SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:10
Y de Efraín talaré los carros, y los caballos de Jerusalén; y los arcos de guerra serán quebrados; y hablará paz a los gentiles; y su Señorío será de mar a mar, y desde el río hasta los fines de la tierra.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Zechariah 9:10
Verse 10. I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem] No wars shall be employed to spread the kingdom of the Messiah; for it shall be founded and established, "not by might nor by power, but by the Spirit of the Lord of hosts," chap. iv. 6.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim , etc.] That is, the military one; signifying that wars shall cease, ( Psalm 46:9): and the horse from Jerusalem ; the warlike one; (see Micah 5:10). Ephraim designs the ten tribes, and Jerusalem stands for the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin; and the sense is, that these shall be one in the days of the Messiah, as Kimchi observes; and that all instruments of war shall be removed from them, and there shall be an entire peace between them; (see Isaiah 11:13 Ezekiel 37:16,19): and the battle bow shall be cut off ; another instrument of war. The Targum paraphrases it, “I will break the strength of those that make war, the armies of the people;” all this does not design so much the outward peace that should be in the world at the birth of Christ, as the spiritual peace of his kingdom; and that, as it is not of this world, so neither is it spread, supported, and defended by carnal weapons; and also the peaceableness and safety of his subjects, and the destruction of their enemies: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen ; not only the church of Christ, gathered out of the Jews, should enjoy great spiritual peace, prosperity, and safety; but the Gentiles also should share in it, to whom Christ went, and preached peace; not in his own person, being the minister of the circumcision: but by his apostles, who had the ministration of reconciliation committed to them; and being sent forth by Christ, went everywhere preaching peace by him, who is Lord of all, unto all nations; (see Ephesians 2:17): and his dominion [shall be] from sea [even] to sea, and from the river [even] to the ends of the earth ; according to Aben Ezra, from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the river Euphrates to the ends of the earth: or, as Kimchi cites him, from the south sea, called the sea of Edom, to the north sea, which is the sea of the ocean; from the river that goes out from Eden, which is at the beginning of the east, unto the ends of the earth, which is the end of the west: or, as the Targum paraphrases it, “from the sea to the west, and from Euphrates to the ends of the earth.”
The phrases are expressive of the extensiveness of Christ’s dominion, through the preaching of the Gospel, both in Judea and in the Gentile world, before the destruction of Jerusalem; and especially in the latter day; (see Psalm 72:8). This and the preceding clause are allowed to belong to the Messiah, by a modern Jewish writer f202 .
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 9-17 - The prophet breaks forth into a joyful representation of the coming of the Messiah, of whom the ancient Jews explained this prophecy. He too the character of their King, when he entered Jerusalem amidst the hosannas of the multitude. But his kingdom is a spiritual kingdom. It shall not be advanced by outward force or carnal weapons. His gospe shall be preached to the world, and be received among the heathen. sinful state is a state of bondage; it is a pit, or dungeon, in whic there is no water, no comfort; and we are all by nature prisoners in this pit. Through the precious blood of Christ, many prisoners of Sata have been set at liberty from the horrible pit in which they mus otherwise have perished, without hope or comfort. While we admire Him let us seek that his holiness and truth may be shown in our own spirit and conduct. These promises have accomplishment in the spiritual blessings of the gospel which we enjoy by Jesus Christ. As the deliverance of the Jews was typical of redemption by Christ, so thi invitation speaks to all the language of the gospel call. Sinners ar prisoners, but prisoners of hope; their case is sad, but not desperate for there is hope in Israel concerning them. Christ is a Strong-hold, strong Tower, in whom believers are safe from the fear of the wrath of God, the curse of the law, and the assaults of spiritual enemies. To him we must turn with lively faith; to him we must flee, and trust in his name under all trials and sufferings. It is here promised that the Lord would deliver his people. This passage also refers to the apostles, and the preachers of the gospel in the early ages. God wa evidently with them; his words from their lips pierced the hearts an consciences of the hearers. They were wondrously defended in persecution, and were filled with the influences of the Holy Spirit They were saved by the Good Shepherd as his flock, and honoured a jewels of his crown. The gifts, graces, and consolations of the Spirit poured forth on the day of Pentecost, Ac 2 and in succeeding times, ar represented. Sharp have been, and still will be, the conflicts of Zion's sons, but their God will give them success. The more we ar employed, and satisfied with his goodness, the more we shall admire the beauty revealed in the Redeemer. Whatever gifts God bestows on us, we must serve him cheerfully with them; and, when refreshed with blessings, we must say, How great is his goodness __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
והכרתי 3772 רכב 7393 מאפרים 669 וסוס 5483 מירושׁלם 3389 ונכרתה 3772 קשׁת 7198 מלחמה 4421 ודבר 1696 שׁלום 7965 לגוים 1471 ומשׁלו 4915 מים 3220 עד 5704 ים 3220 ומנהר 5104 עד 5704 אפסי 657 ארץ׃ 776
