Zechariah 3:10

Zechariah 3:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘In that day each of you will invite your neighbor to sit under your vine and fig tree,’ declares the Lord Almighty.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)In that day, declares the Lord of hosts, every one of you will invite his neighbor to come under his vine and under his fig tree."
• New King James Version (NKJV)In that day,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘Everyone will invite his neighbor Under his vine and under his fig tree.’ ”

Context of Zechariah 3:10

8Now listen, Joshua, you high priest, you and your friends who are sitting in front of you--indeed they are men who are a sign: for behold, I am going to bring in My servant the Branch. 9For behold, the stone that I have put before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I am going to engrave an inscription on it,’ declares the Lord of armies, ‘and I will remove the guilt of that land in one day. On that day,’ declares the Lord of armies, ‘every one of you will invite his neighbor to sit under his vine and under his fig tree.’”

Zechariah 3:10 word by word

בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת תִּקְרְא֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ אֶל־תַּ֥חַת גֶּ֖פֶן וְאֶל־תַּ֥חַת תְּאֵנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• On that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• everyאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• will inviteקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• his neighborרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• underתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
• vineגֶּ֫פֶןgephen · vineH1612
• figתְּאֵנָהte'ên te'ênâh · figH8384

Cross-references for Zechariah 3:10

• Zechariah 2:11“And many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day and will become My people. Then I will dwell in your midst, and you will know that the Lord of armies has sent Me to you.
• 1 Kings 4:25So Judah and Israel lived securely, everyone under his vine and his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
• Isaiah 36:16Do not listen to Hezekiah,’ for this is what the king of Assyria says: ‘Surrender to me and come out to me, and eat, each one, of his vine and each of his fig tree, and each drink of the waters of his own cistern,
• Hosea 2:18On that day I will also make a covenant for them With the animals of the field, The birds of the sky, And the crawling things of the ground. And I will eliminate the bow, the sword, and war from the land, And will let them lie down in safety.
• Micah 4:4Instead, each of them will sit under his vine And under his fig tree, With no one to make them afraid, Because the mouth of the Lord of armies has spoken.
• John 1:45Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the prophets also wrote: Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth!”

Commentaries on Zechariah 3:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Shall ye call every man his neighbour - See on Isaiah 36:16; (note). Every one shall be inviting and encouraging another to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ; and thus taste and see that God is good. See on Isaiah 2:2; (note), Isaiah 2:3; (note). And there shall be the utmost liberty to preach, believe on, and profess the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Under the vine and under the fig tree - Micah had already made the description of the peaceful days of Solomon 1 Kings 4:25, a symbol Micah 4:4 of the universal fearless peace of the time of Christ. Lap.: “Christ by His passion shall not only take away iniquity, but also bring peace, delight, free communication of all things, so that all things among Christians should be common. For the law of Christ enjoineth charity, forgiveness of injuries, patience…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-10Verses 6-10 All whom God calls to any office he finds fit, or makes so. The Lord will cause the sins of the believer to pass away by his sanctifying grace, and will enable him to walk in newness of life. As the promises made to David often pass into promises of the Messiah, so the promises to Joshua look forward to Christ, of whose priesthood Joshua's was a shadow. Whatever trials we pass through, whatever services we perform, our whole dependence must…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10On that day: This phrase refers to the day of the Lord (see Zechariah 2:11; Isaiah 2:11; Joel 2:1; Zephaniah 1:14). It is the day when God intervenes in history to judge the wicked, save the righteous, and restore creation (see Zechariah 12:8; 14:3–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. under ... vine ... fig tree--emblem of tranquil prosperity (1Ki 4:25). Type of spiritual peace with God through Christ (Ro 5:1); and of millennial blessedness (Mi 4:4).Read the comment

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• Eschatology of the Old Testament

Commentaries on Zechariah 3

• 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