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Zechariah 12:10 Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

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They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />&#8220;Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />&#8220;And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for <i>his</i> only <i>son</i>, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for <i>his</i> firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />&#8220;And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for <i>his</i> only <i>son,</i> and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;And I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and of pleading, so that they will look at Me whom they pierced; and they will mourn for Him, like one mourning for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />&#8220;And I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him, like the bitter weeping over a first-born.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />&#8220;And I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace (unmerited favor) and supplication. And they will look at Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him as one who weeps bitterly over a firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220;Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at me whom they pierced. They will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for him as one weeps for a firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at Me whom they pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for Him as one weeps for a firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I, the LORD, will make the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem feel deep sorrow and pray when they see the one they pierced with a spear. They will mourn and weep for him, as parents weep over the death of their only child or their first-born. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced: and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/12.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />"I will pour out the Spirit of blessing and mercy on David's family and on those who live in Jerusalem. They will look at me, whom they have stabbed. Then they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only son, and they will cry bitterly for him as one cries for a firstborn son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I will fill the descendants of David and the other people of Jerusalem with the spirit of mercy and the spirit of prayer. They will look at the one whom they stabbed to death, and they will mourn for him like those who mourn for an only child. They will mourn bitterly, like those who have lost their first-born son. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will pour out on the house of David and on the residents of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and of supplications, and they will look to me&#8212;the one whom they pierced.'" Then they will mourn for him, as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him, as for a firstborn son. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"I will pour out on the kingship of David and the population of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication so that they will look to me, the one they have pierced. They will lament for him as one laments for an only son, and there will be a bitter cry for him like the bitter cry for a firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will pour on the house of David, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of petition; and they will look to me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him, as one grieves for his firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will pour on David&#8217;s house and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplication. They will look to me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him as one mourns for his only son, and will grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for his firstborn. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have poured on the house of David, "" And on the inhabitant of Jerusalem, "" The Spirit of grace and supplications, "" And they have looked to Me whom they pierced, "" And they have mourned over Him, "" Like a mourning over the only one, "" And they have been in bitterness for Him, "" Like a bitterness over the firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have poured on the house of David, And on the inhabitant of Jerusalem, A spirit of grace and supplications, And they have looked unto Me whom they pierced, And they have mourned over it, Like a mourning over the only one, And they have been in bitterness for it, Like a bitterness over the first-born.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I poured out upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and supplications: and they looked to me whom they pierced, and they mourned for him as mourning for the only begotten, and being embittered for him as being embittered for the first-born.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will pour out upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace, and of prayers: and they shall look upon me, whom they have pierced: and they shall mourn for him as one mourneth for an only son, and they shall grieve over him, as the manner is to grieve for the death of the firstborn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will pour out upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of prayers. And they will look upon me, whom they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only son, and they will feel sorrow over him, as one would be sorrowful at the death of a firstborn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of mercy and supplication, so that when they look on him whom they have thrust through, they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and they will grieve for him as one grieves over a firstborn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will pour out a spirit of compassion and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that, when they look on the one whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will pour out upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of mercies; and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him as they mourn for an only son, and shall grieve for him as they grieve over the first-born.