Zechariah 8:12
in Zechariah 8“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For there shall be the seed of peace; the vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.
KJV
For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
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This verse in Zechariah 8
Commentary
8 notes on this verseThis confirms what the prophet's colleague had said, a little before ( Hag. ii. 16, 19 ), From this day will I bless you. Note, God's people, that serve him faithfully, have great possessions. " All is yours, for you are Christ's." 3.
This site's exposition
I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days
on Zechariah 8:11-13
The Lord turns the former days into a named contrast, promising instead a prosperous seed, fruitful vine, generous ground, and dew from heaven, so the remnant now possesses what the earlier years withheld. Verse 13 reverses the very language of the covenant curse, as you were a curse among the nations, so I will save you and you shall be a blessing, deliberately answering the older warnings with their opposite. Wesley reads the double command, fear not and let your hands be strong, as bracketing the whole promise, courage grounded in a stated reversal rather than in wishful hope.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 11, 12): But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares the Lord of hosts. For there shall be a sowing of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its produce, and the heavens shall give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. LXX: And now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares the Almighty Lord; but I will show peace.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
For the seed shall be prosperous,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
seed . . . prosperous--that is, shall not fair to yield abundantly (Ho 2:21, 22; Contrast with this verse Hag 1:6, 9-11; 2:16. dew--especially beneficial in hot countries where rain is rare.
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A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The same prophets who promised prosperity at the foundation of the temple, now promised still greater blessings hereafter.
For the seed shall be prosperous - Ye shall be a holy and peaceable people; and God will pour down his blessing on yourselves, your fields, and your vineyards.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
For the seed shall be peace - o“Your seed shall be peace and a blessing, so that they will call it ‘a seed of peace.’” The unusual construction is perhaps adopted, in order to suggest a further meaning. It is a reversal of the condition, just spoken of, when there was “no peace to him that went, or to him that returned.” The vine shall give her fruit and the ground shall give her increase - The old promise in the law on obedience Lev 26:4, as the exact contrary was threatened on disobedience Lev 26:20. It had been revived in the midst of promise of spiritual blessing and of the coming of Christ, in Ezekiel Eze 34:27. Ribera: “By the metaphor of sensible things he explains (as the prophets often do) the abundance of spiritual good in the time of the new law, as did Hosea Hos 2:21-22, Joel Joe 2:23-25; Joe 3:18, Amos Amo 9:13, and many others.” “And I will cause the remnant of the people to inherit.” Ribera: “As if he said, I promised these things not to you who live now, but to the future remnant of your people, that is, those who shall believe in Christ and shall be saved, while the rest perish. These shall possess these spiritual goods, which I promise now, under the image of temporal.” As our Lord said, “He that overcometh shall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be My son” Rev 21:7.
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| זֶ֣רַע | zera' | [the] seed of | H2233 → | |
| הַשָּׁל֗וֹם | hashalom | <the> peace | H7965 → | 236 times |
| הַגֶּ֜פֶן | hagefen | the vine | H1612 → | |
| תִּתֵּ֤ן | titen | it will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| פִּרְיָהּ֙ | piryah | fruit its | H6529 → | |
| וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | vehaaretz | and the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| תִּתֵּ֣ן | titen | it will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְבוּלָ֔הּ | yevulah | produce its | H2981 → | |
| וְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | vehashamayim | and the heavens | H8064 → | 421 times |
| יִתְּנ֣וּ | yitenu | they will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| טַלָּ֑ם | talam | dew their | H2919 → | |
| וְהִנְחַלְתִּ֗י | vehinchalti | and I will give as an inheritance | H5157 → | |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁאֵרִ֛ית | sheerit | [the] remnant of | H7611 → | 66 times |
| הָעָ֥ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הַזֶּ֖ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֵֽלֶּה׃ | ʾeleh | these [things] | H428 → | 746 times |
כִּֽי־that
ki-H3588 →4482 times
זֶ֣רַע[the] seed of
zera'H2233 →
הַשָּׁל֗וֹם<the> peace
hashalomH7965 →236 times
הַגֶּ֜פֶןthe vine
hagefenH1612 →
תִּתֵּ֤ןit will give
titenH5414 →2011 times
פִּרְיָהּ֙fruit its
piryahH6529 →
וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙and the land
vehaaretzH776 →2504 times
תִּתֵּ֣ןit will give
titenH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְבוּלָ֔הּproduce its
yevulahH2981 →
וְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםand the heavens
vehashamayimH8064 →421 times
יִתְּנ֣וּthey will give
yitenuH5414 →2011 times
טַלָּ֑םdew their
talamH2919 →
וְהִנְחַלְתִּ֗יand I will give as an inheritance
vehinchaltiH5157 →
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שְׁאֵרִ֛ית[the] remnant of
sheeritH7611 →66 times
הָעָ֥םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
הַזֶּ֖ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֵֽלֶּה׃these [things]
ʾelehH428 →746 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
Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
it leads to
- Luke 12:31
But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
- Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of…
- Psalms 34:9–10
Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
- Psalms 84:11–12
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Luke 12:31
Through
Genesis 27:28May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 33:28
So Israel dwells securely; the fountain of Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine, where even the heavens drip with dew.
- Deuteronomy 33:13
Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be blessed by the LORD with the precious dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,
- Deuteronomy 33:28
Through
Zechariah 8:6This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “If this is impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be impossible in My eyes?” declares the…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 32:27
“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
- Jeremiah 32:27
About Zechariah
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 Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.