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

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. 7The people of Ephraim will be like mighty warriors. Their hearts will be glad as if they had some wine ⌞to drink⌟. Their sons will see it and be glad. Their hearts will find joy in the Lord. I will signal them with a whistle and gather them because I have reclaimed them. They will be as numerous as they have ever been. 9Although I have scattered them among the nations, they will remember me even in faraway places. They will live with their children and then return. 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.”

Zechariah 10:8 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will hissשָׁרַקshâraq · to whistleH8319
• for them, and gatherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• them; for I have redeemedפָּדָהpâdâh · to ransomH6299
• them: and they shall increaseרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235

Cross-references for Zechariah 10:8

• Isaiah 5:26The Lord raises up a flag for the nations far away. With a whistle he signals those at the ends of the earth. Look, they are coming very quickly!
• Isaiah 7:18On that day the Lord will whistle for the flies that are at the distant branches of the Nile River in Egypt and for the bees that are in Assyria.
• Isaiah 11:11At that time the Lord will use his power again to recover what remains of his people in Assyria, Upper and Lower Egypt, Sudan, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and the islands of the sea.
• Isaiah 27:12On that day the Lord will begin his threshing from the flowing stream of the Euphrates River to the brook of Egypt. People of Israel, you will be gathered one by one.
• Isaiah 55:1“Listen! Whoever is thirsty, come to the water! Whoever has no money can come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk. You don’t have to pay; it’s free!
• Matthew 11:28“Come to me, all who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.
• Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let those who hear this say, “Come!” Let those who are thirsty come! Let those who want the water of life take it as a gift.
• Zechariah 9:11I will set your captives free from the waterless pit because of the blood that sealed my promise to you.
• Isaiah 44:22I made your rebellious acts disappear like a thick cloud and your sins like the morning mist. Come back to me, because I have reclaimed you.
• Isaiah 51:11The people ransomed by the Lord will return. They will come to Zion singing with joy. Everlasting happiness will be on their heads ⌞as a crown⌟. They will be glad and joyful. They will have no sorrow or grief.
• Isaiah 52:1Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, Zion! Put on your beautiful clothes, holy city of Jerusalem. Godless and evil people will no longer come to you.
• Jeremiah 31:10“You nations, listen to the Lord’s word. Tell it to the distant islands. Say, ‘The one who scattered the people of Israel will gather them and watch over them as a shepherd watches over his flock.’
• 1 Timothy 2:4He wants all people to be saved and to learn the truth.
• Exodus 1:7But the descendants of Israel had many children. They became so numerous and strong that the land was filled with them.
• 1 Kings 4:20The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They ate and drank and lived happily.
• Isaiah 49:19Though you are destroyed and demolished and your land is in ruins, you will be too crowded for ⌞your⌟ people now. Those who devoured you will be long gone.

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