Zacarías 9:14

14 Y el SEÑOR será visto sobre ellos, y su saeta saldrá como relámpago; y el Señor DIOS tocará el shofar, e irá como torbellinos del austro

Zacarías 9:14 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 9:14

And the Lord shall be seen over them
His apostles and ministers: or, "shall appear to them" ^F17; and be seen by them, as he was in the days of his flesh; they saw his person, his miracles, his sorrows, and sufferings; they saw him after his resurrection, and some have seen him since his ascension, with the eyes of their bodies, as well as with the eyes of their understandings; and so were fit to be witnesses of him: or, "the Lord shall appear over them", or "upon them" {r}; he was seen over, and above them, when he ascended up to heaven; and upon them, by the descent of his Spirit on them at the day of Pentecost, and in other miraculous gifts bestowed upon them: or, "the Lord shall appear unto", or "for them" ^F19; by giving strength of body, and fortitude of mind; by protecting and preserving them, and by succeeding their labours: and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning:
meaning the Gospel, and the swift progress of it, as well as the light it communicates, and the glory that goes along with it, and the efficacy of it: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet;
of the Gospel, so called, in allusion to the jubilee trumpet, which proclaimed liberty to servants, and restoration of inheritances: or to the trumpets made for the congregation of Israel to gather them together, and to express their joy at feasts: or to the trumpet used to proclaim war, and as an alarm for it; and this was blown by the Lord himself in person when here on earth, and by his ministers in his name: and shall go with whirlwinds of the south;
that is, the Lord in the ministration of the Gospel shall go forth with the efficacy and energy of the Spirit: the Spirit is compared to "wind", because he works in a sovereign way where he listeth, and oftentimes imperceptibly, and ever powerfully; and to the "south" wind, because that brings warmth, serenity, and calmness, produces rain, and makes fruitful; and he it is which makes the Gospel efficacious; see ( Song of Solomon 4:16 ) ( John 3:8 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 (hary Mhyle) "aderit illis", Vatablus, Drusius.
F18 "Super cos", V. L. Calvin; "super eis", Montanus, Piscator; "super illis", Cocceius.
F19 So the particle is sometimes used; see Noldius, p. 690, 703.

Zacarías 9:14 In-Context

12 Tornaos a la fortaleza, oh presos de esperanza; hoy también os anuncio que os daré doblado

13 Porque he entesado para mí a Judá como arco, e hice a Efraín su flecha, y despertaré tus hijos, oh Sion, contra tus hijos, oh Grecia, y te pondré como espada de valiente

14 Y el SEÑOR será visto sobre ellos, y su saeta saldrá como relámpago; y el Señor DIOS tocará el shofar, e irá como torbellinos del austro

15 El SEÑOR de los ejércitos los amparará, y ellos devorarán, y los sujetarán a las piedras de la honda, y beberán y harán estrépito como tomados del vino; y se llenarán como cuenco, o como los lados del altar

16 Y los salvará en aquel día el SEÑOR su Dios como a rebaño de su pueblo; porque serán engrandecidos en su tierra como piedras preciosas de corona