Passage Research
Zechariah 12 — Sermon Preparation
Jerusalem will be an immovable stone against all nations, and God will pour out grace so that the house of David mourns for the one they have pierced. Below is a research summary for Zechariah 12, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 21
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Zechariah 12 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בַּד | bad | H905 | 11 | separation, part |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם | Yᵉrûwshâlaim | H3389 | 11 | Jerushalaim, Jerushalem |
| מִשְׁפָּחָה | mishpâchâh | H4940 | 9 | family, circle of relatives |
| יְהוּדָה | Yᵉhûwdâh | H3063 | 6 | Jehudah |
| אִשָּׁה | ʼishshâh | H802 | 5 | woman |
| דָּוִד | Dâvid | H1732 | 5 | David |
| יָשַׁב | yâshab | H3427 | 5 | sit, dwell |
How preachers through history handled this text
21 public-domain excerpts on Zechariah 12, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The day here spoken of, is the day of Jerusalem's defence and deliverance, that glorious day when God will appear for the salvation of his people. In Christ's first coming he bruised the serpent's head, and broke all the powers of darkness that fought against God's kingdom among men. In his second coming he will complete their destruction, when he shall put down all opposing rule, principality, and power; and death itself shall be swallowed up in that victory. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Zechariah 12:9–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Zech 12:10
- Hadad-rimmon— Zech 12:11
- Megiddo— Zech 12:11
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