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall pour on him of the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem The Spirit of cherishing and of loves and they shall gaze upon me, The One whom they pierced through, and they shall wail over him like they wail over an only child, and they shall be broken over him as they are broken over a first born<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will pour upon the house of David, And upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, The spirit of grace and of supplication; And they shall look unto Me because they have thrust him through; And they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, And shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and compassion: and they shall look upon me, because they have mocked <i>me</i>, and they shall make lamentation for him, as for a beloved <i>friend</i>, and they shall grieve intensely, as for a firstborn <i>son</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/12-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=1944" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/12.htm">Mourning the One they Pierced</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: w&#601;&#183;&#353;&#257;&#183;p&#772;a&#7733;&#183;t&#238; (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">Then I will pour out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: &#8216;al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: b&#234;&#7791; (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: d&#257;&#183;w&#238;&#7695; (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: w&#601;&#183;&#8216;al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: y&#333;&#183;w&#333;&#183;&#353;&#234;&#7687; (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: y&#601;&#183;r&#363;&#183;&#353;&#257;&#183;lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">of Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: r&#363;&#183;a&#7717; (N-csc) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">a spirit</a> <a href="/hebrew/2580.htm" title="2580: &#7717;&#234;n (N-ms) -- Favor, grace. From chanan; graciousness, i.e. Subjective or objective.">of grace</a> <a href="/hebrew/8469.htm" title="8469: w&#601;&#183;&#7791;a&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;n&#363;&#183;n&#238;m (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Supplication for favor. Or tachanuwnah; from chanan; earnest prayer.">and prayer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5027.htm" title="5027: w&#601;&#183;hib&#183;b&#238;&#183;&#7789;&#363; (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To look. A primitive root; to scan, i.e. Look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care.">and they will look</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: &#8217;&#234;&#183;lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">on Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: &#8217;&#234;&#7791; (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: &#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#353;er- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">the One</a> <a href="/hebrew/1856.htm" title="1856: d&#257;&#183;q&#257;&#183;r&#363; (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To pierce, pierce through. A primitive root; to stab; by analogy, to starve; figuratively, to revile.">they have pierced.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5594.htm" title="5594: w&#601;&#183;s&#257;&#183;p&#772;&#601;&#183;&#7695;&#363; (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts; generally to lament; by implication, to wail.">They will mourn</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: &#8216;&#257;&#183;l&#257;w (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for Him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4553.htm" title="4553: k&#601;&#183;mis&#183;p&#234;&#7695; (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- A wailing. From caphad; a lamentation.">as one mourns</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: &#8216;al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3173.htm" title="3173: hay&#183;y&#257;&#183;&#7717;&#238;&#7695; (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Only, only one, solitary. From yachad; properly, united, i.e. Sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; the life.">an only child,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4843.htm" title="4843: w&#601;&#183;h&#257;&#183;m&#234;r (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To be bitter. A primitive root; properly, to trickle; but used only as a denominative from mar; to be bitter.">and grieve bitterly</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: &#8216;&#257;&#183;l&#257;w (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for Him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4843.htm" title="4843: k&#601;&#183;h&#257;&#183;m&#234;r (Prep-k:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be bitter. A primitive root; properly, to trickle; but used only as a denominative from mar; to be bitter.">as one grieves</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: &#8216;al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1060.htm" title="1060: hab&#183;b&#601;&#183;&#7733;&#333;&#183;wr (Art:: N-ms) -- First-born. From bakar; firstborn; hence, chief.">a firstborn son.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-37.htm">John 19:37</a></span><br />And, as another Scripture says: &#8220;They will look on the One they have pierced.