Zechariah 8:7

Zechariah 8:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
• New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Behold, I will save My people from the land of the east And from the land of the west;

Context of Zechariah 8:7

5And the public squares of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in its squares.’ 6The Lord of armies says this: ‘If it is too difficult in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, will it also be too difficult in My sight?’ declares the Lord of armies. The Lord of armies says this: ‘Behold, I am going to save My people from the land of the east and from the land of the west; 8and I will bring them back and they will live in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God in truth and righteousness.’ 9“The Lord of armies says this: ‘Let your hands be strong, you who are listening in these days to these words from the mouth of the prophets, those who spoke in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of armies was laid, so that the temple might be built.

Zechariah 8:7 word by word

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת הִנְנִ֥י מוֹשִׁ֛יעַ אֶת־עַמִּ֖י מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִזְרָ֑ח וּמֵאֶ֖רֶץ מְב֥וֹא הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• thisכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• I am going to saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• from the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• westמָבוֹאmâbô' · entranceH3996
• westשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121

Cross-references for Zechariah 8:7

• Psalms 107:2The redeemed of the Lord shall say so, Those whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
• Isaiah 11:11Then it will happen on that day that the Lord Will again recover with His hand the second time The remnant of His people who will remain, From Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, And from the islands of the sea.
• Isaiah 27:12On that day the Lord will thresh from the flowing stream of the Euphrates River to the brook of Egypt, and you will be gathered up one by one, you sons of Israel.
• Isaiah 43:5Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, And gather you from the west.
• Isaiah 49:12Behold, these will come from afar; And behold, these will come from the north and from the west, And these from the land of Aswan.”
• Isaiah 59:19So they will fear the name of the Lord from the west And His glory from the rising of the sun, For He will come like a rushing stream Which the wind of the Lord drives.
• Isaiah 66:19And I will put a sign among them and send survivors from them to the nations: Tarshish, Put, Lud, Meshech, Tubal, and Javan, to the distant coastlands that have neither heard of My fame nor seen My glory. And they will declare My glory among the nations.
• Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I am bringing them from the north country, And I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them those who are blind and those who limp, The pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; They will return here as a great assembly.
• Ezekiel 37:19say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am going to take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel, his companions; and I will put them with it, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they will be one in My hand.”’
• Hosea 11:10They will walk after the Lord, He will roar like a lion; Indeed He will roar, And His sons will come trembling from the west.
• Amos 9:14I will also restore the fortunes of My people Israel, And they will rebuild the desolated cities and live in them; They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine, And make gardens and eat their fruit.
• Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun even to its setting, My name shall be great among the nations, and in every place frankincense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name shall be great among the nations,” says the Lord of armies.
• Romans 11:25For I do not want you, brothers and sisters, to be uninformed of this mystery--so that you will not be wise in your own estimation--that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;
• Psalms 50:1The Mighty One, God, the Lord, has spoken And summoned the earth, from the rising of the sun to its setting.
• Psalms 113:3From the rising of the sun to its setting, The name of the Lord is to be praised.

Commentaries on Zechariah 8:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7I will save my people from the east country, and from the west - From every land in which any of them may be found. But these promises principally regard the Christian Church, or the bringing in the Jews with the fullness of the Gentiles.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7I will save My people from the East country and from the West country - Dionysius: “that is, the whole world; for Israel had been scattered in every part of the world.” God had said to Israel, “I will bring thy seed from the east and gather thee from the west; I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Keep not back” Isaiah 43:5-6. The two tribes had been carried to Babylon and had been dispersed, or had been allowed to migrate to the various…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7from the land of the east and from the land of the west: This phrase means "from all the places where the Hebrew people had been scattered." It refers to the many regions where they lived after being forced out of their land (compare Isaiah 43:5–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. save my people from ... east ... west--that is, from every region (compare Psa 50:1; the "West" is literally, "the going down of the sun") to which they are scattered; they are now found especially in countries west of Jerusalem. The dispersion under Nebuchadnezzar was only to the east, namely, to Babylonia. The restoration, including a spiritual return to God (Zec 8:8), here foretold, must therefore be still future (Is 11:11, 12; 43:5, 6; Eze 37:21…Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 8:7

• Gentiles

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• Grace
• Salvation
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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