Zechariah 9:17

How lovely and beautiful they will be! Young men will grow strong on grain, and young women flourish on the new wine.

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In The King James Version

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

In Context

16On that day the Lord their God will save them—his people that are his flock—for they will glitter as crown jewels in his land.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:11Who is like you among the gods, Lord? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, awesome in wonder, doing miracles?

Psalms 36:7God, how priceless is your trustworthy love! Everyone can find protection under the shelter of your wings.

Psalms 50:2God shines out of Mount Zion, perfect in beauty.

Psalms 86:15But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to become angry, full of trustworthy love and faithfulness.

Psalms 144:12Then our sons will grow up like plants in their youth and become mature, and our daughters will be like beautiful pillars carved to support a palace.

Song of Solomon 5:10My love has dazzling good looks and is very fit—better than ten thousand others!

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 9:13-17

Gospel Invitations; Promises of God's Favour to Israel. ( b. c. 510.) 12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee; 13 When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man. 14 And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the… Read the whole commentary →

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