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Zechariah 13:6

Zechariah 13:6
And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands?.... That is, if thou art not a prophet, what is the meaning of these wounds in thine hands? which design either those his father and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And one shall say unto him, What are those wounds in thy hands? - The words are simple; the meaning different , according as they are united with what immediately precedes, or the main subject, Him…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

What are these wounds in thine hands? - Marks which he had received in honor of his idols. But he shall excuse himself by stating that he had received these marks in his own family; when, most…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Zechariah 13:1-6

Behold the Lamb of God taking away the sin of the world, the sin of the church; for therefore was the Son of God manifested, to take away our sin, Jo1 3:5.

I. He takes away the guilt of sin by the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

wounds in thine hands Lit. between thy hands; i.e. probably, on thy breast: between thine arms, R. V. Comp. "between his arms," i.e. in his back, 2Ki 9:24; "between your eyes," i.e. on your foreheads,…

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