What does Zechariah chapter 2 mean?

OpinionThe Book of Zechariah is thought to have three authors, known today as First Zechariah, Second Zechariah and Third Zechariah. Chapter 13 is material written by Third Zechariah, probably around 250 BCE. The chapter is a polemic against those who still practised the old, polytheistic religion of Judah. Chapters 1 and 2 make it clear that unwelcome religious practices occurred in Jerusalem and that the Lord of Hosts will remove the idols from the land and banish their prophets. The chapter then encourages violent attacks on those who worship them.

OpinionThe prophet Zechariah was speaking prophetically of the Messiah's wounds and the violence wrought against him, of his redemptive work, the destruction of the nation of Israel, and the purification of a remnant.