Zechariah 11:1
Context11:1 Open your gates, Lebanon,
so that the fire may consume your cedars. 1
Zechariah 12:6
Context12:6 On that day 2 I will make the leaders of Judah like an igniter 3 among sticks and a burning torch among sheaves, and they will burn up all the surrounding nations right and left. Then the people of Jerusalem will settle once more in their place, the city of Jerusalem.
Zechariah 2:5
Context2:5 But I (the Lord says) will be a wall of fire surrounding Jerusalem 4 and the source of glory in her midst.’”


[11:1] 1 sn In this poetic section, plants and animals provide the imagery for rulers, especially evil ones (cf. respectively Isa 10:33-34; Ezek 31:8; Amos 2:9; Nah 2:12).
[12:6] 2 sn On that day (referring to the day of the
[12:6] 3 tn Heb “a firepot” (so NASB, NIV); NRSV “a blazing pot”; NLT “a brazier.”
[2:5] 3 tn Heb “her”; the referent (Jerusalem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.