God’s Word Translation
Zechariah 10:12
12“I will strengthen them in the Lord. They will live in his name,” declares the Lord.
Zechariah 10:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will strengthen them in the Lord; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)I will strengthen them in the Lord and in his name they will live securely,” declares the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will make them strong in the Lord, and they shall walk in his name," declares the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“So I will strengthen them in the Lord, And they shall walk up and down in His name,” Says the Lord.
Context of Zechariah 10:12
10I will bring them back from Egypt. I will gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and to Lebanon, and there won’t be enough room for them.” 11The Lord will pass through a sea of distress, strike the waves in the sea, and dry up all the deep places of the Nile River. The pride of Assyria will be humiliated, and the scepter of Egypt will depart. “I will strengthen them in the Lord. They will live in his name,” declares the Lord.
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וְגִבַּרְתִּים֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וּבִשְׁמ֖וֹ יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּ נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Zechariah 10:12
- Zechariah 10:6“I will strengthen the people of Judah. I will rescue Joseph’s people. I will bring them back, because I have compassion for them. It will be as though I had never rejected them, because I am the Lord their God, and I will answer them.
- Zechariah 12:5Then the leaders of Judah will think to themselves, ‘The people who live in Jerusalem are strong because of the Lord of Armies, their God.’
- Psalms 68:34Acknowledge the power of God. His majesty is over Israel, and his power is in the skies.
- Isaiah 41:10Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. Don’t be intimidated; I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will support you with my victorious right hand.
- Isaiah 45:24It will be said of me, “Certainly, righteousness and strength are found in the Lord alone.” All who are angry with him will come to him and be ashamed.
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, receive your power from the Lord and from his mighty strength.
- Philippians 4:13I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me.
- 2 Timothy 2:1My child, find your source of strength in the kindness of Christ Jesus.
- Genesis 5:24Enoch walked with God; then he was gone because God took him.
- Genesis 24:40“He answered me, ‘I have been living the way the Lord wants me to. The Lord will send his angel with you to make your trip successful. You will get my son a wife from my relatives and from my father’s family.
- Isaiah 2:5Come, descendants of Jacob, let’s live in the light of the Lord.
- Micah 4:5All the nations live by the names of their gods, but we will live by the name of the Lord our God forever.
- Colossians 2:6You received Christ Jesus the Lord, so continue to live as Christ’s people.
- Colossians 3:17Everything you say or do should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12you should live in a way that proves you belong to the God who calls you into his kingdom and glory.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1Now then, brothers and sisters, because of the Lord Jesus we ask and encourage you to excel in living a God-pleasing life even more than you already do. Do this the way we taught you.
Commentaries on Zechariah 10:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12I will strengthen them in the Lord - I, the God of Israel, will strengthen them in the Lord-Jesus, the Messiah; and thus indeed the Chaldee: I will strengthen them, דיי בימרא bemeymre dayai, in or by the Word of Jehovah, the same personal Word which we so often meet with in the Chaldee paraphrases or Targum. They shall walk up and down in his name - In the name of the Messiah. Saith the Lord - God speaks here, not of himself, but concerning his Christ…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12I will strengthen them in the Lord - As our Lord said to Paul, “My strength is made perfect in weakness,” and Paul said in turn, “When I am weak, then am I strong. And in His Name shall they walk up and down,” have their whole conversation (Dionysius), “in Him according to His will, and diligent in all things to speak and act in ills grace and divine hope.” Jerome: “Christians walk in the Name of Christ, and there is written on the new white stone given…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. 12This verse repeats the earlier promise that God will strengthen his people (Zechariah 10:6; see Isaiah 41:8–10; compare Psalms 18:1; 22:19; 28:8; 29:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. I ... strengthen them in ... Lord--(Ho 1:7). I, the Father, will strengthen them in the name, that is, the manifested power, of the Lord, Messiah, the Son of God. walk ... in his name--that is, live everywhere and continually under His protection, and according to His will (Ge 5:22; Psa 20:1, 7; Mi 4:5).Read the comment
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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
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