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a></span><br />Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him&#8212;even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34</a></span><br />Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-7.htm">John 16:7-8</a></span><br />But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. / And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-33.htm">Acts 2:33</a></span><br />Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a></span><br />In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a></span><br />But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16</a></span><br />For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-39.htm">John 7:39</a></span><br />He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16-17</a></span><br />And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever&#8212; / the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-29.htm">Ezekiel 39:29</a></span><br />And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28-29</a></span><br />And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. / Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30</a></span><br />At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-14.htm">John 3:14-15</a></span><br />Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, / that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will pour on the house of David, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look on me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.</p><p class="hdg">I will pour.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-23.htm">Proverbs 1:23</a></b></br> Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Isaiah 32:15</a></b></br> Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3,4</a></b></br> For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: &#8230; </p><p class="hdg">the house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/12-7.htm">Zechariah 12:7</a></b></br> The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify <i>themselves</i> against Judah.</p><p class="hdg">the spirit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-12.htm">Psalm 51:12</a></b></br> Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me <i>with thy</i> free spirit.</p><p class="hdg">of supplications.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Jeremiah 31:9</a></b></br> They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim <i>is</i> my firstborn.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-4.htm">Jeremiah 50:4</a></b></br> In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15,26</a></b></br> For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father&#8230; </p><p class="hdg">they shall look.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16,17</a></b></br> For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a></b></br> The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34-37</a></b></br> But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water&#8230; </p><p class="hdg">they shall mourn.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26</a></b></br> O daughter of my people, gird <i>thee</i> with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, <i>as for</i> an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a></b></br> And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only <i>son</i>, and the end thereof as a bitter day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30</a></b></br> And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Bitterly</a> <a href="/amos/6-12.htm">Bitterness</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-8.htm">David</a> <a href="/micah/6-7.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/micah/6-7.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-10.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-18.htm">Grieve</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-21.htm">Grieves</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-8.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-9.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-3.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Mourneth</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Mourns</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-12.htm">Pierced</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-12.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-1.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/hosea/12-4.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/daniel/9-23.htm">Supplications</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Thrust</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/26-75.htm">Bitterly</a> <a href="/acts/8-23.htm">Bitterness</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-12.htm">David</a> <a href="/matthew/1-25.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/matthew/1-25.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/malachi/1-9.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/luke/21-28.htm">Grieve</a> <a href="/ruth/1-13.htm">Grieves</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-12.htm">House</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-11.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-12.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-37.htm">Mourneth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-1.htm">Mourns</a> <a href="/john/19-34.htm">Pierced</a> <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/luke/1-13.htm">Supplication</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-14.htm">Supplications</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-3.htm">Thrust</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/12-1.htm">Jerusalem a cup of trembling to herself,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/12-3.htm">and a burdensome stone to her adversaries.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/12-6.htm">The victorious restoring of Judah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">The repentance of Jerusalem.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "house of David" refers to the royal lineage of King David, highlighting the messianic expectations tied to this family line. Jerusalem, as the spiritual and political center of Israel, represents the entire nation. This outpouring suggests a significant spiritual renewal or revival, reminiscent of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (<a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17-18</a>). The imagery of pouring out is often associated with abundance and blessing, indicating a transformative event for the people.