Zechariah 8:12

Because of the sowing of peace, || The vine gives her fruit, || And the earth gives her increase, || And the heavens give their dew, || And I have caused the remnant of this people || To inherit all these.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11And now, not as [in] the former days [am] I to the remnant of this people, || A declaration of YHWH of Hosts.

13And it has come to pass, || As you have been a reviling among nations, || O house of Judah, and house of Israel, || So I save you, and you have been a blessing, || Do not fear, let your hands be strong.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:28and God gives to you of the dew of the heavens, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of grain and wine;

Deuteronomy 28:4Blessed [is] the fruit of your womb, and the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your livestock, the increase of your oxen, and the wealth of your flock.

Deuteronomy 33:13And of Joseph he said: His land [is] blessed [by] YHWH, || By a precious thing of the heavens, || By dew, and by the deep crouching beneath,

1 Kings 17:1And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, says to Ahab, “YHWH, God of Israel, lives, before whom I have stood, there is not dew and rain these years, except according to my word.”

Psalms 67:7God blesses us, and all the ends of the earth fear Him!

Proverbs 3:9Honor YHWH from your substance, || And from the beginning of all your increase;

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 8:10-18

Encouraging Prospects. ( b. c. 517.) 9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. 10 For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour. 11 But now I will not… Read the whole commentary →

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