Zechariah 13:6

In thine hands. Literally, “between thy hands.” Some interpret this phrase as meaning “back” (RSV), comparing it with the expression “between his anus” (2 Kings 9:24), meaning, apparently, “back.” The arrow that smote Jehoram between his anus came out at the heart. However, the word there is “anus” (Heb. zero‘im) and not hands (Heb. yadim), and we cannot be certain that the two expressions are identical in meaning. In its context the question concerning these wounds seems to be addressed to the converted false prophet (Zech. 13:5, 6). Some interpreters have applied this text to Christ as predictive of His scourging and wounds received at the hands of those who should have been His friends (see Matt. 27:26; Mark 14:65; 15:15; Luke 22:63; John 19:1, 17, 18). This must be done by secondary application or by making a break after Zech. 13:5 and by connecting v. 6 with v. 7, which is clearly predictive of Christ (Matt. 26:31).