SEV Biblia, Chapter 14:20
En aquel tiempo estará grabado sobre las campanillas de los caballos: SANTIDAD AL SEÑOR; y las ollas en la casa del SEÑOR serán como los tazones delante del altar.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Zechariah 14:20
Verse 20. Upon the bells of the horses] They appear, formerly, to have had bells on horses, camels, &c., as we have now, to amuse the animals, and encourage them in their work. In some very fine Asiatic paintings now before me, I see bells both on horses, mules, and camels; little bells tied to their legs, and larger ones about their necks, particularly in the representation of a caravan passing through the valley of serpents, in the island of Serendib, now Ceylon. The margin reads bridles. HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD] AS the Gospel is a holy system, preaching holiness and producing holiness in those who believe, so all without, as well as within, shall bear this impress; and even a man's labour shall be begun and continued, and ended in the Lord; yea, and the animals he uses, and the instruments he works with, shall be all consecrated to God through Christ.
The pots] "The meanest utensil in the house of God, Nehemiah x. 29, shall be as the vessels of silver, and gold used in solemn sacrifice; they shall be like the bowls before the altar."-See Newcome.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 20. In that day , etc.] After the destruction of antichrist and all the antichristian party, and a new state of things will take place, either the spiritual or personal reign of Christ: shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS TO THE LORD ; as was upon the mitre of the high priest, ( Exodus 28:36) to which there seems to be an allusion here: or, “upon the trappings of the horses” f318 , as the Targum renders it; and this intends either the horses slain in war, whose bells or trappings should be devoted and applied to holy uses; or the horses that carried the people up to Jerusalem to worship there, or horses in common. The Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it, “on the bridle of the horse shall be Holiness to the Lord”; that is, they should be devoted to his service, which sometimes were very richly adorned; yea, were of gold; as those described by Virgil f319 ; nay, they were adorned with precious stones, with pearls, emeralds, and jacinths, insomuch that the Romans were obliged to restrain this luxury by a law f320 . The conceit of some of the fathers, that this refers to one of the nails in the cross of Christ, which Constantine put into his horse’s bridle, is justly ridiculed and exploded by most commentators. It seems best to render the word as we do, “bells”, as Kimchi and Jarchi interpret it; since it is used of cymbals made of brass, which were to make a sound to be heard, ( 1 Chronicles 15:19 Nehemiah 12:27) and of the same metal were the horses’ bells made; though those which the mules at the funeral of Alexander had at each jaw were made of gold f321 ; as were those Aaron had at the hem of his robe. The use of these bells on horses, according to Gussetius f322 , in the eastern countries, where they travelled through deserts, and had no beaten track, was to keep them together, and that they might be known where they were when parted; and of like use are they now to horses of burden or packhorses with us; though in common use they seem to serve to give horses a pleasure, and quicken them in their work: but the original of them seems to be for the training of horses for war, and therefore they hung bells to their bridles, to use them to a noise, and to try if they could bear a noise, and the tumult of war, so as not to throw their riders, or expose them to danger f323 ; hence one that has not been tried or trained up to anything is called by the Greeks akwdwnistov , one not used to the noise of a bell, by a metaphor taken from horses, that have never been tried by the sound of bells, whether they can bear the noise of war without fear f324 : and so it may signify, that these, and all the apparatus of war, all kind of armour, should no more be made use of for such purposes, there being now universal peace in the kingdom of Christ; wherefore these, and the like, should be converted to sacred uses, just as swords, at the same time, shall be beaten into ploughshares, and spears into pruning hooks, for civil uses, ( Isaiah 2:4) or, since Holiness to the Lord is said to be upon them, the sense may be, that holiness will be very general among all men; all professing people will be righteous; it will appear in all their actions, civil as well as religious; it will be as visible as the bells upon the horses, by their frequent going to the house of God; their constant attendance on public worship; their walking in the ways of the Lord, and their love to one another. And the pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar ; the “pots” in which they boiled the sacrifices shall be like “the bowls before the altar”, which held the blood of the sacrifices to be sprinkled; either like them for number; they shall be many, like them, as the Targum paraphrases it; or for goodness, being made of the same metal: and the whole denotes the number, holiness, and excellency of the saints in the latter day, who will direct all their actions to the glory of God, whether in eating or drinking, or in whatever they do.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 16-21 - As it is impossible for all nations literally to come to Jerusalem onc a year, to keep a feast, it is evident that a figurative meaning mus here be applied. Gospel worship is represented by the keeping of the feast of tabernacles. Every day of a Christian's life is a day of the feast of tabernacles; every Lord's day especially is the great day of the feast; therefore every day let us worship the Lord of hosts, an keep every Lord's day with peculiar solemnity. It is just for God to withhold the blessings of grace from those who do not attend the mean of grace. It is a sin that is its own punishment; those who forsake the duty, forfeit the privilege of communion with God. A time of complet peace and purity of the church will arrive. Men will carry on their common affairs, and their sacred services, upon the same holy principles of faith, love and obedience. Real holiness shall be mor diffused, because there shall be a more plentiful pouring forth of the Spirit of holiness than ever before. There shall be holiness even in common things. Every action and every enjoyment of the believer, shoul be so regulated according to the will of God, that it may be directe to his glory. Our whole lives should be as one constant sacrifice, or act of devotion; no selfish motive should prevail in any of ou actions. But how far is the Christian church from this state of purity Other times, however, are at hand, and the Lord will reform and enlarg his church, as he has promised. Yet in heaven alone will perfec holiness and happiness be found __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ביום 3117 ההוא 1931 יהיה 1961 על 5921 מצלות 4698 הסוס 5483 קדשׁ 6944 ליהוה 3068 והיה 1961 הסירות 5518 בבית 1004 יהוה 3068 כמזרקים 4219 לפני 6440 המזבח׃ 4196
