Zechariah 10:7
in Zechariah 10Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine; yea, their children shall see it, and rejoice; their heart shall be glad in Jehovah.
KJV
And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the Lord.
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This verse in Zechariah 10
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And Ephraim, they shall be like a mighty man - Prophecy, through the rest of the chapter, turns to Ephraim, which had not yet been restored. With regard to them, human victory retires out of sight, though doubtless, when their wide prison was broken at the destruction of the Persian empire, many were free to return to their native country, as others spread over the West in Asia Minor, Greece, Rome, and so some may have taken part in the victories of the Maccabees.
This site's exposition
tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets
on Zechariah 10:5-7
The promised strength turns immediately practical, mighty men treading down enemies in battle because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses, the era's most feared weapon, left confounded before them. The promise widens at once to both halves of the divided kingdom, the house of Judah strengthened and the house of Joseph, the northern tribes carried off generations earlier, saved and brought back as though never cast off. Henry reads the reunification of Judah and Ephraim as answering the ancient rivalry the divided monarchy had never healed, with Ephraim's own heart rejoicing as through wine once the promise reaches it.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Vers. 6, 7.) And the riders on horses will be put to shame, and I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they shall be as though I had not rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them. They shall be like mighty warriors of Ephraim, and their hearts shall rejoice as with wine. Their children shall see it and be glad; their hearts shall exult in the Lord.
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
): Their heart shall rejoice as through wine; for Christ's love, which is their joy, is better than wine. They shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice.
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And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man,....
Gracious things and glorious ones, very glorious and very gracious, were promised to this poor afflicted people in the foregoing chapter; now here God intimates to them that he will for these things be enquired of by them, and that he expects they should acknowledge him in all their ways and in all his ways towards them--and not idols that were rivals with him for their respects.
The cavalry of the enemies shall be routed, and put into disorder, by the infantry of the Jews. The preachers of the gospel of Christ went forth to war a good warfare; they charged bravely, because God was with them; and the riders on horses that opposed them were confounded, for God chose the weak and foolish things of the world to confound the wise and mighty.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
like a mighty man--in the battle with the foe (Zec 10:3, 5). rejoice--at their victory over the foe. children shall see it--who are not yet of age to serve. To teach patient waiting for God's promises. If ye do not at present see the fulfilment, your children shall, and their joy shall be complete. rejoice in the Lord--the Giver of such a glorious victory.
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Ephraim shall be like a mighty man - This tribe was always distinguished for its valor.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָי֤וּ | vehayu | and they will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כְגִבּוֹר֙ | khegibor | like a warrior | H1368 → | 158 times |
| אֶפְרַ֔יִם | ʾefrayim | Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
| וְשָׂמַ֥ח | vesamach | and it will be glad | H8055 → | 155 times |
| לִבָּ֖ם | libam | heart their | H3820 → | 595 times |
| כְּמוֹ־ | kemov- | like | H3644 → | 143 times |
| יָ֑יִן | yayin | wine | H3196 → | |
| וּבְנֵיהֶם֙ | uveneihem | and children their | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִרְא֣וּ | yiru | they will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| וְשָׂמֵ֔חוּ | vesamechu | and they will be glad | H8055 → | 155 times |
| יָגֵ֥ל | yagel | it may rejoice | H1523 → | |
| לִבָּ֖ם | libam | heart their | H3820 → | 595 times |
| בַּיהוָֽה׃ | bayahweh | in Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְהָי֤וּand they will be
vehayuH1961 →3559 times
כְגִבּוֹר֙like a warrior
khegiborH1368 →158 times
אֶפְרַ֔יִםEphraim
ʾefrayimH669 →180 times
וְשָׂמַ֥חand it will be glad
vesamachH8055 →155 times
לִבָּ֖םheart their
libamH3820 →595 times
כְּמוֹ־like
kemov-H3644 →143 times
יָ֑יִןwine
yayinH3196 →
וּבְנֵיהֶם֙and children their
uveneihemH1121 →4930 times
יִרְא֣וּthey will see
yiruH7200 →1300 times
וְשָׂמֵ֔חוּand they will be glad
vesamechuH8055 →155 times
יָגֵ֥לit may rejoice
yagelH1523 →
לִבָּ֖םheart their
libamH3820 →595 times
בַּיהוָֽה׃in Yahweh
bayahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
it leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
Rejoice at all times.
- Romans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- James 1:2–4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
- Philippians 3:1
Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
- Matthew 5:12
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
Through
Psalms 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
it leads to
- Psalms 30:11–12
You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
- Psalms 56:3–4
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
- Psalms 30:11–12
Through
1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
it leads to
- John 20:29
Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
- John 20:29
About Zechariah
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Zechariah; John Calvin, Commentaries on the Twelve Minor Prophets; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.