<p><b>a spirit of grace and prayer</b><br>The "spirit of grace" suggests an unmerited favor from God, enabling the people to receive His mercy and forgiveness. This grace is essential for repentance and reconciliation with God. The "spirit of prayer" implies a renewed relationship with God, characterized by sincere communication and dependence on Him. This aligns with the New Covenant promise of a transformed heart and spirit (<a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a>). The combination of grace and prayer indicates a holistic spiritual awakening, leading to genuine repentance and devotion.<p><b>and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced</b><br>This phrase is a prophetic reference to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, where He was literally pierced (<a href="/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34, 37</a>). The act of looking implies recognition and acknowledgment of wrongdoing. The piercing signifies the rejection and suffering of the Messiah, fulfilling the prophecy of a suffering servant (<a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>). This moment of realization is pivotal, as it leads to repentance and mourning over the rejection of the Messiah. The phrase underscores the connection between Old Testament prophecy and New Testament fulfillment in Christ.<p><b>They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child</b><br>The mourning described here is intense and personal, akin to the loss of an only child, which in ancient Near Eastern culture represented the loss of one's future and legacy. This deep sorrow reflects the gravity of realizing the rejection of the Messiah. The mourning is not just individual but communal, indicating a collective acknowledgment of sin and a turning back to God. This parallels the national mourning described in <a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a>, where repentance is accompanied by fasting and weeping.<p><b>and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son</b><br>The grief for a firstborn son is profound, as the firstborn held a place of special significance and blessing in Israelite culture (<a href="/exodus/13-2.htm">Exodus 13:2</a>). This grief signifies the recognition of the Messiah's unique and irreplaceable role. The bitterness of the grief underscores the depth of repentance and the realization of the consequences of sin. This mourning is a precursor to restoration and redemption, as seen in the promise of God to restore and heal His people (<a href="/hosea/6.htm">Hosea 6:1-2</a>). The imagery of the firstborn also connects to Christ as the "firstborn over all creation" (<a href="/colossians/1-15.htm">Colossians 1:15</a>), emphasizing His preeminence and the ultimate reconciliation through Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_david.htm">House of David</a></b><br>Refers to the royal lineage of King David, representing the leadership and the messianic line in Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/residents_of_jerusalem.htm">Residents of Jerusalem</a></b><br>The inhabitants of Jerusalem, symbolizing the people of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/spirit_of_grace_and_supplication.htm">Spirit of Grace and Supplication</a></b><br>A divine outpouring that leads to repentance and prayer, indicating God's initiative in bringing about spiritual renewal.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pierced_one.htm">The Pierced One</a></b><br>A prophetic reference to the Messiah, whom Christians identify as Jesus Christ, who was crucified.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mourning_and_grieving.htm">Mourning and Grieving</a></b><br>Represents a deep, heartfelt repentance and recognition of the Messiah, akin to mourning for a beloved family member.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The "spirit of grace and supplication" highlights the Holy Spirit's work in convicting hearts and leading people to repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_christ.htm">Recognition of Christ</a></b><br>The prophecy points to a future recognition of Jesus as the Messiah by the Jewish people, encouraging believers to pray for the salvation of Israel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_depth_of_repentance.htm">The Depth of Repentance</a></b><br>The mourning described is profound, teaching us about the seriousness of sin and the depth of true repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_plan.htm">God's Sovereign Plan</a></b><br>This passage reassures us of God's control over history and His faithfulness to fulfill His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a></b><br>Encourages believers to reflect on their own response to Christ's sacrifice and to live in a state of continual repentance and gratitude.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_for_zechariah_12_10.htm">If Zechariah 12:10 refers to mourning over &#8220;the one they have pierced,&#8221; why is there no clear historical or archaeological evidence of a specific individual who fits this description? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_spear_of_destiny's_impact.htm">What is the Spear of Destiny's historical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_blood_and_water_flow.htm">Why did Jesus' side release blood and water?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_jesus'_scars_important_in_heaven.htm">What is the significance of Jesus' scars in heaven?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 10-14.</span> - &sect; 2. <span class="accented">There shall ensue an outpouring of God's Spirit upon Israel, which shall produce a great national repentance.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will pour.</span> The word implies abundance (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/39-29.htm">Ezekiel 39:29</a>; <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The house of David, etc</span>. The leaders and the people alike, all orders and degrees in the theocracy. Jerusalem is named as the capital and representative of the nation. <span class="cmt_word">The spirit of grace and of supplications.