The Meaning of Zechariah 12:11 Explained

Zechariah 12:11

KJV: In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

YLT: In that day, great is the mourning of Jerusalem, As the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon,

Darby: In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadad-rimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

ASV: In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In that day  shall there be a great  mourning  in Jerusalem,  as the mourning  of Hadadrimmon  in the valley  of Megiddon. 

What does Zechariah 12:11 Mean?

Verse Meaning

In that day there would be great mourning in Jerusalem and undoubtedly elsewhere throughout Israel. Zechariah compared this mourning to the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the plain of Megiddo, an event that scholars have had trouble identifying. Hadadrimmon is a compound of two Amorite or Canaanite divine names, Hadad being the storm god and Rimmon the thunder god. [1] Hadadrimmon may have been an important though presently unknown individual, a place near Megiddo (cf. Zechariah 14:10; Joshua 15:32; Joshua 19:7), [2] or a pagan deity (cf. 2 Kings 5:18). [3] The devotees of the Canaanite god Baal mourned his "dying" each winter and then celebrated his "resurrection" each spring. Probably the place where King Josiah died and or where the people mourned his premature death near there, as late as the writing of Chronicles, is in view (cf. 2 Chronicles 35:20-27). [4]

Context Summary

Zechariah 12:1-14 - Jerusalem's Day Of Mourning
This vision refers to a time yet future, when the Jews shall have returned to their own land, but still in unbelief; and will be assailed by their foes, though in vain, Zechariah 12:2-3; Zechariah 12:6. The Lord will defend them, Zechariah 12:7-8. Then the nation will mourn. Their repentance will be universal, from the highest to the lowest; lonely, and on account of the sufferings they inflicted on Jesus. The Agent of this mourning will be the Holy Spirit; and it will eventuate in the full forgiveness of sin through the blood of atonement and an entire cleansing from idols. [source]

Chapter Summary: Zechariah 12

1  Jerusalem a cup of trembling to herself,
3  and a burdensome stone to her adversaries
6  The victorious restoring of Judah
10  The repentance of Jerusalem

What do the individual words in Zechariah 12:11 mean?

In day that shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem like the mourning at - Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִגְדַּ֤ל הַמִּסְפֵּד֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם כְּמִסְפַּ֥ד הֲדַדְ־ רִמּ֖וֹן בְּבִקְעַ֥ת מְגִדּֽוֹן

בַּיּ֣וֹם  In  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הַה֗וּא  that 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
יִגְדַּ֤ל  shall  there  be  a  great 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: גָּדַל  
Sense: to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things.
הַמִּסְפֵּד֙  mourning 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִסְפֵּד  
Sense: wailing.
בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם  in  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
כְּמִסְפַּ֥ד  like  the  mourning  at 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִסְפֵּד  
Sense: wailing.
הֲדַדְ־  - 
Parse:
רִמּ֖וֹן  Hadad  Rimmon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: הֲדַדְ־רִמֹּון  
Sense: a place in the valley of Megiddo where a national lamentation was held for the death of King Josiah; named after two Syrian gods.
בְּבִקְעַ֥ת  in  the  plain 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: בִּקְעָה  
Sense: valley.
מְגִדּֽוֹן  of  Megiddo 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְגִדֹּו 
Sense: ancient city of Canaan assigned to Manasseh and located on the southern rim of the plain of Esdraelon 6 miles (0 km) from Mount Carmel and miles (8 km) from Nazareth.

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