Zechariah 12:4

In that day, says the Lord, I will put fear into every horse and make every horseman go off his head: and my eyes will be open on the people of Judah, and I will make every horse of the peoples blind.

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In The King James Version

In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

In Context

3And it will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a stone of great weight for all the peoples; all those who take it up will be badly wounded; and all the nations of the earth will come together against it.

5And the families of Judah will say in their hearts, The people of Jerusalem have their strength in the Lord of armies, their God.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:28He will make your minds diseased, and your eyes blind, and your hearts wasted with fear:

2 Kings 6:14So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town.

2 Chronicles 6:20That your eyes may be open to this house day and night, to this place of which you have said that you would put your name there; to give ear to the prayer which your servant may make, turning to this place.

2 Chronicles 7:15Now my eyes will be open and my ears awake to the prayers made in this place.

Psalms 76:5\76:4\You are shining and full of glory, more than the eternal mountains.

Isaiah 37:17Let your ear be turned to us, O Lord; let your eyes be open, O Lord, and see: take note of all the words of Sennacherib who has sent men to say evil against the living God.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 12:2-9

The Security of the Church; Punishment of the Church's Enemies; Promises to Judah. ( b. c. 500.) 1 The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord , which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. 2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. 3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all… Read the whole commentary →

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