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

2For the household gods have spoken wickedness, the soothsayers have seen a lie, and as for the dreamers, they have disclosed emptiness and give comfort in vain. Therefore the people set out like sheep and become scattered because they have no shepherd. 3I am enraged at the shepherds and will punish the lead-goats. For the Lord who rules over all has brought blessing to his flock, the house of Judah, and will transform them into his majestic warhorse. From him will come the cornerstone, the wall peg, the battle bow, and every ruler. 5And they will be like warriors trampling the mud of the streets in battle. They will fight, for the Lord will be with them, and will defeat the enemy cavalry. 6“I (says the Lord) will strengthen the kingdom of Judah and deliver the people of Joseph and will bring them back because of my compassion for them. They will be as though I had never rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and therefore I will hear 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 1:20Next the Lord showed me four blacksmiths.
• Zechariah 9:13I will bend Judah as my bow; I will load the bow with Ephraim, my arrow! I will stir up your sons, Zion, against yours, Greece, and I will make you, Zion, like a warrior’s sword.
• Zechariah 12:6On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like an igniter among sticks and a burning torch among sheaves, and they will burn up all the surrounding nations right and left. Then the people of Jerusalem will settle once more in their place, the city of Jerusalem.
• Numbers 24:17‘I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not close at hand. A star will march forth out of Jacob, and a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab, and the heads of all the sons of Sheth.
• Isaiah 41:14Don’t be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, men of Israel. I am helping you,” says the Lord, your protector, the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 49:2He made my mouth like a sharp sword, he hid me in the hollow of his hand; he made me like a sharpened arrow, he hid me in his quiver.
• Isaiah 54:16Look, I create the craftsman, who fans the coals into a fire and forges a weapon. I create the destroyer so he might devastate.
• Jeremiah 1:18I, the Lord, hereby promise to make you as strong as a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall. You will be able to stand up against all who live in the land, including the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and all the people of the land.
• Micah 5:5He will give us peace. Should the Assyrians try to invade our land and attempt to set foot in our fortresses, we will send against them seven shepherd-rulers, make that eight commanders.
• Matthew 9:38Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.”
• 2 Corinthians 10:4for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments
• Ephesians 4:8Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men.”
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.
• 2 Timothy 2:4No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.
• Revelation 17:14They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful.”
• Revelation 19:13He is dressed in clothing dipped in blood, and he is called 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