Zechariah 8:12

Zechariah 8:12 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)“The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘For the seed shall be prosperous, The vine shall give its fruit, The ground shall give her increase, And the heavens shall give their dew— I will cause the remnant of this people To possess all these.

Context of Zechariah 8:12

10For before those days neither man nor beast received wages, nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I had turned every man against his neighbor. 11But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as I did in the past,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “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. 13As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.” 14For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Just as I resolved to bring disaster upon you when your fathers provoked Me to anger, and I did not relent,” says the LORD of Hosts,

Zechariah 8:12 word by word

כִּֽי־זֶ֣רַע הַשָּׁל֗וֹם הַגֶּ֜פֶן תִּתֵּ֤ן פִּרְיָהּ֙ וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ תִּתֵּ֣ן אֶת־יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִם יִתְּנ֣וּ טַלָּ֑ם וְהִנְחַלְתִּ֗י אֶת־שְׁאֵרִ֛ית הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה אֶת־כָּל־אֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
• prosperousשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• the vineגֶּ֫פֶןgephen · vineH1612
• will yieldנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• its fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• its produceיְבוּלyebûl · cropsH2981
• and the skiesשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• their dewטַלţal · dewH2919
• To the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
• of thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• I will give allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• these thingsאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• as an inheritanceנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157

Cross-references for Zechariah 8:12

• Genesis 26:12Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
• Leviticus 26:4I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
• Deuteronomy 28:4The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock— the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
• Psalms 67:6The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
• Isaiah 30:23Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.
• Ezekiel 34:26I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.
• Ezekiel 36:30I will also make the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field plentiful, so that you will no longer bear reproach among the nations on account of famine.
• Hosea 2:21“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD— “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth.
• Joel 2:22Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.
• Amos 9:13“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.
• Haggai 2:19Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.”
• Psalms 72:3May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.
• James 3:18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
• Genesis 27:28May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth— an abundance of grain and new wine.
• Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.

Commentaries on Zechariah 8:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12For 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12For 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 Leviticus 26:4, as the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 Those only who lay their hands to the plough of duty, shall have them strengthened with the promises of mercy: those who avoid their fathers' faults have the curse turned into a blessing. Those who believed the promises, were to show their faith by their works, and to wait the fulfilment. When God is displeased, he can cause trade to decay, and set every man against his neighbour; but when he returns in mercy, all is happy and prosperous…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Peace (shalom in Hebrew) is an important theme in Zechariah’s message (Zechariah 8:10, 12, 16, 19). God's presence in the rebuilt temple would bring peace to Judah (see Haggai 2:6–9). Zechariah uses the farming cycle to show God's blessing (see Haggai 2:18–19), which would end the drought that Haggai described (Haggai 1:10). The small group of people who returned to Judah after the exile was called the remnant. In the Bible’s teaching, the remnant…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-139-13. All adversities formerly attended them when neglecting to build the temple: but now God promises all blessings, as an encouragement to energy in the work. hands ... strong--be of courageous mind (2Sa 16:21), not merely in building, but in general, as having such bright prospects (Zec 8:13, &c.). these days--the time that had elapsed between the prophet's having spoken "these words" and the time (Zec 8:10; compare Hag 2:15-19) when they set about in…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Zechariah 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings