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Zechariah 12:6

King James Version (KJV)

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Zechariah 12:6

Verse 6 of 14

Scripture focus

In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, [even] in Jerusalem.

Zechariah 12:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Zechariah 12:6

Theological / Devotional

Governors. Heb. ’alluphim. A slightly different vowel pointing (see Vol. I, p. 25) gives the reading ’alaphim, which may be translated “thousands” (1 Sam. 10:19), or “clans” (RSV). See on Micah 5:2. Encouraged by the evidences of God’s protective power, the clans of Judah would enlarge their borders and occupy all the territory God had assigned them (see Vol. IV, pp. 29, 30).

Hearth. Heb. kiyyor, “a pot,” for washing (Ex. 30:18; etc.), or, for cooking (1 Sam. 2:14); here, connected with “fire,” a fire pot.

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