Tree of Life Version
Zechariah 9:17
17How good and beautiful it will be! Grain will make the young men thrive and new wine the virgin women.”
Zechariah 9:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
- New International Version (NIV)How attractive and beautiful they will be! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty! Grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the young women.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For how great is its goodness And how great its beauty! Grain shall make the young men thrive, And new wine the young women.
Context of Zechariah 9:17
15Adonai-Tzva’ot will defend them. They will consume and conquer with sling stones. They will drink and roar as with wine and be filled like a bowl, like the corners of the altar. 16Adonai their God will save them on that day as the flock of His people. They will be like gems of a crown sparkling over His land. How good and beautiful it will be! Grain will make the young men thrive and new wine the virgin women.”
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כִּ֥י מַה־טּוּב֖וֹ וּמַה־יָפְי֑וֹ דָּגָן֙ בַּֽחוּרִ֔ים וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ יְנוֹבֵ֥ב בְּתֻלֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Zechariah 9:17
- Psalms 31:19Let the lying lips be mute. For they speak arrogantly against the righteous, with pride and contempt.
- Psalms 36:7Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like the great deep. You preserve man and beast, Adonai.
- Psalms 86:5For You, my Lord, are good, and ready to forgive and full of mercy to all who call upon You.
- Psalms 145:7They will pour out the renown of Your great goodness, and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
- Isaiah 63:7I will remember the lovingkindnesses of Adonai, the praises of Adonai, according to all that Adonai has granted us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which He has granted them according to His compassion, and according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.
- John 3:16“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- Romans 5:8But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Messiah died for us.
- Ephesians 1:7In Him we have redemption through His blood—the removal of trespasses—in keeping with the richness of His grace
- Ephesians 2:4But God was rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us.
- Ephesians 3:18may have strength to grasp with all the kedoshim what is the width and length and height and depth,
- 1 John 4:8The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
- Exodus 15:11Who is like You, Adonai, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, awesome in praises, doing wonders?
- Psalms 45:2My heart is stirred with a good word. I speak my verses to the king. My tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
- Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.
- Psalms 90:17Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us. Establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands.
- Isaiah 33:17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty. They will gaze at a far-distant land.
Commentaries on Zechariah 9:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17How great is his goodness - In himself and towards them. And how great is his beauty! - His comeliness, holiness, and purity, put in and upon them. Corn shall make the young men cheerful - They shall be gladdened and strengthened by plenty of food; and they shall speak aloud of God's mercies in their harvest home. And new wine the maids - Who shall prepare the wine from an abundant vintage.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17For how great is His goodness - For it is unutterable! As the Psalmist said, “O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Thy Name in all the earth!” Psalm 8:1, and Jacob, “How awful is this place!” Genesis 28:17, and the Psalmist, “How awful are Thy doings!” The goodness and the beauty are the goodness and beauty of God, whose great doings had been his theme throughout before. Of the goodness the sacred writers often speak, since of this we have extremest need…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 The prophet breaks forth into a joyful representation of the coming of the Messiah, of whom the ancient Jews explained this prophecy. He took the character of their King, when he entered Jerusalem amidst the hosannas of the multitude. But his kingdom is a spiritual kingdom. It shall not be advanced by outward force or carnal weapons. His gospel shall be preached to the world, and be received among the heathen. A sinful state is a state of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Grain … new wine: Large harvests of grain and wine showed that God was blessing his people in visible, everyday ways. Agricultural success was a clear sign of God’s favor (see Joel 2:19; Amos 9:13; compare Haggai 1:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. his goodness ... his beauty--the goodness and beauty which Jehovah-Messiah bestows on His people. Not as Maurer thinks, the goodness, &c., of His land or His people (Psa 31:19; Jr 31:12). make ... cheerful--literally, "make it grow." new wine the maids--supply, "shall make ... to grow." Corn and wine abundant indicate peace and plenty. The new wine gladdening the maids is peculiar to this passage. It confutes those who interdict the use of wine as…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Zechariah 9
- 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
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