Zechariah 8:12

Zechariah 8:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
• New International Version (NIV)“The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For there shall be a sowing of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its produce, and the heavens shall give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘For the seed shall be prosperous, The vine shall give its fruit, The ground shall give her increase, And the heavens shall give their dew— I will cause the remnant of this people To possess all these.

Context of Zechariah 8:12

10For before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for animal; and for him who went out or came in there was no peace because of his enemies, and I set all men one against another. 11But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,’ declares the Lord of hosts. ‘For there will be peace for the seed: the vine will yield its fruit, the land will yield its produce and the heavens will give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things. 13It will come about that just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you that you may become a blessing. Do not fear; let your hands be strong.’ 14“For thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Just as I purposed to do harm to you when your fathers provoked Me to wrath,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘and I have not relented,

Zechariah 8:12 word by word

כִּֽי־זֶ֣רַע הַשָּׁל֗וֹם הַגֶּ֜פֶן תִּתֵּ֤ן פִּרְיָהּ֙ וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ תִּתֵּ֣ן אֶת־יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִם יִתְּנ֣וּ טַלָּ֑ם וְהִנְחַלְתִּ֗י אֶת־שְׁאֵרִ֛ית הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה אֶת־כָּל־אֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear

• peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• for the seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
• the vineגֶּ֫פֶןgephen · vineH1612
• will yieldנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• its fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• its produceיְבוּלyebûl · cropsH2981
• and the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• dewטַלţal · dewH2919
• and I will cause the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
• of thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• to inheritנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428

Cross-references for Zechariah 8:12

• Genesis 26:12Now Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. And the Lord blessed him,
• Leviticus 26:4then I shall give you rains in their season, so that the land will yield its produce and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
• Deuteronomy 28:4“Blessed shall be the offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and the offspring of your beasts, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock.
• Psalms 67:6The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God, blesses us.
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord from your wealth And from the first of all your produce;
• Isaiah 30:23Then He will give you rain for the seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plenteous; on that day your livestock will graze in a roomy pasture.
• Ezekiel 34:26I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. And I will cause showers to come down in their season; they will be showers of blessing.
• Ezekiel 36:30I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the produce of the field, so that you will not receive again the disgrace of famine among the nations.
• Hosea 2:21“It will come about in that day that I will respond,” declares the Lord. “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth,
• Joel 2:22Do not fear, beasts of the field, For the pastures of the wilderness have turned green, For the tree has borne its fruit, The fig tree and the vine have yielded in full.
• Amos 9:13“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When the plowman will overtake the reaper And the treader of grapes him who sows seed; When the mountains will drip sweet wine And all the hills will be dissolved.
• Haggai 2:19Is the seed still in the barn? Even including the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree, it has not borne fruit. Yet from this day on I will bless you.’”
• Psalms 72:3Let the mountains bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.
• James 3:18And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
• Genesis 27:28Now may God give you of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;
• Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As the droplets on the fresh grass And as the showers on the herb.

Commentaries on Zechariah 8:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12For the seed shall be prosperous - Ye shall be a holy and peaceable people; and God will pour down his blessing on yourselves, your fields, and your vineyards.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12For the seed shall be peace - o“Your seed shall be peace and a blessing, so that they will call it a seed of peace.‘” The unusual construction is perhaps adopted, in order to suggest a further meaning. It is a reversal of the condition, just spoken of, when there was “no peace to him that went, or to him that returned.” The vine shall give her fruit and the ground shall give her increase - The old promise in the law on obedience Leviticus 26:4, as the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 Those only who lay their hands to the plough of duty, shall have them strengthened with the promises of mercy: those who avoid their fathers' faults have the curse turned into a blessing. Those who believed the promises, were to show their faith by their works, and to wait the fulfilment. When God is displeased, he can cause trade to decay, and set every man against his neighbour; but when he returns in mercy, all is happy and prosperous…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Peace (shalom in Hebrew) is an important theme in Zechariah’s message (Zechariah 8:10, 12, 16, 19). God's presence in the rebuilt temple would bring peace to Judah (see Haggai 2:6–9). Zechariah uses the farming cycle to show God's blessing (see Haggai 2:18–19), which would end the drought that Haggai described (Haggai 1:10). The small group of people who returned to Judah after the exile was called the remnant. In the Bible’s teaching, the remnant…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-139-13. All adversities formerly attended them when neglecting to build the temple: but now God promises all blessings, as an encouragement to energy in the work. hands ... strong--be of courageous mind (2Sa 16:21), not merely in building, but in general, as having such bright prospects (Zec 8:13, &c.). these days--the time that had elapsed between the prophet's having spoken "these words" and the time (Zec 8:10; compare Hag 2:15-19) when they set about in…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Zechariah 8

• 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