Zechariah 12:14

and all the remaining clans and their wives.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Zechariah delivers a prophetic oracle to Judah and Jerusalem concerning a future day of national mourning. The vision specifies that every surviving family group and their spouses will participate in this collective lament.

The words — כֹּ֗ל (Kol) means "all," and לְ/בָ֑ד (le./Vad) translates to "alone" or "separately." These terms function to exclude no subgroup from the designated mourning.

The thread — The pattern of isolated accountability runs through Proverbs 9:12, where individual wisdom or scoffing produces individual consequences. Zechariah 12:14 applies this structure to corporate judgment, ensuring every clan and spouse is accounted for.

Why it lands — The text requires readers to acknowledge that divine action encompasses every listed household without exception. No family unit is exempt from the specified mourning, demanding a clear assessment of the scope of judgment.

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The Hebrew words

כֹּ֗לKolall הַמִּשְׁפָּחוֹת֙ha./mish.pa.chOtthe/ clans הַנִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתha./nish.'a.Rotwhich/ remain מִשְׁפָּחֹ֥תmish.pa.Chotclans מִשְׁפָּחֹ֖תmish.pa.Chotclans לְבָ֑דle./Vad<to>/ alone וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu./ne.shei./Hemand/ wives/ their לְבָֽד׃ סle./Vad<to>/ alone

King James Version

All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

Cross-references

Proverbs 9:12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.