Zechariah 12

Zechariah 12

Victory for Jerusalem

1This is a message from the Lord about Israel:

Mourning for the One Pierced with a Spear

10I, the Lord , will make the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem feel deep sorrow and pray when they see the one they pierced with a spear. They will mourn and weep for him, as parents weep over the death of their only child or their first-born.[#Jn 19.34,37; Rev 1.7.]

11On that day the people of Jerusalem will mourn as much as everyone did for Hadad Rimmon on the flatlands near Megiddo.[#12.11 Not mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament.]

12Everyone of each family in the land will mourn, and the men will mourn separately from the women. This includes those from the family of David, and the families of Nathan,

13Levi, Shimei,[#12.13 A descendant of Gershon son of Levi (see Numbers 3.18).]

14and all other families as well.

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