, not merely " hath stretched forth," as if God only created and then left the universe to itself ( :- ). To remove all doubts of unbelief as to the possibility of Israel's deliverance, God prefaces the prediction by reminding us of His creative and sustaining power. Compare a similar preface in Isaiah 42:5 ; Isaiah 43:1 ; Isaiah 65:17 ; Isaiah 65:18 . formeth . . . spirit of man — ( Numbers 16:22 ; Hebrews 12:9 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-zec-12-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/zec-12-1

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological