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Zechariah 12:11
On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Zechariah addresses the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, describing a future moment of national repentance immediately following divine judgment.
The words — The Hebrew phrase יִגְדַּל הַמִּסְפֵּד (yigdal hamisped) literally means "the mourning will be great," directly quantifying the intensity of the lament.
The thread — The comparison to Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo aligns with the historical mourning for King Josiah, whose death at that location is recorded in 2 Kings 23:29 and 2 Chronicles 35:24.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that the coming spiritual awakening will produce a collective, historically unprecedented grief over national sin and the pierced Messiah.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 23:29 During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.
- 2 Chronicles 35:24 So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And Josiah was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.