SEV Biblia, Chapter 21:5
Decid a la hija de Sin: He aquí, tu Rey viene a ti, manso, y sentado sobre una asna, y sobre un pollino, hijo de bestia de yugo.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:5
Verse 5. Tell ye the daughter of Sion] The quotation is taken from Zech. ix. 9, but not in the precise words of the prophet. This entry into Jerusalem has been termed the triumph of Christ. It was indeed the triumph of humility over pride and worldly grandeur; of poverty over affluence; and of meekness and gentleness over rage and malice.
He is coming now meek, full of kindness and compassion to those who were plotting his destruction! He comes to deliver up himself into their hands; their king comes to be murdered by his subjects, and to make his death a ransom price for their souls!
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 5. Tell ye the daughter of Zion , etc.] These words seem to be taken out of ( Isaiah 62:11) where it is said, say ye to the daughter of Zion, behold thy salvation cometh, or thy Saviour cometh; meaning, without doubt, the Messiah: by the daughter of Zion is meant, not the city of Jerusalem, but the inhabitants thereof, the Jewish synagogue; or as the Targum renders it, wyxd atynk , the congregation of Zion, the people of the Jews; particularly the elect of God among them, those that embraced the true Messiah, and believed in him: behold, thy king cometh unto thee : this, and what follow, are cited from ( Zechariah 9:9) and to be understood of the king Messiah, who, in a little time after this prophecy was given out, was to come to Zion, and redeem Jacob from all his iniquities, and was now come. One of the Jewish commentators says f1081 , that interpreters are divided about the sense of this prophecy; but observes, that there are some that say this is the Messiah: and another of them affirms, that it is impossible to explain it of any other than the king Messiah; and that it can be understood of no other, I have elsewhere shown. Meek; in the prophecy of Zechariah it is, yn[ , poor, as the Messiah Jesus was, in a temporal sense; but the word, both by the Septuagint, and our evangelist, is rendered meek ; as it is by the Targum, Jarchi, and Kimchi, who all explain it by twn[ , lowly, humble, or meek: and a character it is, that well agrees with Jesus, who, in the whole of his deportment, both in life and in death, was a pattern of meekness and lowliness of mind: and sitting upon an ass, and a colt, the foal of an ass . This is applied to the Messiah by the Jews, both ancient and modern f1085 , who consider this as an instance and evidence of his humility: they suppose, this ass to be a very uncommon one, having an hundred spots on it; and say, that it was the foal of that which was created on the eve of the sabbath f1086 ; and is the same that Abraham and Moses rode upon: and they own, as before observed, that Jesus of Nazareth rode on one to Jerusalem, as is here related. Their ancient governors, patriarchs, princes, and judges, used to ride on asses, before the introduction and multiplication of horses in Solomons time, forbidden by the law of God: wherefore, though this might seem mean and despicable at this present time, yet was suitable enough to Christs character as a king, and as the son of David, and king of Israel; strictly observing the law given to the kings of Israel, and riding in such manner as they formerly did.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-11 - This coming of Christ was described by the prophet Zechariah, Zec 9:9 When Christ would appear in his glory, it is in his meekness, not in his majesty, in mercy to work salvation. As meekness and outwar poverty were fully seen in Zion's King, and marked his triumpha entrance to Jerusalem, how wrong covetousness, ambition, and the prid of life must be in Zion's citizens! They brought the ass, but Jesus di not use it without the owner's consent. The trappings were such as cam to hand. We must not think the clothes on our backs too dear to par with for the service of Christ. The chief priests and the elder afterwards joined with the multitude that abused him upon the cross but none of them joined the multitude that did him honour. Those tha take Christ for their King, must lay their all under his feet. Hosann signifies, Save now, we beseech thee! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord! But of how little value is the applause of the people! The changing multitude join the cry of the day, whether it be Hosanna, or Crucify him. Multitudes often seem to approve the gospel but few become consistent disciples. When Jesus was come into Jerusale all the city was moved; some perhaps were moved with joy, who waite for the Consolation of Israel; others, of the Pharisees, were move with envy. So various are the motions in the minds of men upon the approach of Christ's kingdom.
Greek Textus Receptus
ειπατε 2036 5628 V-2AAM-2P τη 3588 T-DSF θυγατρι 2364 N-DSF σιων 4622 N-PRI ιδου 2400 5628 V-2AAM-2S ο 3588 T-NSM βασιλευς 935 N-NSM σου 4675 P-2GS ερχεται 2064 5736 V-PNI-3S σοι 4671 P-2DS πραυς 4239 A-NSM και 2532 CONJ επιβεβηκως 1910 5761 V-RAP-NSM επι 1909 PREP ονον 3688 N-ASF και 2532 CONJ πωλον 4454 N-ASM υιον 5207 N-ASM υποζυγιου 5268 N-GSN
Vincent's NT Word Studies
5. Daughter of Sion. Jerusalem. Compare daughter of Babylon for the city of Babylon (Ps. cxxxvii. 8; Isa. xlvii. 1); daughter of Tyre for the city or people of Tyre (Ps. xlv. 12); daughter of my people (Isa. xxii. 4).Sitting (epibebhkwv). Lit., having gone upon, or mounted. Rev., riding.
Foal of an ass (uion upozugiou). Lit., son of a beast-of-burden. Upozugion, from uJpo, beneath, zugov, a yoke. Wyc., son of a beast-under-yoke. The phrase emphasized the humble state of Jesus. He is mounted, not on a stately charger with embroidered and jewelled housings, nor even on an ass for the saddle, the Eastern ass being often of great beauty and spirit, and in demand for this purpose. He rides on a common beast-of-burden, furnished with the everyday garments of his disciples.
Garments (imatia). Outer garments. See on Matt. v. 40.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
21:5 {The daughter of Zion} (ti thugatri Si"n). Jerusalem as in #Isa 22:4 (daughter of my people). So Babylon (#Isa 47:1), daughter of Tyre for Tyre (#Ps 45:12). {Riding} (epibebk"s). Perfect active participle of epibainw, "having gone upon." {And upon a colt the foal of an ass} (kai epi pwlon huion hupozugiou). These words give trouble if kai is here taken to mean "and." Fritzsche argues that Jesus rode alternately upon each animal, a possible, but needless interpretation. In the Hebrew it means by common Hebrew parallelism "upon an ass, even upon a colt." That is obviously the meaning here in Matthew. The use of hupozugiou (a beast of burden, under a yoke) for ass is common in the LXX and in the papyri (Deissmann, _Bible Studies_ p. 161).
