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Zechariah 9:17
17The people will be beautiful and good. The young people will become strong when they eat good bread. The young women will become strong when they drink new wine.
Zechariah 9:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
- New International Version (NIV)How attractive and beautiful they will be! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty! Grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the young women.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For how great is its goodness And how great its beauty! Grain shall make the young men thrive, And new wine the young women.
Context of Zechariah 9:17
15And the Lord Almighty will help his people. They will throw great stones at their enemies. When they go to war, they will shout loudly, like men who have drunk too much wine. They will be as full of joy as the priest's bowl is full of blood, when he pours it on the altar. 16On that day, the Lord will save them. They are his people. They will shine in his country like beautiful stones that shine in a crown. The people will be beautiful and good. The young people will become strong when they eat good bread. The young women will become strong when they drink new wine.
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כִּ֥י מַה־טּוּב֖וֹ וּמַה־יָפְי֑וֹ דָּגָן֙ בַּֽחוּרִ֔ים וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ יְנוֹבֵ֥ב בְּתֻלֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Zechariah 9:17
- Psalms 31:19You have prepared many good things to bless people who respect you. While everyone watches, you bless those who come to you for help.
- Psalms 36:7God, your faithful love has great value! You keep all humans safe, like birds protect their babies under their wings.
- Psalms 86:5Yes, my Lord, you are very kind, and you are ready to forgive people. When anyone calls to you for help, you love them with your faithful love.
- Psalms 145:7Good things are what everybody will remember about you. They will sing about your justice.
- Isaiah 63:7I will speak about all the good things that the Lord does because he loves his people. We should praise him for everything that he does for us. He has done many good things for us, Israel's family. He helps us because he loves us very much, and he is very kind.
- John 3:16God loved the people in the world so much that he gave his one and only Son to save them. As a result, everyone who believes in the Son will not die. Instead, they will live for ever with God.’
- Romans 5:8But God has shown us how much he loves us. Even when we still did not obey God, Christ died on our behalf.
- Ephesians 1:7When Christ died as a sacrifice on the cross, he paid the price to make us free. Because of Christ's death on our behalf, God has forgiven our sins. God is so very kind that he has done all this for us!
- Ephesians 2:4But God is very good and kind! He loved us very much.
- Ephesians 3:18Then you will understand, with all God's people, how much Christ loves us. That love is very wide and long and high and deep!
- 1 John 4:8Anyone who does not love other people does not know God. We know this because God's own nature is love.
- Exodus 15:11Lord, there is nobody like you among all the gods! There is nobody like you anywhere! You are great and holy. Everyone should respect you and praise you. You do great miracles. There is nobody like you!
- Psalms 45:2You are the most handsome man that there is. You speak kind words in a beautiful way. And so God will continue to bless you for ever.
- Psalms 50:2God is shining out from Zion, that most beautiful place.
- Psalms 90:17Yes, may the Lord our God bless us. May everything that we do go well! Yes, may everything go well!
- Isaiah 33:17With your own eyes, you will see the king. He will be great and beautiful. You will see the land that he rules. It will reach far and wide.
Commentaries on Zechariah 9:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17How great is his goodness - In himself and towards them. And how great is his beauty! - His comeliness, holiness, and purity, put in and upon them. Corn shall make the young men cheerful - They shall be gladdened and strengthened by plenty of food; and they shall speak aloud of God's mercies in their harvest home. And new wine the maids - Who shall prepare the wine from an abundant vintage.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17For how great is His goodness - For it is unutterable! As the Psalmist said, “O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth!” Psalm 8:1, and Jacob, “How awful is this place!” Genesis 28:17, and the Psalmist, “How awful are Thy doings!” The goodness and the beauty are the goodness and beauty of God, whose great doings had been his theme throughout before. Of the goodness the sacred writers often speak, since of this we have extremest need…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 The prophet breaks forth into a joyful representation of the coming of the Messiah, of whom the ancient Jews explained this prophecy. He took the character of their King, when he entered Jerusalem amidst the hosannas of the multitude. But his kingdom is a spiritual kingdom. It shall not be advanced by outward force or carnal weapons. His gospel shall be preached to the world, and be received among the heathen. A sinful state is a state of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Grain … new wine: Large harvests of grain and wine showed that God was blessing his people in visible, everyday ways. Agricultural success was a clear sign of God’s favor (see Joel 2:19; Amos 9:13; compare Haggai 1:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. his goodness ... his beauty--the goodness and beauty which Jehovah-Messiah bestows on His people. Not as Maurer thinks, the goodness, &c., of His land or His people (Psa 31:19; Jr 31:12). make ... cheerful--literally, "make it grow." new wine the maids--supply, "shall make ... to grow." Corn and wine abundant indicate peace and plenty. The new wine gladdening the maids is peculiar to this passage. It confutes those who interdict the use of wine as…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Zechariah 9
- 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
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