Zacarías 12:4

4 »En aquel día —dice el Señor
— haré que todos los caballos se espanten y que todos los jinetes pierdan el valor. Vigilaré a la gente de Judá, pero cegaré los caballos de sus enemigos.

Zacarías 12:4 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 12:4

In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with
astonishment, and his rider with madness
The meaning is, the enemies of God's people shall be astonished at the failure of their attempts, and be filled with fury and madness because they cannot accomplish their designs; and shall be at their wits' end, not knowing what course to take: perhaps reference is had to the Turkish armies, that shall be brought against Jerusalem to recover it into their possession, which generally consist of a large cavalry; see ( Revelation 9:16 Revelation 9:17 ) :

and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah;
which phrase is sometimes used, as expressive of the wrath of God against his enemies, ( Amos 9:4 Amos 9:8 ) and, if the house of Judah signifies the same as Judah, joined with the nations of the earth in the siege, ( Zechariah 12:2 ) , it must be so understood here; but rather it seems to be different, and to intend those who will inhabit other parts of Judea, and who will be truly the people of God, Jews not only literally, but spiritually; and so is to be interpreted in a good sense, of the divine love to them, care of them, and protection over them; see ( Job 14:13 ) and so the Targum paraphrases it,

``and upon those of the house of Judah, I will reveal my power to do them good:''

and will smite every horse of the people with blindness:
that is, every rider of them, either with blindness of mind or body, or both. It may be, as the former smiting, mentioned in the beginning of the verse, respects the mind, this may regard the body; so that they shall not see their way, and their hands shall not perform their enterprise.

Zacarías 12:4 In-Context

2 Haré que Jerusalén sea como una bebida embriagante que causa que las naciones vecinas se tambaleen cuando envíen a sus ejércitos para sitiar a Jerusalén y a Judá.

3 En aquel día yo convertiré a Jerusalén en una roca inamovible. Todas las naciones se reunirán en contra de ella para tratar de moverla, pero solo se herirán a sí mismas.

4 »En aquel día —dice el Señor
— haré que todos los caballos se espanten y que todos los jinetes pierdan el valor. Vigilaré a la gente de Judá, pero cegaré los caballos de sus enemigos.

5 Los clanes de Judá se dirán a sí mismos: “El pueblo de Jerusalén ha encontrado fuerzas en su Dios, el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales”.

6 »En aquel día yo haré que los clanes de Judá sean como una llama que le prende fuego a un montón de leña o como una antorcha encendida entre los manojos de grano. Destruirán con fuego a las naciones vecinas a la derecha y a la izquierda, mientras la gente que vive en Jerusalén permanecerá segura.