Zechariah 12:14 Meaning and Explanation
“All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Every remaining family joins the mourning, each one grieving separately before God.
What Does Zechariah 12:14 Mean?
The chapter closes by gathering in everyone left unnamed: 'all the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.' No household is overlooked. The mourning that began with the great houses now embraces the whole people, leaving no one outside the circle of repentance.
This is the fitting end to God's great work of deliverance and grace -- a people united in heartfelt sorrow over sin, yet each one meeting God personally. The promise of the next chapter follows immediately: a fountain opened to cleanse them. Mourning is not where God leaves His people; it is the threshold He carries them across into forgiveness.
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What does Zechariah 12:14 mean?
Every remaining family joins the mourning, each one grieving separately before God.