the land shall mourn] That is, in all places where the Jews shall remain. every family] Heb. families, families. apart] Signifying that mourning or repentance should not be a vain ceremonie: but every one touched with his own grief shall lament. the family of the house of David apart] Circumstances taken from the manner of publike mournings: in which they used to shut themselves up in their houses, with their families, and refrained the company of women, and all manner of delightfull conversation. See Numbers 20:29. the house of Nathan apart] That is, of the stock which descended from David, from whom came Zerubbabel, who was nearest to the Crown after the line of Solomon was extinguished. See 2 Samuel 5:14. Luke 3:27. 31.