Zechariah 9:11 Meaning and Explanation
“As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Zechariah 9:11 Mean?
The address turns directly to Zion: as for thee also. On the ground of the blood of thy covenant, the solemn bond God sealed with His people, He sets free her prisoners from the pit where there is no water, an empty cistern that pictures hopeless captivity and slow death.
The basis of the rescue is named with care: it is the covenant, ratified in blood, that secures the captives' release. God redeems His people not on a whim but because He has bound Himself to them by a sacred pledge. Christians have long heard in this the deeper deliverance won by the blood of the new covenant, lifting prisoners out of a pit they could never climb from alone. Where there was no water and no hope, the faithfulness of God reaches down and draws the captive up.
Zechariah 9:11 in the Original Language
bor (בּוֹר), 'pit' -- a cistern or dungeon, here dry and deadly, an image of helpless imprisonment.
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What does Zechariah 9:11 mean?
Because of the blood of the covenant, the LORD releases His captive people from a waterless pit of bondage.