Zacharias 12:11
In that day there shall be a great lamentation in Jerusalem like the lamentation of Adadremmon in the plain of Mageddon.
The verse in its languages
- Vulgate (Clementine)
- In die illa, magnus erit planctus in Jerusalem, sicut planctus Adadremmon in campo Mageddon.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ μεγαλυνθήσεται ὁ κοπετὸς ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ ὡς κοπετὸς ῥοῶνος ἐν πεδίῳ ἐκκοπτομένου,
- Hebrew (WLC)
- בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִגְדַּ֤ל הַמִּסְפֵּד֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם כְּמִסְפַּ֥ד הֲדַדְ רִמּ֖וֹן בְּבִקְעַ֥ת מְגִדּֽוֹן
Haydock's commentary
Adadremmon. A place near Mageddon, where the good king Josias was slain, and much lamented by his people. (Challoner)
It was not far from Jezrahel, 2 Paralipomenon xxxv. The lamentation for Josias, represents that of impenitent sinners at the day of judgment. (St. Jerome) (Worthington)
Septuagint translate the proper names, "of the pomegranate which is cut down in the field." (Haydock)
All from ver. 8 may be explained of Judas.
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St Justin Martyr The First Apology, Chapter LII. Certain fulfilment of
Since, then, we prove that all things which have already happened had been predicted by the prophets before they came to pass, we must necessarily believe also that those things which are in like manner predicted, but are yet to come to pass, shall certainly happen. For as the things which have already taken place came to pass when foretold, and even though unknown, so shall the things that remain, even though they be unknown and disbelieved, yet come to pass. …