Sājiālìyàshū 12:5

5 Yóudà de zúzhǎng , bì xīnli shuō , Yēlùsǎlĕng de jūmín , yǐkào wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá tāmende shén , jiù zuò wǒmen de nénglì .

Sājiālìyàshū 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.

Sājiālìyàshū 12:5 In-Context

3 Nà rì , wǒ bì shǐ Yēlùsǎlĕng xiàng jùjí gōngjī tāde wàn mín , dāng zuò yī kuaì zhòng shítou . fán jǔqǐ de bì shòu zhòng shāng .

4 Yēhéhuá shuō , dào nà rì , wǒ bì shǐ yīqiè mǎ pǐ jīng huáng , shǐ qí mǎ de diān kuáng . wǒ bì kàn gù Yóudà jiā , shǐ liè guó de yīqiè mǎ pǐ xiāyǎn .

5 Yóudà de zúzhǎng , bì xīnli shuō , Yēlùsǎlĕng de jūmín , yǐkào wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá tāmende shén , jiù zuò wǒmen de nénglì .

6 Nà rì , wǒ bì shǐ Yóudà de zúzhǎng , rú huǒ pén zaì mù chái zhōng , yòu rú huǒbǎ zaì hé kún lǐ . tāmen bì zuǒyòu shāo miè sìwéi liè guó de mín . Yēlùsǎlĕng rén bì réng zhù bĕn chù , jiù shì Yēlùsǎlĕng .

7 Yēhéhuá bì xiān zhĕngjiù Yóudà de zhàngpéng , miǎndé Dàwèi jiā de róngyào , hé Yēlùsǎlĕng jūmín de róngyào , shēng guo Yóudà .