Zechariah 9:17 — Meaning and Application

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. {cheerful: or, grow, or, speak}”

Zechariah 9:17

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The 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. {with...: or, the stones of the sling} {be...: or, fill both the bowls, etc}

And 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.

For how great {is} his goodness, and how great {is} his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. {cheerful: or, grow, or, speak}

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Zechariah 9:1

"The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus {shall be} the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, {shall be} toward the LORD."

Zechariah 9:2

"And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise."

Zechariah 9:3

"And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets."

Zechariah 9:4

"Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire."

Zechariah 9:5

"Ashkelon shall see {it}, and fear; Gaza also {shall see it}, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited."

Zechariah 9:6

"And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines."

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