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Zechariah 14:13

Zechariah 14:13

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

A great tumult from the Lord (). A general panic or confusion sent by the Lord, such as befell the Midianites ( 7:22) and the Philistines (l Samuel ), which ends in mutual slaughter.

They shall lay hold every one, etc. In this general panic each shall seize his neighbour's hand in fierce contention. The next clause gives the same meaning (comp. ).

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