Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Zechariah 12:8
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Zechariah12:8
8. Jerusalem, however, also shall be specially strengthened against the foe.
feeble ... shall be as David--to the Jew, the highest type of strength and glory on earth (2Sa 17:8; 18:3; Joe 3:10).
angel of the Lord before them--the divine angel that went "before them" through the desert, the highest type of strength and glory in heaven (Ex 23:20; 32:34). "The house of David" is the "prince," and his family sprung from David (Eze 45:7, 9). David's house was then in a comparatively weak state.
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