Zechariah 10:12

Zechariah 10:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will strengthen them in the Lord; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will make them strong in the Lord, and they shall walk in his name," declares the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“So I will strengthen them in the Lord, And they shall walk up and down in His name,” Says the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)By my power I will make my people strong, and by my authority they will go wherever they wish. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Context of Zechariah 10:12

10I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon, and there will not be room enough for them. 11They will pass through the sea of trouble; the surging sea will be subdued and all the depths of the Nile will dry up. Assyria’s pride will be brought down and Egypt’s scepter will pass away. I will strengthen them in the Lord and in his name they will live securely,” declares the Lord.

Zechariah 10:12 word by word

וְגִבַּרְתִּים֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וּבִשְׁמ֖וֹ יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּ נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will strengthenגָּבַרgâbar · to prevailH1396
• them in the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and they shall walk up and downהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• in his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002

Cross-references for Zechariah 10:12

• Zechariah 10:6“I will strengthen Judah and save the tribes of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them. They will be as though I had not rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.
• Zechariah 12:5Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the Lord Almighty is their God.’
• Psalms 68:34Proclaim the power of God, whose majesty is over Israel, whose power is in the heavens.
• Isaiah 41:10So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
• Isaiah 45:24They will say of me, ‘In the Lord alone are deliverance and strength.’ ” All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame.
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
• Philippians 4:13I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
• 2 Timothy 2:1You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
• Genesis 5:24Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
• Genesis 24:40“He replied, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked faithfully, will send his angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you can get a wife for my son from my own clan and from my father’s family.
• Isaiah 2:5Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
• Micah 4:5All the nations may walk in the name of their gods, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.
• Colossians 2:6So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,
• Colossians 3:17And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:12encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.

Commentaries on Zechariah 10:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12I will strengthen them in the Lord - I, the God of Israel, will strengthen them in the Lord-Jesus, the Messiah; and thus indeed the Chaldee: I will strengthen them, דיי בימרא bemeymre dayai, in or by the Word of Jehovah, the same personal Word which we so often meet with in the Chaldee paraphrases or Targum. They shall walk up and down in his name - In the name of the Messiah. Saith the Lord - God speaks here, not of himself, but concerning his Christ…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12I will strengthen them in the Lord - As our Lord said to Paul, “My strength is made perfect in weakness,” and Paul said in turn, “When I am weak, then am I strong. And in His Name shall they walk up and down,” have their whole conversation (Dionysius), “in Him according to His will, and diligent in all things to speak and act in ills grace and divine hope.” Jerome: “Christians walk in the Name of Christ, and there is written on the new white stone given…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 Here are precious promises to the people of God, which look to the state of the Jews, and even to the latter days of the church. Preaching the gospel is God's call for souls to come to Jesus Christ. Those whom Christ redeemed by his blood, God will gather by his grace. Difficulties shall be got over easily, and effectually, as those in the way of the deliverance out of Egypt. God himself will be their strength, and their song. When we resist…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12This verse repeats the earlier promise that God will strengthen his people (Zechariah 10:6; see Isaiah 41:8–10; compare Psalms 18:1; 22:19; 28:8; 29:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. I ... strengthen them in ... Lord--(Ho 1:7). I, the Father, will strengthen them in the name, that is, the manifested power, of the Lord, Messiah, the Son of God. walk ... in his name--that is, live everywhere and continually under His protection, and according to His will (Ge 5:22; Psa 20:1, 7; Mi 4:5).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