Zechariah 12:11 Meaning and Explanation
“In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.”
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Read Full Chapter →The mourning in Jerusalem will be vast and deep, compared to a famous lamentation in the plain of Megiddo.
What Does Zechariah 12:11 Mean?
The prophet measures the coming grief by a mourning his hearers knew well -- 'the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon,' a place and a sorrow remembered for its intensity. Megiddo's plain had witnessed great loss before; the lament there became a byword for profound public grief.
This is sorrow without pretense, a whole city weeping. The mourning that follows seeing the pierced One is not shallow regret but heartfelt repentance. Scripture honors such grief: tears over sin are not the end but the doorway to mercy. A heart broken before God is a heart God is near to and ready to heal.
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What does Zechariah 12:11 mean?
The mourning in Jerusalem will be vast and deep, compared to a famous lamentation in the plain of Megiddo.