Zechariah 9:11-17
“As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.”
King James Version
Prisoners freed from the waterless pit by the blood of the covenant, pointing to Christ's blood releasing captives.
Fulfillment References
Hebrews 13:20 1 Peter 1:18-19 Luke 4:18
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'By the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit.' God frees His captives by covenant blood — fulfilled in the Lord Jesus, 'the blood of the everlasting covenant' (Heb. 13:20), who proclaims liberty to the captives (Luke 4:18). The 'prisoners of hope' are restored double; the God who redeems by His own blood is God in flesh, the Lord Jesus.
JewishGod's promise to free His covenant people from the 'pit' of exile and restore them double, defending and saving them; deliverance by covenant faithfulness.
CatholicThe redemption by the blood of the covenant, fulfilled in Christ's blood that frees the captives of sin.
ProtestantThe 'blood of the covenant' fulfilled in Christ (Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 1:18-19); the prisoners of hope set free.
AcademicPart of Deutero-Zechariah's restoration oracles; the 'blood of the covenant' echoes Exodus 24:8, applied by the NT to Christ.
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