Zechariah 9:6-16

6 ¹a mixed people^[a] shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of Philistia.

7 I will take away ²its blood from its mouth, and ³its abominations from between its teeth; ⁴it too shall be a remnant for our God; it shall be like ⁵a clan in Judah, and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites.

8 Then ⁶I will encamp at my house as a guard, ⁷so that none shall march to and fro; ⁸no oppressor shall again march over them, ⁹for now I see with my own eyes.

The Coming King of Zion

9 ¹⁰Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! ¹¹Behold, ¹²your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, ¹³humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

10 ¹⁴I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and ¹⁵the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and ¹⁶he shall speak peace to the nations; ¹⁷his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from ¹⁸the River to the ends of the earth.

11 As for you also, because of ¹⁹the blood of my covenant with you, ²⁰I will set your prisoners free from ²¹the waterless pit.

12 Return to your stronghold, O ²²prisoners of hope; today I declare that ²³I will restore to you double.

13 For ²⁴I have bent Judah as my bow; I have made Ephraim its arrow. I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, ²⁵O Greece, and wield you like a warrior's sword.

The Lord Will Save His People

14 Then the LORD will appear over them, and ²⁶his arrow will go forth like lightning; ²⁷the Lord GOD will sound the trumpet and will march forth in ²⁸the whirlwinds ²⁹of the south.

15 The LORD of hosts ³⁰will protect them, and ³¹they shall devour, ³²and tread down the sling stones, and ³³they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine, and be full like a bowl, drenched ³⁴like the corners of the altar.

16 On that day the LORD their God will save them, as ³⁵the flock of his people; for ³⁶like the jewels of a crown they shall shine on his land.

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Zechariah 9:6-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ZECHARIAH 9

This chapter treats of the conversion of the Gentiles, before spoken of in general, now particularly named; of the coming of Christ into the world, and the advantages of it to his church; of the preaching of the Gospel by the apostles, and of their protection, encouragement, and success. The Gentiles converted are first the Syrians that dwelt in Hadrach, Damascus, and Hamath, the Lord's eye being upon them, Zec 9:1 next the Phoenicians, the inhabitants of Tyre and Zidon, who had a vain opinion of their wisdom, and trusted in their riches, Zec 9:2-4 and then the Philistines, the inhabitants of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and Ashdod, guilty of pride, murder, idolatry, and other abominations, Zec 9:5-7 when the church and people of God should be safely protected, Zec 9:8 to whom, for their joy and comfort, is given forth a prophecy concerning the coming of the Messiah; who is described by his character as a King, just, having salvation, lowly, and riding on an ass; by the peaceableness of his kingdom; by the various offices he executes; the prophetic office, speaking peace to the Heathen; the kingly office, his dominion being very large; and his priestly office, in the effusion of his blood, by which the covenant is confirmed, his people delivered out of distress, and encouraged to flee to him as their stronghold, where they find plenty and protection, Zec 9:9-12 next the apostles are represented as military men, accoutered with the bow and the sword of the mighty, Zec 9:13 whose success is owing to the Lord's appearance over them, and the efficacy of his grace and Spirit attending the word, Zec 9:14 who are protected and encouraged in it by the Lord, and honoured on account of it, Zec 9:15,16 and the chapter is concluded with an exclamation, wondering at the grace and glory of Christ, and expressing the satisfying provisions of his house, Zec 9:17.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 36

1. [Deuteronomy 23:2]
2. See Leviticus 3:17
3. [Isaiah 66:17]
4. [Isaiah 14:1]
5. Zechariah 12:5, 6
6. [Zechariah 2:5]
7. Zechariah 7:14
8. Zechariah 10:4; [Isaiah 60:17]
9. [Zechariah 12:4]
10. See Zephaniah 3:14
11. Cited Matthew 21:5; [John 12:15]
12. See Jeremiah 23:5
13. [Matthew 11:29]
14. See Hosea 1:7
15. See Micah 5:10
16. See Micah 5:5
17. Psalms 72:8
18. See Exodus 23:31
19. Exodus 24:8
20. Isaiah 42:7; Isaiah 51:14; Isaiah 61:1
21. [Genesis 37:24; Jeremiah 38:6]
22. [Jeremiah 31:17]
23. Isaiah 61:7
24. [Zechariah 10:3, 4]
25. Genesis 10:2; Ezekiel 27:13
26. See 2 Samuel 22:15
27. [Isaiah 27:13]
28. Isaiah 21:1
29. [Zechariah 6:6]
30. Zechariah 12:8; [Zechariah 10:5]
31. Zechariah 12:6
32. [Zechariah 10:5]
33. Zechariah 10:7
34. [Leviticus 4:18, 25]
35. Psalms 100:3
36. Isaiah 62:3; [Malachi 3:17]

Footnotes 1

[a]. Or a foreign people; Hebrew a bastard

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