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Zechariah 12:10

KJV

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

Read it in context Mourning the One They Pierced
Start reading at Zechariah 12:10 (Zechariah 12:10 to Zechariah 12:14). An editorial reading unit, not a claim that the surrounding context stops here. Book background below applies to the shared passage; individual verses may need more specific explanation.

This unit closes the chapter’s selected reading divisions. The closing oracles move through mourning, cleansing, conflict, and the LORD's kingship; detailed fulfillments must be argued rather than assumed.

  1. 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
  2. 12:11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
  3. 12:12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;
  4. 12:13 The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
  5. 12:14 All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

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Cited: Zechariah 12:10, Zechariah 12:14, Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 21:4, Matthew 21:5, Zechariah 13:7, Matthew 26:31

Who wrote it, and how we know

Zechariah Named in Scripture
What Scripture saysThe book opens with the word of the LORD to Zechariah. Zechariah 1:1
Early traditionTradition names Zechariah.
What is debatedSome scholars propose a second author for chapters 9 through 14.

Old Testament prophecy and New Testament fulfillment

The notes distinguish explicit fulfillment statements from other explicit New Testament applications. They do not assume every detail of the surrounding prophecy has already been fulfilled.

Looking on the pierced one

NT explicitly identifies fulfillment

John explicitly introduces this written statement after describing Jesus' pierced side. This does not settle the timing or extent of every detail in Zechariah's surrounding prophecy.

Related passages

Cross references from CrossReferences-org (CC BY 4.0).

Macro-Structure

See how this passage fits the chapter and the book.

Macro-Structure of Zechariah 12

Zechariah's dated opening belongs to the post-exilic setting under Darius. The book includes interpreted visions, exhortations, and later oracles. Retain explanations supplied by the text and label further symbolic connections as interpretation. Local headings and stanza divisions are editorial reading aids adapted from public-domain BSB headings; verse boundaries and Scripture links use the KJV. Connections describe the surrounding book movement.

Zechariah 1:1 Zechariah 1:3 Zechariah 7:1

The Coming Deliverance of Jerusalem
Zechariah 12:1–9

FocusConflict and final hope

Connection to the wholeThis opening unit introduces the chapter’s movement. The closing oracles move through mourning, cleansing, conflict, and the LORD's kingship; detailed fulfillments must be argued rather than assumed.
interpretation
Mourning the One They Pierced
Zechariah 12:10–14 You are here · 12:10

FocusConflict and final hope

Connection to the wholeThis unit closes the chapter’s selected reading divisions. The closing oracles move through mourning, cleansing, conflict, and the LORD's kingship; detailed fulfillments must be argued rather than assumed.
interpretation

Suggested literary divisions. Headings summarize the passage; they are not part of the biblical text.

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