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

10Before that time there was no compensation for man or animal, nor was there any relief from adversity for those who came and went, because I had pitted everybody – each one – against everyone else. 11But I will be different now to this remnant of my people from the way I was in those days,’ says the Lord who rules over all, ‘for there will be a peaceful time of sowing, the vine will produce its fruit and the ground its yield, and the skies will rain down dew. Then I will allow the remnant of my people to possess all these things. 13And it will come about that just as you (both Judah and Israel) were a curse to the nations, so I will save you and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid! Instead, be strong!’ 14“For the Lord who rules over all says, ‘As I had planned to hurt you when your fathers made me angry,’ says the Lord who rules over all, ‘and I was not sorry,

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
• prosperousשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• the vineגֶּ֫פֶןgephen · vineH1612
• shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• her fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• and the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• her increaseיְבוּלyebûl · cropsH2981
• and the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• their dewטַלţal · dewH2919
• and I will cause the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
• of this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• to possessנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157

Cross-references for Zechariah 8:12

• Genesis 26:12When Isaac planted in that land, he reaped in the same year a hundred times what he had sown, because the Lord blessed him.
• Leviticus 26:4I will give you your rains in their time so that the land will give its yield and the trees of the field will produce their fruit.
• Deuteronomy 28:4Your children will be blessed, as well as the produce of your soil, the offspring of your livestock, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.
• Psalms 67:6The earth yields its crops. May God, our God, bless us!
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;
• Isaiah 30:23He will water the seed you plant in the ground, and the ground will produce crops in abundance. At that time your cattle will graze in wide pastures.
• Ezekiel 34:26I will turn them and the regions around my hill into a blessing. I will make showers come down in their season; they will be showers that bring blessing.
• Ezekiel 36:30I will multiply the fruit of the trees and the produce of the fields, so that you will never again suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations.
• Hosea 2:21“At that time, I will willingly respond,” declares the Lord. “I will respond to the sky, and the sky will respond to the ground;
• Joel 2:22Do not fear, wild animals! For the pastures of the wilderness are again green with grass. Indeed, the trees bear their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield to their fullest.
• Amos 9:13“Be sure of this, the time is coming,” says the Lord, “when the plowman will catch up to the reaper and the one who stomps the grapes will overtake the planter. Juice will run down the slopes, it will flow down all the hillsides.
• Haggai 2:19The seed is still in the storehouse, isn’t it? And the vine, fig tree, pomegranate, and olive tree have not produced. Nevertheless, from today on I will bless you.’”
• Psalms 72:3The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice.
• James 3:18And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.
• Genesis 27:28May God give you the dew of the sky and the richness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.
• Deuteronomy 32:2My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth.

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