1.
In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
In that day. The future day, when this prophecy shall come to pass.
shall be. This is not the simple future tense, but the verb hayah , with the Participle, meaning that the fountain shall be permanently opened.
a fountain. This waits for literal fulfilment, and is not an intangible one as in the present day.
opened: i.e. set open. The only occurance of this participle in the O.T. Compare the first in Genesis 7:11 .
for = for [the expiation of] sin, &c.
sin Hebrew. chata . App-44 .
2.
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.
saith the LORD of hosts = (is] the oracle of Jehovah of hosts. See note on Zechariah 1:3
cut off the names . Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 26:13 ). App-92 .
spirit . Heh. ruach . App-9 .
3.
And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.
it shall come to pass . In that yet future day.
the LORD . H eb. Jehovah . App-4 .
shall thrust him through. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 13:6-11 ; Deuteronomy 18:20 ). App-92 .
4.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:
every one. Hebrew. 'ish . App-44 .
wear = put on. Some codices, with four early printed editions, and Aramaean, add "any more".
5.
But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.
man . Hebrew. adam . App-14 .
6.
And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
one shall say unto Him . Messiah is here spoken of, in contrast with these prophets. Spoken in the yet future time, and referring to His past rejection, and to the time when His wounds had been received.
Him. Messiah, Whom they will have already looked upon (Zechariah 12:10 ), and now inquire of fer explanation.
in = within. or between: in, in the palms,
My friends. Typical of His own who received Him not (Mark 3:21 ; compare verses: Zec 13:31 , Zec 13:34 , Zec 13:35 .John 1:11; John 1:11 ).
7.
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
Awake, &c. This verse stands wholly unconnected, unless we regard it as looking back from the yet future glory to the time of His rejection, when Isaiah 53:5-10 was fillfilled. Compare Zechariah 11:16 , Zechariah 11:17 .
Man = mighty One. Hebrew. g eber, App-14 .
Fellow. Of none but Messiah could Jehovah say this.
smite the Shepherd. Quoted of Messiah by Messiah, in Matthew 26:31 .Mark 14:27; Mark 14:27 showing that the words cannot possibly refer to any "high priest" as alleged.
turn Mine hand upon : i.e. for care and protection.
little = feeble of the Rock. Compare John 18:8 .
8.
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
saith the LORD = [is] Jehovah's oracle.
9.
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
hear answer.
It is My People . Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:12 ). App-92 .
God . Hebrew. Elohim . App-4 .