Zechariah 10:4

Zechariah 10:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
• New International Version (NIV)From Judah will come the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler.
• English Standard Version (ESV)From him shall come the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler—all of them together.
• New King James Version (NKJV)From him comes the cornerstone, From him the tent peg, From him the battle bow, From him every ruler together.

Context of Zechariah 10:4

2The idols speak lies. The fortunetellers see false visions. They speak about false dreams. They give useless comfort. That is why people wander around like sheep. They are troubled because there is no shepherd. 3“My burning anger is directed against the shepherds. I will punish the male goats. The Lord of Armies takes care of his flock, the people of Judah. He makes them like his splendid war horse.” From them will come a cornerstone, from them a tent peg, from them a battle bow, from them every leader. 5Together they will be like warriors who trample the enemy in the mud on the streets. They will fight because the Lord is with them. They will put to shame those who ride on horses. 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 10:4 word by word

מִמֶּ֤נּוּ פִנָּה֙ מִמֶּ֣נּוּ יָתֵ֔ד מִמֶּ֖נּוּ קֶ֣שֶׁת מִלְחָמָ֑ה מִמֶּ֛נּוּ יֵצֵ֥א כָל־נוֹגֵ֖שׂ יַחְדָּֽו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Out of him came forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: produceH3318
• the cornerפִּנָּהpinnâh · cornerH6438
• out of him the nailיָתֵדyâthêd · pegH3489
• out of him the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• out of him every oppressorנָגַשׂnâgaώ · to oppressH5065
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162

Cross-references for Zechariah 10:4

• Zechariah 1:20Then the Lord showed me four craftsmen.
• Zechariah 9:13I will bend Judah as my bow and draw my bow with Ephraim ⌞as its arrow⌟. I will stir up your people, Zion, against your people, Greece, and I will use you like a warrior’s sword.
• Zechariah 12:6“On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a fire on a pile of wood and like a burning torch among freshly cut straw. They will burn up all the surrounding nations to the right and to the left. But the people of Jerusalem will remain safe in Jerusalem.
• Numbers 24:17I see someone who is not here now. I look at someone who is not nearby. A star will come from Jacob. A scepter will rise from Israel. He will crush the heads of the Moabites and destroy all the people of Sheth.
• Isaiah 41:14Don’t be afraid, Jacob, you worm. You people of Israel, I will help you,” declares the Lord, your Defender, the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 49:2He made my tongue like a sharp sword and hid me in the palm of his hand. He made me like a sharpened arrow and hid me in his quiver.
• Isaiah 54:16I’ve created blacksmiths to fan the coals into flames and to produce useful weapons. I’ve also created destroyers to bring destruction.
• Jeremiah 1:18Today I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall. You will be able to stand up to the whole land. You will be able to stand up to Judah’s kings, its officials, its priests, and ⌞all⌟ the common people.
• Micah 5:5This man will be their peace. When the Assyrians invade our land and trample our palaces, we will attack them with seven shepherds and eight leaders.
• Matthew 9:38So ask the Lord who gives this harvest to send workers to harvest his crops.”
• 2 Corinthians 10:4The weapons we use in our fight are not made by humans. Rather, they are powerful weapons from God. With them we destroy people’s defenses, that is, their arguments
• Ephesians 4:8That’s why the Scriptures say: “When he went to the highest place, he took captive those who had captured us and gave gifts to people.”
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, receive your power from the Lord and from his mighty strength.
• 2 Timothy 2:4Whoever serves in the military doesn’t get mixed up in non-military activities. This pleases his commanding officer.
• Revelation 17:14They will go to war against the lamb. The lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those who are called, chosen, and faithful are with him.”
• Revelation 19:13He wears clothes dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.

Commentaries on Zechariah 10:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Out of him came forth the corner - This is spoken of the tribe of Judah: all strength, counsel, and excellence came from that tribe. The corner stone, the ornament and completion of the building; the nail, by which the tents were fastened, and on which they hung their clothes, armor, etc., the battlebow, the choicest archers. Every oppressor together - Those heroes and generals, by whom, under God, their foes should be totally routed. Newcome translates…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Out of him came forth - Or rather, “From him is the corner,” as Jeremiah, “Their nobles shall be from themselves, and their governor shall go forth from the midst of them” Jeremiah 30:21. Her strength, though given by God, was to be inherent in her, though from her too was to come He who was to be “the head-corned-stone,” the sure Foundation and Crowner of the whole building. From thee the nail - An emblem of fixedness in itself, (as Isaiah says, “I will…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4A cornerstone is the first foundation stone that supports a building's structure (see Job 38:6; Psalm 118:22; Isaiah 28:16; Ephesians 2:20). Just as a tent peg secures a tent to the ground, Judah will provide future leaders to stabilize the Hebrew nation. Many see the cornerstone, tent peg, and bow for battle as titles for the Messiah (compare Isaiah 22:20–23; Zechariah 9:13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Out of him--Judah is to be no more subject to foreigners, but from itself shall come its rulers. the corner--stone, Messiah (Is 28:16). "Corners" simply express governors (1Sa 14:38, Margin; Is 19:13, Margin). The Maccabees, Judah's governors and deliverers from Antiochus the oppressor, are primarily meant; but Messiah is the Antitype. Messiah supports and binds together the Church, Jews and Gentiles. the nail--(Jud 4:21; Is 22:23). The large peg…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