Zechariah 10:8

Zechariah 10:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.
• New International Version (NIV)I will signal for them and gather them in. Surely I will redeem them; they will be as numerous as before.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I will whistle for them and gather them in, for I have redeemed them, and they shall be as many as they were before.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will whistle for them and gather them, For I will redeem them; And they shall increase as they once increased.

Context of Zechariah 10:8

6And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them back again; for I will have mercy upon them; and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am Jehovah their God, and I will answer them. 7And [they of] Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their hearts shall rejoice as through wine; and their children shall see [it], and rejoice; their heart shall be joyful in Jehovah. I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall multiply as they used to multiply. 9And I will sow them among the peoples, and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children and return. 10And I will bring them again out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and [place] shall not be found for them.

Zechariah 10:8 word by word

אֶשְׁרְקָ֥ה לָהֶ֛ם וַאֲקַבְּצֵ֖ם כִּ֣י פְדִיתִ֑ים וְרָב֖וּ כְּמ֥וֹ רָבֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

• hissשָׁרַקshâraq · to whistleH8319
• gatherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• redeemedפָּדָהpâdâh · to ransomH6299
• multiplyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235

Cross-references for Zechariah 10:8

• Isaiah 5:26And he will lift up a banner to the nations afar off, and will hiss for one from the end of the earth; and behold, it will come rapidly [and] lightly.
• Isaiah 7:18And it shall come to pass in that day, that Jehovah will hiss for the fly which is at the extremity of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee which is in the land of Assyria;
• Isaiah 11:11And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to acquire the remnant of his people which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
• Isaiah 27:12And it shall come to pass in that day, that Jehovah shall beat out from the flood of the river unto the torrent of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, [ye] children of Israel.
• Isaiah 55:1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price!
• Matthew 11:28Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
• Revelation 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that is athirst come; he that will, let him take [the] water of life freely.
• Zechariah 9:11As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant, I will send forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
• Isaiah 44:22I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
• Isaiah 51:11So the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come to Zion with singing; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy; sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
• Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
• Jeremiah 31:10Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and declare [it] to the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd his flock.
• 1 Timothy 2:4who desires that all men should be saved and come to [the] knowledge of [the] truth.
• Exodus 1:7And the children of Israel were fruitful, and swarmed and multiplied, and became exceeding strong; and the land was full of them.
• 1 Kings 4:20Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
• Isaiah 49:19For [in] thy waste and thy desolate places, and thy destroyed land, thou shalt even now be too straitened by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.

Commentaries on Zechariah 10:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I will hiss for them - אשרקה eshrekah, "I will shriek for them;" call them with such a shrill strong voice, that they shall hear me, and find that it is the voice of their redemption.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8I will hiss for them - Formerly God had so spoken of His summoning the enemies of His people to chastise them. “It shall be in that day, that the Lord shall hiss for the fly, that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria, and they shall come, and shall rest all of them in. the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns and upon all bushes” Isaiah 7:18-19. “He will hiss unto…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 Here are precious promises to the people of God, which look to the state of the Jews, and even to the latter days of the church. Preaching the gospel is God's call for souls to come to Jesus Christ. Those whom Christ redeemed by his blood, God will gather by his grace. Difficulties shall be got over easily, and effectually, as those in the way of the deliverance out of Egypt. God himself will be their strength, and their song. When we resist…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8I will whistle for them: In biblical times, shepherds guided their flocks by whistling or playing pipes (see Judges 5:16). Redeemed can also mean “ransomed,” which is buying slaves out of their servitude or indentured status (see Deuteronomy 15:15; 24:18). Numerous as they once were: The growth of the Hebrew people was one of God's promises to Abraham (Genesis 12:1–3; 22:17; 32:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. hiss for them--Keepers of bees by a whistle call them together. So Jehovah by the mere word of His call shall gather back to Palestine His scattered people (Zec 10:10; Is 5:26; Eze 36:11). The multitudes mentioned by Josephus [Wars of the Jews, 3:2], as peopling Galilee two hundred years after this time, were a pledge of the future more perfect fulfilment of the prophecy. for I have redeemed them--namely, in My covenant purpose "redeemed" both…Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 10:8

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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Commentaries on Zechariah 10

• 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