Zechariah 9:6-16

6 And a mongrel race will dwell in ¹Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

7 And I will remove their blood from their mouth And their detestable things from between their teeth. Then they also will be a remnant for our God, And be like a clan in Judah, And Ekron like a Jebusite.

8 But I will camp around My house because of an army, Because of ²him who passes by and returns; And ³no oppressor will pass over them anymore, For now I have seen with My eyes.

9 ⁴Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your ⁵king is coming to you; He is ⁶just and ⁷endowed with salvation, ⁸Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a ⁹colt, the foal of a donkey.

10 I will ¹⁰cut off the chariot from Ephraim And the ¹¹horse from Jerusalem; And the ¹²bow of war will be cut off. And He will speak ¹³peace to the nations; And His ¹⁴dominion will be from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.

Deliverance of Judah and Ephraim

11 As for you also, because of the ¹⁵blood of My covenant with you, I have set your ¹⁶prisoners free from the waterless * pit.

12 Return to the ¹⁷stronghold, O prisoners who have the ¹⁸hope; This very day I am declaring that I will restore ¹⁹double to you.

13 For I will ²⁰bend Judah as My bow, I will fill the bow with Ephraim. And I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O ²¹Greece; And I will make you like a ²²warrior's sword.

14 Then the LORD will appear ²³over them, And His ²⁴arrow will go forth like lightning; And the Lord GOD will blow the ²⁵trumpet, And will march in the ²⁶storm winds of the south.

15 ²⁷The LORD of hosts will defend them. And they will ²⁸devour and trample on the ²⁹sling stones; And they will drink and be ³⁰boisterous as with wine; And they will be filled like a sacrificial basin, Drenched like the ³¹corners of the altar.

16 And the LORD their God will ³²save them in that day As the flock of His people; For they are as the stones of a ³³crown, Sparkling in 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 33

1. Amos 1:8; Zephaniah 2:4
2. Isaiah 52:1
3. Isaiah 54:14; Isaiah 60:18
4. Zephaniah 3:14, 15; Zechariah 2:10
5. Psalms 110:1; Isaiah 9:6, 7; Jeremiah 23:5, 6; Matthew 21:5; John 12:15
6. Zephaniah 3:5
7. Isaiah 43:3, 11
8. Isaiah 57:15
9. Judges 10:4; Isaiah 30:6
10. Hosea 1:7
11. Micah 5:10
12. Hosea 2:18
13. Isaiah 57:19; Micah 4:2-4
14. Psalms 72:8; Isaiah 60:12
15. Exodus 24:8; Hebrews 10:2
16. Isaiah 24:22; Isaiah 51:14
17. Jeremiah 16:19; Joel 3:16
18. Jeremiah 14:8; Jeremiah 17:13; Hebrews 6:18, 19
19. Isaiah 61:7
20. Jeremiah 51:20
21. Joel 3:6
22. Psalms 45:3
23. Isaiah 31:5; Zechariah 2:5
24. Psalms 18:14; Habakkuk 3:11
25. Isaiah 27:13
26. Isaiah 21:1; Isaiah 66:15
27. Isaiah 37:35; Zechariah 12:8
28. Zechariah 12:6
29. Job 41:28
30. Psalms 78:65
31. Exodus 27:2
32. Jeremiah 31:10, 11
33. Isaiah 62:3

Footnotes 12

[a]. Lit "bastard will"
[b]. Or "chief"
[c]. Or "as a guard, so that none will go back and forth"
[d]. Or "vindicated and victorious"
[e]. Lit "son of a female donkey"
[f]. I.e. Euphrates
[g]. Lit "cistern in which there is no water"
[h]. Or "Stronghold"
[i]. Lit "of the hope"
[j]. Lit "for Me"
[k]. Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD
[l]. Or "Displayed over"