Messianic Texts in the Prophets: Zech. 12:10 (Postexilic) Pierced דָּקָ֑רוּ

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Messianic Texts in the Prophets: 

Zechariah 12:10 (Postexilic)

Pierced 

דָּקָ֑רוּ (dāqārū)

“I will pour out on the house of David 

and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, 

the Spirit of grace and of supplication, 

so that they will look on Me 

whom they have 

pierced; 

and they will mourn for Him, 

as one mourns for an only son, 

and they will weep bitterly over Him 

like the bitter weeping over a firstborn” 

(Zech. 12:10).

וְשָׁפַכְתִּי֩ עַל־בֵּ֨ית דָּוִ֜יד וְעַ֣ל ׀ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם ר֤וּחַ חֵן֙ וְתַ֣חֲנוּנִ֔ים וְהִבִּ֥יטוּ אֵלַ֖י אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־דָּקָ֑רוּ וְסָפְד֣וּ עָלָ֗יו כְּמִסְפֵּד֙ עַל־הַיָּחִ֔יד וְהָמֵ֥ר עָלָ֖יו כְּהָמֵ֥ר עַֽל־הַבְּכֽוֹר׃

“Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. So the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first man and of the other who was crucified with Him; but coming to Jesus, when they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth, so that you also may believe. For these things came to pass to fulfill the Scripture, ‘NOT A BONE OF HIM SHALL BE BROKEN.’ And again another Scripture says, ‘THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED’” (John 19:31-37).

“BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen” (Rev. 1:7).

(John 19:31 (MHNT מִכֵּיוָן שֶׁאוֹתוֹ יוֹם הָיָה עֶרֶב שַׁבָּת, בִּקְשׁוּ רָאשֵׁי הַיְּהוּדִים מִפִּילָטוֹס לְצַוּוֹת לִשְׁבֹּר אֶת שׁוֹקֵיהֶם שֶׁל הַנִּצְלָבִים וּלְהָסִיר אֶת הַגּוּפוֹת, כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא תִּשָּׁאַרְנָה עַל הַצְּלָב בְּשַׁבָּת, כִּי גָּדוֹל הָיָה אוֹתוֹ יוֹם שַׁבָּת.  ‎32‏ לְפִיכָךְ בָּאוּ הַחַיָּלִים וְשָׁבְרוּ אֶת הַשּׁוֹקַיִם שֶׁל הָרִאשׁוֹן וְגַם שֶׁל הַשֵּׁנִי שֶׁנִּצְלַב אִתּוֹ.  ‎33‏ כְּשֶׁבָּאוּ אֶל יֵשׁוּעַ וְרָאוּ שֶׁהוּא כְּבָר מֵת, לֹא שָׁבְרוּ אֶת שׁוֹקָיו.  ‎34‏ אוּלָם אַחַד הַחַיָּלִים דָּקַר אֶת צִדּוֹ בְּרֹמַח וּמִיָּד יָצְאוּ דָּם וּמַיִם.  ‎35‏ זֶה שֶׁרָאָה הֵעִיד — וְעֵדוּתוֹ נֶאֱמָנָה וְהוּא יוֹדֵעַ שֶׁהוּא מְדַבֵּר אֱמֶת — לְמַעַן תַּאֲמִינוּ גַּם אַתֶּם.  ‎36‏ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֵרְעוּ כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּתְקַיֵּם הַכָּתוּב: ”וְעֶצֶם לֹא־תִּשְׁבְּרוּ בוֹ.“  ‎37‏ וְעוֹד כָּתוּב אַחֵר אוֹמֵר: ”וְהִבִּיטוּ אֵלָיו אֶת אֲשֶׁר־דָּקָרוּ.“ 

Rev. 1:7 הִנֵּה הוּא בָּא עִם הָעֲנָנִים. כָּל עַיִן תִּרְאֶה אוֹתוֹ, גַּם אֵלֶּה שֶׁדְּקָרוּהוּ, וְיִסְפְּדוּ עָלָיו כָּל מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הָאָרֶץ. כֵּן; אָמֵן.