The promise of prosperity and plenty in the close of the preceding chapter leads the prophet to suggest, next, the means of obtaining them; supplication to Jehovah, and not to idols, whose worship had already proved a…
1Pedid a Jehová lluvia en la estación tardía. Jehová hará relámpagos, y os dará lluvia abundante, y hierba verde en el campo a cada uno.
2Porque los terafines han dado vanos oráculos, y los adivinos han visto mentira, han hablado sueños vanos, y vano es su consuelo; por lo cual el pueblo vaga como ovejas, y sufre porque no tiene pastor.
3Contra los pastores se ha encendido mi enojo, y castigaré a los jefes; pero Jehová de los ejércitos visitará su rebaño, la casa de Judá, y los pondrá como su caballo de honor en la guerra.
4De él saldrá la piedra angular, de él la clavija, de él el arco de guerra, de él también todo apremiador.
5Y serán como valientes que en la batalla huellan al enemigo en el lodo de las calles; y pelearán, porque Jehová estará con ellos; y los que cabalgan en caballos serán avergonzados.
6Porque yo fortaleceré la casa de Judá, y guardaré la casa de José, y los haré volver; porque de ellos tendré piedad, y serán como si no los hubiera desechado; porque yo soy Jehová su Dios, y los oiré.
7Y será Efraín como valiente, y se alegrará su corazón como a causa del vino; sus hijos también verán, y se alegrarán; su corazón se gozará en Jehová.
8Yo los llamaré con un silbido, y los reuniré, porque los he redimido; y serán multiplicados tanto como fueron antes.
9Bien que los esparciré entre los pueblos, aun en lejanos países se acordarán de mí; y vivirán con sus hijos, y volverán.
10Porque yo los traeré de la tierra de Egipto, y los recogeré de Asiria; y los traeré a la tierra de Galaad y del Líbano, y no les bastará.
11Y la tribulación pasará por el mar, y herirá en el mar las ondas, y se secarán todas las profundidades del río; y la soberbia de Asiria será derribada, y se perderá el cetro de Egipto.
12Y yo los fortaleceré en Jehová, y caminarán en su nombre, dice Jehová.
ADAM CLARKE BIBLE COMMENTARY
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Versículo 1
I. Ask ye of the Lord rain - Rain in the due seasons -
Ask ye of the Lord rain - Rain in the due seasons -
1. To impregnate the seed when sown; and
2. To fill the ear near the time of harvest - was so essential to the fertility of the land, and the well-being of the people, that it stands well among the chief of God's mercies and the promise of it here shows that God designs to ensure the prosperity promised, by using those means by which it was promoted.
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Versículo 2
II. The idols have spoken vanity - This is spoken of the Jews, and must refer to their idolatry pract…
The idols have spoken vanity - This is spoken of the Jews, and must refer to their idolatry practiced before the captivity, for there were no idols after.
Therefore they went their way - They were like a flock that had no shepherd, shifting from place to place, and wandering about in the wilderness, seeking for pasture, wherever they might find it. Some think that the idols and diviners were those of the Seleucidae Greeks, who excited their masters with promises of success against the Maccabees. Others think that the Babylonish captivity is foretold; for a determined future event is frequently spoken of by the prophets as past.
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Versículo 3
III. Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds - Bad kings and bad priests. I will punish the goats…
Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds - Bad kings and bad priests. I will punish the goats; these were the wicked priests, who were shepherds by their office, and goats by the impurity of their lives.
As his goodly horse in the battle - The honorable war horse, or the horse that carried the general's equipage. In the unaccountable variation of interpreters on these chapters, this, among other things, is thought to be spoken of Matthias, and Judas Maccabeus, who assembled the people from all quarters, as a shepherd gathers his sheep together; and led them against the sons of Greece, the Seleucidae Greeks. Others refer every thing here to times before the captivity.
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Versículo 4
IV. Out of him came forth the corner - This is spoken of the tribe of Judah: all strength, counsel, a…
Out of him came forth the corner - This is spoken of the tribe of Judah: all strength, counsel, and excellence came from that tribe. The corner stone, the ornament and completion of the building; the nail, by which the tents were fastened, and on which they hung their clothes, armor, etc., the battlebow, the choicest archers.
Every oppressor together - Those heroes and generals, by whom, under God, their foes should be totally routed. Newcome translates, "Every ruler together." Perhaps all this is spoken of the Messiah.
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Versículo 5
V. They shall be as mighty men - The Maccabees and their successors.
They shall be as mighty men - The Maccabees and their successors.
Riders on horses - The Macedonians, who opposed the Maccabees, and had much cavalry; whereas the Jews had none, and even few weapons of war; yet they overcame these horsemen.
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Versículo 6
VI. I will strengthen the house of Judah - I doubt whether the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth vers…
I will strengthen the house of Judah - I doubt whether the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth verses are not to be understood of the future ingathering of the Jews in the times of the Gospel. See Jer 3:14; Jer 23:6; Hos 1:2; Hos 6:11.
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Versículo 7
VII. Ephraim shall be like a mighty man - This tribe was always distinguished for its valor.
Ephraim shall be like a mighty man - This tribe was always distinguished for its valor.
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Versículo 8
VIII. I will hiss for them - אשרקה eshrekah, "I will shriek for them;" call them with such a shrill str…
I will hiss for them - אשרקה eshrekah, "I will shriek for them;" call them with such a shrill strong voice, that they shall hear me, and find that it is the voice of their redemption.
