Zechariah 12:1 meaning and explanation
This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:
Zechariah 12:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Zechariah begins this closing section of his book by calling what follows a burden, a prophetic term for a weighty oracle, and he addresses it to Israel. The prophet speaks to a post exilic community rebuilding Jerusalem, and he grounds the message in who the LORD is: the One who stretched out the heavens, laid the earth's foundation, and formed the human spirit within each person.
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