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Zechariah 9:7

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Zechariah 9:7

Verse 7 of 17

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And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, [shall be] for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

Zechariah 9:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Zechariah 9:7

Theological / Devotional

His blood. Doubtless a reference to the heathen practice of drinking the blood of sacrifices, or of eating the sacrifices with the blood. The Israelites were strictly forbidden to eat blood (Lev. 17:10, 12).

Abominations. See Isa. 66:3, 17.

For our God. The remnant would forsake their idolatrous practices and join themselves to Israel.

Governor. Heb. ’alluph. A change in vowel pointing permits the translation “thousand,” “family,” or “clan” (see Num. 1:16; 10:4; 1 Sam. 10:19). Those who joined themselves to the Lord would become like one of the families or clans of Judah.

Jebusite. The Jebusites were the ancient inhabitants of the stronghold of Zion. The tribe was not entirely destroyed, but was made to serve as bondmen (1 Kings 9:20, 21). It is not entirely clear what the prophet meant by the comparison. Perhaps he was predicting the absorption of the Philistines into the state of Israel.

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