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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Zechariah 12:2

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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12:2 intoxicating drink (literally bowl of reeling or cup of staggering): The cup of alcoholic drink is a metaphor for God’s judgment (Isa 51:17; Jer 25:15; Hab 2:16; Matt 26:39, 42; Rev 14:10; 16:1). Jerusalem would be instrumental in God’s judgment on the nearby nations.
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