Zechariah 12:13 (DRB)

Passage

The families of the house of Nathan apart, and their women apart: the families of the house of Levi apart, and their women apart: the families of Semei apart, and their women apart.

Nearby Context

Zechariah 12:11 In that day there shall be a great lamentation in Jerusalem like the lamentation of Adadremmon in the plain of Mageddon.

Zechariah 12:12 And the land shall mourn: families and families apart: the families of the house of David apart, and their women apart:

Zechariah 12:13 The families of the house of Nathan apart, and their women apart: the families of the house of Levi apart, and their women apart: the families of Semei apart, and their women apart.

Zechariah 12:14 All the rest of the families, families and families apart, and their women apart.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "families", "house", "nathan", "apart", and "women". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "families" and "house", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And the land shall mourn families and..." into verse 14's "All the rest of the families families...", so "families" and "house" belong inside that flow. In Zechariah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "families" and "house" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.