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Versículo 9
IX. I will sow them among the people - Wherever they have been dispersed, my voice in the preaching o…
I will sow them among the people - Wherever they have been dispersed, my voice in the preaching of the Gospel shall reach them. And they shall remember me, and they and their children shall turn again to the Lord, through Messiah their King.
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Versículo 10
X. Out of the land of Egypt - I will bring them out of all the countries where they have been disper…
Out of the land of Egypt - I will bring them out of all the countries where they have been dispersed, and bring them back to their own land; and they shall be so numerous that they shall scarcely find there, in all its length and breadth, a sufficiency of room. If all the Jews that are now scattered over the face of the earth were gathered together, they would make a mighty nation. And God will gather them together. As a wonderful providence has preserved them in every place, so a wondrous providence will collect them from every place of their dispersion. When the great call comes, no one soul of them shall be left behind.
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Versículo 11
XI. And he shall pass through the sea - Here is an allusion to the passage of the Red Sea, on their c…
And he shall pass through the sea - Here is an allusion to the passage of the Red Sea, on their coming out of Egypt, and to their crossing Jordan, when they went into the promised land; the waves or waters of both were dried up, thrown from side to side, till all the people passed safely through. When they shall return from the various countries in which they now sojourn, God will work, if necessary, similar miracles to those which he formerly worked for their forefathers; and the people shall be glad to let them go, however much they may be profited by their operations in the state. Those that oppose, as Assyria and Egypt formerly did, shall be brought down, and their scepter broken.
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Versículo 12
XII. I will strengthen them in the Lord - I, the God of Israel, will strengthen them in the Lord-Jesus…
I will strengthen them in the Lord - I, the God of Israel, will strengthen them in the Lord-Jesus, the Messiah; and thus indeed the Chaldee: I will strengthen them, בימרא דיי bemeymre dayai, in or by the Word of Jehovah, the same personal Word which we so often meet with in the Chaldee paraphrases or Targum.
They shall walk up and down in his name - In the name of the Messiah. Saith the Lord - God speaks here, not of himself, but concerning his Christ. The Jews shall have complete liberty; they shall appear everywhere as a part of the flock of Christ, and no difference be made between them and the converted Gentiles. They shall be all one fold under one Shepherd and Bishop of all souls.
Antiguo Testamento
Zechariah — Capítulo 10
The promise of prosperity and plenty in the close of the preceding chapter leads the prophet to suggest, next, the means of obtaining them; supplication to Jehovah, and not to idols, whose worship had already proved a…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Pedid a Jehová lluvia en la estación tardía. Jehová hará relámpagos, y os dará lluvia abundante, y hierba verde en el campo a cada uno.
2Porque los terafines han dado vanos oráculos, y los adivinos han visto mentira, han hablado sueños vanos, y vano es su consuelo; por lo cual el pueblo vaga como ovejas, y sufre porque no tiene pastor.
3Contra los pastores se ha encendido mi enojo, y castigaré a los jefes; pero Jehová de los ejércitos visitará su rebaño, la casa de Judá, y los pondrá como su caballo de honor en la guerra.
4De él saldrá la piedra angular, de él la clavija, de él el arco de guerra, de él también todo apremiador.
5Y serán como valientes que en la batalla huellan al enemigo en el lodo de las calles; y pelearán, porque Jehová estará con ellos; y los que cabalgan en caballos serán avergonzados.
6Porque yo fortaleceré la casa de Judá, y guardaré la casa de José, y los haré volver; porque de ellos tendré piedad, y serán como si no los hubiera desechado; porque yo soy Jehová su Dios, y los oiré.
7Y será Efraín como valiente, y se alegrará su corazón como a causa del vino; sus hijos también verán, y se alegrarán; su corazón se gozará en Jehová.
8Yo los llamaré con un silbido, y los reuniré, porque los he redimido; y serán multiplicados tanto como fueron antes.
9Bien que los esparciré entre los pueblos, aun en lejanos países se acordarán de mí; y vivirán con sus hijos, y volverán.
10Porque yo los traeré de la tierra de Egipto, y los recogeré de Asiria; y los traeré a la tierra de Galaad y del Líbano, y no les bastará.
11Y la tribulación pasará por el mar, y herirá en el mar las ondas, y se secarán todas las profundidades del río; y la soberbia de Asiria será derribada, y se perderá el cetro de Egipto.
12Y yo los fortaleceré en Jehová, y caminarán en su nombre, dice Jehová.
ADAM CLARKE BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 1
I. Ask ye of the Lord rain - Rain in the due seasons -
Versículo 2
II. The idols have spoken vanity - This is spoken of the Jews, and must refer to their idolatry pract…
Versículo 3
III. Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds - Bad kings and bad priests. I will punish the goats…
Versículo 4
IV. Out of him came forth the corner - This is spoken of the tribe of Judah: all strength, counsel, a…
Versículo 5
V. They shall be as mighty men - The Maccabees and their successors.
Versículo 6
VI. I will strengthen the house of Judah - I doubt whether the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth vers…
Versículo 7
VII. Ephraim shall be like a mighty man - This tribe was always distinguished for its valor.
Versículo 8
VIII. I will hiss for them - אשרקה eshrekah, "I will shriek for them;" call them with such a shrill str…
Versículo 9
IX. I will sow them among the people - Wherever they have been dispersed, my voice in the preaching o…
Versículo 10
X. Out of the land of Egypt - I will bring them out of all the countries where they have been disper…
Versículo 11
XI. And he shall pass through the sea - Here is an allusion to the passage of the Red Sea, on their c…
Versículo 12
XII. I will strengthen them in the Lord - I, the God of Israel, will strengthen them in the Lord-Jesus…