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;
• 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: You can be sure that I will rescue my people from the east and from the west.

Context of Zechariah 8:7

5The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.” 6This is what the Lord Almighty says: “It may seem marvelous to the remnant of this people at that time, but will it seem marvelous to me?” declares the Lord Almighty. This is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west. 8I will bring them back to live in Jerusalem; they will be my people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.” 9This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Now hear these words, ‘Let your hands be strong so that the temple may be built.’ This is also what the prophets said who were present when the foundation was laid for the house of the Lord Almighty.

Zechariah 8:7 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• Behold, I will saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• from the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and from the westשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• and from the westמָבוֹאmâbô' · entranceH3996

Cross-references for Zechariah 8:7

• Psalms 107:2Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,
• Isaiah 11:11In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the Mediterranean.
• Isaiah 27:12In that day the Lord will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, Israel, will be gathered up one by one.
• Isaiah 43:5Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west.
• Isaiah 49:12See, they will come from afar— some from the north, some from the west, some from the region of Aswan.”
• Isaiah 59:19From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the Lord drives along.
• Isaiah 66:19“I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of those who survive to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will proclaim my glory among the nations.
• Jeremiah 31:8See, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the ends of the earth. Among them will be the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor; a great throng will return.
• Ezekiel 37:19say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to take the stick of Joseph—which is in Ephraim’s hand—and of the Israelite tribes associated with him, and join it to Judah’s stick. I will make them into a single stick of wood, and they will become one in my hand.’
• Hosea 11:10They will follow the Lord; he will roar like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from the west.
• Amos 9:14and I will bring my people Israel back from exile. “They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
• Malachi 1:11My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to me, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.
• Romans 11:25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,
• Psalms 50:1The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets.
• Psalms 113:3From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, 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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• Lord of Hosts
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• Bible, the
• Grace
• Salvation
• Zechariah, Book of

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