Zacarías 2:8
For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
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Study Note
The divine declaration 'after the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye' expresses both the protective intensity of God's regard for Israel ('apple of his eye,' literally the pupil — the body's most sensitive and instinctively protected organ) and the missions-theology of the Zechariah night-visions. The phrase 'apple of his eye' (bat-'ayin, daughter of the eye) echoes Deuteronomy 32:10 ('he kept him as the apple of his eye'), connecting Zechariah's post-exilic vision to the wilderness tradition of God's protective custody of Israel. The verse raises Christological questions: who is the 'me' sent after the glory? The ambiguity between YHWH and his messenger throughout Zechariah 2 (vv. 8-11) has led Trinitarian readers to see here a pre-incarnate Christophany. The protective guarantee has been applied ecclesiologically to the church as the continuation of the covenant community in contexts of persecution.
Otras traducciones
For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After glory hath he sent me unto the nations which plundered you; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: After honour He hath sent me unto the nations who are spoiling you, For he who is coming against you, Is coming against the daughter of His eye.
For this is what the Lord of armies has said: In the way of glory he has sent me to the nations which have taken your goods: for anyone touching you is touching what is most dear to him.
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