Zechariah 8:12
For, the seed, shall be secure—the vine, shall yield her fruit, and the land, yield her increase, and the heavens, yield their dew,—and I will cause this remnant of the people to inherit all these things.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
11But, now, not as in the former days, am I to this remnant of the people,—Declareth Yahweh of hosts;
Cross References
Genesis 27:28Then, may God give thee of the dew of the heavens, And of the fatness of the earth,—And abundance of corn and new wine:
Deuteronomy 28:4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground and the fruit of thy cattle,—the young of thy kine, and the ewes of thy flock:
Deuteronomy 33:13And of Joseph, he said, Blessed of Yahweh, be his land,—With the precious things of the heavens with the dew, And with the abyss, couching beneath;
1 Kings 17:1Then said Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, unto Ahab, By the life of Yahweh, God of Israel, before whom I stand, there shall not, these two years, be either dew or rain,—save at the bidding of my word.
Psalms 67:7God, will bless us, That all the ends of the earth, may revere him.
Proverbs 3:9Honour thou Yahweh, with thy substance, and with the firstfruit of all thine 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 →