</span> The spirit which bestows grace and leads to prayer. "Grace" here means the effects produced in man by God's favour, that which makes the recipient pleasing to God and delighting in his commandments (<a href="/hebrews/10-29.htm">Hebrews 10:29</a>). <span class="cmt_word">They shall look upon me whom they have pierced.</span> The Speaker is Jehovah. To "look upon or unto" implies trust, longing, and reverence (comp. <a href="/numbers/21-9.htm">Numbers 21:9</a>; <a href="/2_kings/3-14.htm">2 Kings 3:14</a>; <a href="/psalms/34-5.htm">Psalm 34:5</a>; <a href="/isaiah/22-11.htm">Isaiah 22:11</a>). We may say generally that the clause intimates that the people, who had grieved and offended God by their sins and ingratitude, should repent and turn to him in faith. But there was a literal fulfilment of this piercing, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> slaying (<a href="/zechariah/13-3.htm">Zechariah 13:3</a>; <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Lamentations 4:9</a>), when the Jews crucified the Messiah, him who was God and Man, and of whom, as a result of the hypostatic union, the properties of one nature are often predicated of the other. Thus St. Paul says that the Jews crucified "the Lord of glory" (<a href="/1_corinthians/2-8.htm">1 Corinthians 2:8</a>), and bids the Ephesian elders "feed the Church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood" (<a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28</a>; for the reading <span class="greek">&#x398;&#x3b5;&#x3bf;&#x1fe6;</span>, see the critics). St. John (<a href="/john/19-37.htm">John 19:37</a>) refers to these words of Zechariah as a prophecy of the Crucifixion (camp. <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a>). The LXX. renders, <span class="greek">&#x1f18;&#x3c0;&#x3b9;&#x3b2;&#x3bb;&#x1f73;&#x3c8;&#x3bf;&#x3bd;&#x3c4;&#x3b1;&#x3b9;&#x20;&#x3c0;&#x3c1;&#x1f78;&#x3c2;&#x20;&#x3bc;&#x1f72;&#x20;&#x1f00;&#x3bd;&#x3b8;&#x20;&#x1ff6;&#x3bd;&#x20;&#x3ba;&#x3b1;&#x3c4;&#x3c9;&#x3c7;&#x3c1;&#x1f75;&#x3c3;&#x3b1;&#x3bd;&#x3c4;&#x3bf;</span>, "They shall look to me because they insulted," either reading the last verb differently, or understanding it figuratively in the sense of assailing with cutting words; but there is no doubt about the true reading and interpretation. Vulgate, <span class="accented">Aspicient ad me quem confixerunt.</span> "Me" has been altered in some manuscripts into "him:" but this is an evident gloss received into the text for controversial purposes, or to obviate the supposed impropriety of representing Jehovah as slain by the impious. That St. John seems to sanction this reading is of no critical importance, as he is merely referring to the prophecy historically, and does not profess to give the very wording of the prophet. A suffering Messiah was not an unknown idea in Zechariah's time. He has already spoken of the Shepherd as despised and ill-treated, and a little further on (<a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">Zechariah 13:7</a>) he intimates that he is stricken with the sword. The prophecies of Isaiah had familiarized him with the same notion (<a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, etc.). And when he represents Jehovah as saying, "Me whom they pierced," it is not merely that in killing his messenger and representative they may be said to have killed him, but the prophet, by inspiration, acknowledges the two natures in the one Person of Messiah, even as Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>) called him the "Mighty God," and the psalmists often speak to the same effect (<a href="/psalms/2-7.htm">Psalm 2:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/45-6.htm">Psalm 45:6, 7</a>; <a href="/psalms/110-1.htm">Psalm 110:1</a>, etc.; comp. <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a>). The "looking to" the stricken Messiah began when they who saw that woeful sight smote their breasts (<a href="/luke/23-48.htm">Luke 23:48</a>); it was carried on by the preaching of the apostles; it shall continue till all Israel is converted; it is re-enacted whenever penitent sinners turn to him whom they have crucified by their sins. Critics have supposed that the person whose murder is deplored is Isaiah, or Urijah, or Jeremiah; but none of these fulfill the prediction in the text. <span class="cmt_word">They shall mourn for him.</span> There is a change of persons here. Jehovah speaks of the Messiah as distinct in Person from himself. <span class="cmt_word">As one mourneth for his only son... for his firstborn.</span> The depth and poignancy of this mourning are expressed by a double comparison, the grief felt at the loss of an only son, and of the firstborn. Among the Hebrews the preservation of the family was deemed of vast importance, and its extinction regarded as a punishment and a curse, so that the death of an only son would be the heaviest blow that could happen (see <a href="/isaiah/47-9.htm">Isaiah 47:9</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26</a>; <a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a>). Peculiar privileges belonged to the firstborn, and his loss would be estimated accordingly (see <a href="/genesis/49-3.htm">Genesis 49:3</a>; <a href="/exodus/4-22.htm">Exodus 4:22</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/21-17.htm">Deuteronomy 21:17</a>; <a href="/micah/6-7.htm">Micah 6:7</a>). The mention of "piercing," just above, seems to connect the passage with the Passover solemnities and the destruction of the firstborn of the Egyptians (see <span class="accented">Expositor</span>, vol. 6. p. 131, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/12-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then I will pour out</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1508;&#1463;&#1499;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1460;&#1497;&#1449;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;&#353;&#257;&#183;p&#772;a&#7733;&#183;t&#238;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1463;&#1500;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the house</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1461;&#1448;&#1497;&#1514;</span> <span