The Meaning of Zechariah 12:12 Explained

Zechariah 12:12

KJV: And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;

YLT: And mourned hath the land -- every family apart, The family of the house of David apart, And their women apart; The family of the house of Nathan apart, And their women apart;

Darby: And the land shall mourn, every family apart: the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;

ASV: And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the land  shall mourn,  every  family  apart;  the family  of the house  of David  apart, and their wives  apart; the family  of the house  of Nathan  apart, and their wives  apart; 

What does Zechariah 12:12 Mean?

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 12:12 mean?

And shall mourn the land every every family by itself the family of the house of David by itself and their wives by themselves of Nathan by itself by themselves
וְסָפְדָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ מִשְׁפָּח֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּח֖וֹת לְבָ֑ד מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת בֵּית־ דָּוִ֤יד לְבָד֙ וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ם לְבָ֔ד נָתָן֙ לְבָ֔ד לְבָֽד

וְסָפְדָ֣ה  And  shall  mourn 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: סָפַד  
Sense: to wail, lament, mourn.
הָאָ֔רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מִשְׁפָּח֥וֹת  every 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
מִשְׁפָּח֖וֹת  every  family 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
לְבָ֑ד  by  itself 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת  the  family 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
בֵּית־  of  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
דָּוִ֤יד  of  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
לְבָד֙  by  itself 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ם  and  their  wives 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
לְבָ֔ד  by  themselves 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
נָתָן֙  of  Nathan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָתָן  
Sense: a son of David by Bathsheba.
לְבָ֔ד  by  itself 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
לְבָֽד  by  themselves 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.