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Zechariah 12:3 Cross-References

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And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces , though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

Zechariah 12:3 (KJV)

Commentary on Zechariah 12:3

And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. The metaphor shifts from "cup of trembling" to "burdensome stone" (eben ma'amasah, אֶבֶן מַעֲמָסָה)—a heavy stone that injures those attempting to lift it. Ancient athletic competitions included lifting heavy stones; attempting to move a stone too heavy resulted in severe injury, hernias, or crushed limbs. The phrase "burden themselves with it" (ha-amelim otah) means those who load it upon themsel...

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