class="translit">(b&#234;&#7791;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of David</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1491;&#1468;&#1464;&#1493;&#1460;&#1436;&#1497;&#1491;</span> <span class="translit">(d&#257;&#183;w&#238;&#7695;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and on</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1506;&#1463;&#1443;&#1500; &#1472;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;&#8216;al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the residents</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1493;&#1465;&#1513;&#1473;&#1461;&#1443;&#1489;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#333;&#183;w&#333;&#183;&#353;&#234;&#7687;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1456;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1500;&#1463;&#1460;&#1431;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#601;&#183;r&#363;&#183;&#353;&#257;&#183;lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a spirit</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1512;&#1444;&#1493;&#1468;&#1495;&#1463;</span> <span class="translit">(r&#363;&#183;a&#7717;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of grace</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1495;&#1461;&#1503;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(&#7717;&#234;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2580.htm">Strong's 2580: </a> </span><span class="str2">Graciousness, subjective, objective</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and prayer,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1514;&#1463;&#1443;&#1495;&#1458;&#1504;&#1493;&#1468;&#1504;&#1460;&#1428;&#1497;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;&#7791;a&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;n&#363;&#183;n&#238;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8469.htm">Strong's 8469: </a> </span><span class="str2">Supplication for favor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they will look</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1460;&#1489;&#1468;&#1460;&#1445;&#1497;&#1496;&#1493;&#1468;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;hib&#183;b&#238;&#183;&#7789;&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5027.htm">Strong's 5027: </a> </span><span class="str2">To scan, look intently at, to regard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on Me,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1461;&#1500;&#1463;&#1430;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#234;&#183;lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition &#124; first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the One</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1512;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#353;er-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they have pierced.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1491;&#1468;&#1464;&#1511;&#1464;&#1425;&#1512;&#1493;&#1468;</span> <span class="translit">(d&#257;&#183;q&#257;&#183;r&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1856.htm">Strong's 1856: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stab, to starve, to revile</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They will mourn</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1505;&#1464;&#1508;&#1456;&#1491;&#1443;&#1493;&#1468;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;s&#257;&#183;p&#772;&#601;&#183;&#7695;&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5594.htm">Strong's 5594: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tear the hair and beat the breasts, to lament, to wail</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for Him</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1464;&#1500;&#1464;&#1431;&#1497;&#1493;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;&#257;&#183;l&#257;w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition &#124; third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as one mourns</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1502;&#1460;&#1505;&#1456;&#1508;&#1468;&#1461;&#1491;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(k&#601;&#183;mis&#183;p&#234;&#7695;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5594.htm">Strong's 5594: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tear the hair and beat the breasts, to lament, to wail</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an only child,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1464;&#1495;&#1460;&#1428;&#1497;&#1491;</span> <span class="translit">(hay&#183;y&#257;&#183;&#7717;&#238;&#7695;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, sole, beloved, lonely, the life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and weep bitterly</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1492;&#1464;&#1502;&#1461;&#1445;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;h&#257;&#183;m&#234;r)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4843.htm">Strong's 4843: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, bitter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for Him</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1463;&#1500;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as one grieves</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1499;&#1468;&#1456;&#1492;&#1464;&#1502;&#1461;&#1445;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(k&#601;&#183;h&#257;&#183;m&#234;r)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k &#124; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4843.htm">Strong's 4843: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, bitter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a firstborn son.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1499;&#1469;&#1493;&#1465;&#1512;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(hab&#183;b&#601;&#183;&#7733;&#333;&#183;wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1060.htm">Strong's 1060: </a> </span><span class="str2">Firstborn, chief</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 12:10 I will pour on the house (Zech. 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