As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
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Gill's Exposition
As for thee also,.... These words are not spoken to Christ, for "thee", is of the feminine gender; but the congregation of Israel, as Kimchi observes; or the church of God: nor are they the words of…
Barnes' Notes
As for thee also - The prophet turns from the deliverance of the whole world to the former people, the sorrows which they should have in the way, and the protection which God would bestow upon them…
Adam Clarke
As for thee also (Jerusalem) by the blood of thy covenant - The covenant made with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the Israelites in general, and ratified by the blood of many victims; until the time…
That here begins a prophecy of the Messiah and his kingdom is plain from the literal accomplishment of the ninth verse in, and its express application to, Christ's riding in triumph into Jerusalem,…
Cambridge Bible
As for thee also Lit. also thou, i.e. as regards thee (O daughter of Sion), I will also (in addition to all that has been promised, Zec 9:9-10) liberate thy captives." So Maurer: "Gaude, Sionia!…
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