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Darby, John. "Commentary on Zechariah 14". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsn/zechariah-14.html. 1857-67.
Darby, John. "Commentary on Zechariah 14". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://www.studylight.org/
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Introduction
1:1 (d-0) * (The title of this Book, 'Zechariah'), Said to mean, 'Whom Jah remembers.' Darius, (e-10) As Haggai 1:1 .
Verse 5
14:5 [by] (a-5) Or '[into].'
Verse 6
14:6 shining (b-17) Or 'the shining ones' (luminaries). obscured. (c-20) Or 'the light shall not be brightness and gloom.'
Verse 8
14:8 hinder (d-31) 'Western.' see Joel 2:20 .
Verse 10
14:10 Arabah; (e-16) Or 'plain.' see Joshua 3:16 . dwell (f-25) 'be inhabited,' as ch. 12.6.
Verse 11
14:11 destruction; (g-14) Or 'curse,' Malachi 4:6 .
Verse 12
14:12 their (h-19) Lit. 'his,' and so throughout this passage.
Verse 14
14:14 at (i-6) According to some 'against.'
Verse 18
14:18 be (k-21) Or '[this] shall be;' or, according to others, '... and come not, shall there not be upon them ...?'
Verse 19
14:19 punishment (a-5) punishment (a-10) Chattah , 'sin,' as Proverbs 10:16 ; 'Punishment' may be alluded to as what represents and marks the sin. see Lamentations 3:39 ; Lamentations 4:6 ; bearing the sin on himself in punishment, something like the sense of sin-offering. It must be so taken here; but so as to charge the measure and character of sin, not merely the fact of punishment. It is governmentally putting the sin upon him instead of taking it off. see Lamentations 4:22 .
Verse 20
14:20 bells (b-9) Or 'bridles.' bowls (c-26) As ch. 9.15.
Verse 21
14:21 Canaanite (d-40) Or 'merchant,' see 'trafficker,' Zephaniah 1:11 ; John 2:16 .