Zacarías 12:4

4 En aquel día, dijo el SEÑOR, heriré con aturdimiento a todo caballo, y con locura al que en él sube; mas sobre la Casa de Judá abriré mis ojos, y a todo caballo de los pueblos heriré con ceguera

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 He aquí, yo pongo a Jerusalén por vaso de veneno a todos los pueblos de alrededor, y también a Judá la cual será en el cerco contra Jerusalén

3 Y será en aquel día, que yo pondré a Jerusalén por piedra pesada a todos los pueblos; todos los que la cargaren serán despedazados, y todos los gentiles de la tierra se juntarán contra ella

4 En aquel día, dijo el SEÑOR, heriré con aturdimiento a todo caballo, y con locura al que en él sube; mas sobre la Casa de Judá abriré mis ojos, y a todo caballo de los pueblos heriré con ceguera

5 Y los capitanes de Judá dirán en su corazón: Mi fuerza son los moradores de Jerusalén en el SEÑOR de los ejércitos, su Dios

6 En aquel día pondré los capitanes de Judá como un brasero de fuego entre leña, y como una antorcha de fuego entre gavillas; y consumirán a diestra y a siniestra todos los pueblos alrededor; y Jerusalén será otra vez habitada en su lugar, en Jerusalén