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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For I am planting seeds of peace and prosperity among you. The grapevines will be heavy with fruit. The earth will produce its crops, and the heavens will release the dew. Once more I will cause the remnant in Judah and Israel to inherit these blessings.

Context of Zechariah 8:12

10Before that time there were no wages for people or hire for animals. No one could go about their business safely because of their enemies, since I had turned everyone against their neighbor. 11But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as I did in the past,” declares the Lord Almighty. “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. 13Just as you, Judah and Israel, have been a curse among the nations, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid, but let your hands be strong.” 14This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Just as I had determined to bring disaster on you and showed no pity when your ancestors angered me,” says the Lord Almighty,

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 26:12Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him.
• Leviticus 26:4I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit.
• Deuteronomy 28:4The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
• Psalms 67:6The land yields its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;
• Isaiah 30:23He will also send you rain for the seed you sow in the ground, and the food that comes from the land will be rich and plentiful. In that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows.
• Ezekiel 34:26I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing.
• Ezekiel 36:30I will increase the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field, so that you will no longer suffer disgrace among the nations because of famine.
• Hosea 2:21“In that day I will respond,” declares the Lord— “I will respond to the skies, and they will respond to the earth;
• Joel 2:22Do not be afraid, you wild animals, for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches.
• Amos 9:13“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills,
• Haggai 2:19Is there yet any seed left in the barn? Until now, the vine and the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree have not borne fruit. “ ‘From this day on I will bless you.’ ”
• Psalms 72:3May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
• James 3:18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
• Genesis 27:28May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine.
• Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.

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