Zacarias 12:5

5 Entonces los jefes de Judá proclamarán: “La fortaleza de los habitantes de Jerusalén es su Dios, el SEÑORTodopoderoso”.

Zacarias 12:5 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 12:5

And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart
The governors of the rest of the cities in Judea, besides Jerusalem, when they shall observe the armies of the people, their horses and their riders, smitten by the Lord, as above, shall take heart, and be of good courage: and secretly say within themselves,

The inhabitants of Jerusalem [shall be] my strength in the Lord of
hosts their God;
that is, they, in the strength of the Lord, shall overcome their enemies, and so be the means of preserving and securing the other cities of Judah from destruction: the governors do not place their strength and confidence in the inhabitants of Jerusalem, but as they are strengthened in and by the Lord their God, from whom all strength, safety, and salvation come. In this and the following verse ( Zechariah 12:6 ) , by "the governors of Judah" are not meant Judas Maccabeus, and his brethren, as some think; for though there are some things in the context that seem to agree with them, and they may be an emblem of the governors in the times referred to, for their courage, bravery, and success; yet the thread of history, and series of prophecy, will not admit such a sense.

Zacarias 12:5 In-Context

3 y todas las naciones de la tierra se juntarán contra ella.»En aquel día convertiré a Jerusalén en una roca inconmovible para todos los pueblos. Los que intenten moverla quedarán despedazados.

4 »En aquel día espantaré a todos los caballos y enloqueceré a sus jinetes —afirma el SEÑOR—. Me mantendré vigilante sobre Judá, pero dejaré ciegos a los caballos de todas las naciones.

5 Entonces los jefes de Judá proclamarán: “La fortaleza de los habitantes de Jerusalén es su Dios, el SEÑORTodopoderoso”.

6 »En aquel día convertiré a los jefes de Judá en un brasero ardiente dentro de un bosque, en una antorcha encendida entre las gavillas. A diestra y a siniestra devorarán a todos los pueblos vecinos, pero Jerusalén misma volverá a ser habitada.

7 El SEÑOR salvará primero las viviendas de Judá, para que no sea mayor la gloria de la casa real de David, y la de los habitantes de Jerusalén, que la de Judá.