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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 10:1

Zechariah 10:1 f. An isolated fragment addressed to the nation in the time of its deepest distress, probably during the persecution under Antiochus Epiphanes. The heathen prognosticators have foretold a peace which has not come to pass; yet even in the direst straits the Lord can save. Even when the winter rain has not fallen, and the time of harvest is approaching, He can send a rain which will bring fertility to the land. The figure of the rain is probably proverbial. The term teraphim (p. 101) might be employed in the post-exilic period to designate idols by men accustomed to use the language of Scripture.

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  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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