Zacarías 12:5

5 Entonces los jefes de familias de Judá dirán en su corazón: "Gran apoyo para nosotros son los habitantes de Jerusalén por el SEÑOR de los ejércitos, su Dios."

Zacarías 12:5 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 12:5

And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart
The governors of the rest of the cities in Judea, besides Jerusalem, when they shall observe the armies of the people, their horses and their riders, smitten by the Lord, as above, shall take heart, and be of good courage: and secretly say within themselves,

The inhabitants of Jerusalem [shall be] my strength in the Lord of
hosts their God;
that is, they, in the strength of the Lord, shall overcome their enemies, and so be the means of preserving and securing the other cities of Judah from destruction: the governors do not place their strength and confidence in the inhabitants of Jerusalem, but as they are strengthened in and by the Lord their God, from whom all strength, safety, and salvation come. In this and the following verse ( Zechariah 12:6 ) , by "the governors of Judah" are not meant Judas Maccabeus, and his brethren, as some think; for though there are some things in the context that seem to agree with them, and they may be an emblem of the governors in the times referred to, for their courage, bravery, and success; yet the thread of history, and series of prophecy, will not admit such a sense.

Zacarías 12:5 In-Context

3 Y sucederá aquel día que haré de Jerusalén una piedra pesada para todos los pueblos; todos los que la levanten serán severamente desgarrados. Y contra ella se congregarán todas las naciones de la tierra.
4 Aquel díadeclara el SEÑORheriré a todo caballo de espanto, y a su jinete, de locura. Pero sobre la casa de Judá abriré mis ojos, mientras hiero de ceguera a todo caballo de los pueblos.
5 Entonces los jefes de familias de Judá dirán en su corazón: "Gran apoyo para nosotros son los habitantes de Jerusalén por el SEÑOR de los ejércitos, su Dios."
6 Aquel día haré de los jefes de familias de Judá como brasero de fuego entre leños, y como antorcha ardiendo entre gavillas, y consumirán a diestra y a siniestra a todos los pueblos de alrededor, y Jerusalén será habitada de nuevo en su lugar, en Jerusalén.
7 El SEÑOR salvará primero las tiendas de Judá, para que la gloria de la casa de David y la gloria de los habitantes de Jerusalén no se engrandezca sobre Judá.
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