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It shall happen, that in all the land, says Yahweh, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
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A Great Judgment, A Saved Remnant
Commentators agree this verse describes a devastating judgment where a majority, "two parts," would be "cut off," while God graciously preserves a faithful minority, "the third." Most scholars see this as a prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem after Israel's rejection of the Messiah, highlighting the biblical theme of a saved "remnant according to the election of grace."
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Zechariah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In all the land, two parts therein shall be cut off and die – "In all the land of Israel," says a Jewish interpreter (Kimchi); "—th…
19th Century
Anglican
It has been objected that “The mention of the ‘house of David’ (Zechariah 12:7; Zechariah 13:1) is in…
Baptist
So, in the times of God's fiercest judgments, he has a remnant according to the election of grace who shall escape the sword, because that sword ha…
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16th Century
Protestant
He continues with the same subject, for he reminds the faithful that even though God had resolved to restore His Church, and though His blessing wo…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it shall come to pass, [that] in all the land, saith the Lord Either in all the l…
Here is a prophecy of the sufferings of Christ. God the Father commanded the sword of His justice to awaken against His Son, when He freely made Hi…
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