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Zechariah 9:17 KJV
Zechariah · chapter 9 · verse 17
For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.Zechariah 9:17 · King James Version
Zechariah 9:17 in context
15The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
16And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.
17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- goodnessṭûwbgood , in the widest sense, especially goodness , beauty, gladness, welfareH2898 →
- cheerfulnûwbto germinateH5107 →
- beautyyŏphîybeautyH3308 →
- corndâgânproperly, increaseH1715 →
- winetîyrôwshmust or fresh grape-juiceH8492 →
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The prophet, having taught those that had returned out of captivity to attribute their deliverance to the blood of the covenant and to the promise of the Messiah (for they were so wonderfully helped because that blessing was in them, was yet in the womb of their nation), now comes to encourage them with the prospect…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-17