Zechariah 9:7
“And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And I will take away his blood out of his mouth,.... The Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, read "their blood";…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And I will take away his blood out of his mouth - The “abominations” being idol-sacrifices , the “bloods” will also be,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I will take away his blood out of his mouth - The Philistines, when incorporated with the Israelites, shall abstain from…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Zechariah 9:1-8
After the precious promises we had in the foregoing chapter of favour to God's people, their persecutors, who hated…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
his blood out of his mouth, &c. Lit., bloods, i.e. blood as shed (comp. Gen 4:10). According to Calvin the Philistine,…
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