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Zechariah 10:6

ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON Zechariah 10:6 The Lord’s people were once like sheep without a shepherd (v. Zechariah 10:2). He rejected them because they refused to seek forgiveness for their sin. Now he will have compassion on them. He will complete the restoration begun when he brought Judah back from exile. This restoration will extend beyond Judah to include the house of Joseph, the northern kingdom, which was scattered by the Assyrians in 732, 722, 701, and 671 B.C.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Zechariah 10:6. _I WILL STRENGTHEN THE HOUSE OF JUDAH_] I doubt whether the _sixth, seventh, eighth_, and _ninth_ verses (Zechariah 10:6) are not to be understood of the future ingathering of t...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    I WILL BRING THEM AGAIN TO PLACE THEM - Zechariah seems to have condensed into one word two of Jeremiah, “I will bring them again” unto this place, and “I will cause them to dwell” safely Jeremiah 32:...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 10:1-12 _ 1. The apostasy of Israel in the last days (Zechariah 10:2) _ 2. The victory over the enemies (Zechariah 10:5) 3. Deliverance and restoration (Zechariah 10:8)...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    This is made up of several fragments. Zechariah 10:3_ a_ is apparently the beginning of a denunciation of Israel's leaders founded upon Ezekiel 34, whereas Zechariah 10:3_ b_ describes the Lord as vis...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim_. App-4. HEAR. answer....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The return of the whole nation to their own land 6. _bring them again to place them_ A single word in Hebrew, which however is irregular in form, and may be referred to either of two regular forms, me...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    CHAPTER XXXIX ISRAEL RESTORED Zechariah 10:1-12 RV. Ask ye of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain, even of Jehovah that maketh lightnings; and he will give them showers of rain, to every one...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them o...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    10:6 again; (b-23) Or 'cause them to dwell.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    RESTORATION OF GOD'S PEOPLE 1, 2. A warning to trust in God and not in sorcerers. 3-7. The Lord will cast out the evil guides of the people, and under new leaders Ephraim and Judah will be victoriou...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    HOUSE OF JOSEPH] i.e. Israel, as represented by Ephraim and Manasseh, the two leading tribes. BRING THEM AGAIN] may refer to the many Israelites in exile in Egypt (Zechariah 10:10) and elsewhere....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 10 V1 Ask the *LORD for rain in the springtime. It is the *LORD who makes the storm clouds. Also, he gives heavy rain to people and...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (5-7) The preceding idea is now further dwelt on, and Ephraim not merely implicitly, but explicitly (as in Zechariah 9:13) included in the promise as one with Judah (Ezekiel 37:16; Ezekiel 37:22). For...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ גִבַּרְתִּ֣י ׀ אֶת ־בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֗ה וְ אֶ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE CONTENTS OF "ZECHARIAH" Chapter s 9-14 FROM the number of conflicting opinions which prevail upon the subject, we have seen how impossible it is to decide upon a scheme of division for "Zechariah...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    5. AGAINST EVIL SHEPHERDS Zechariah 10:3 The unity of this section is more apparent than its connection with the preceding, which had spoken of the want of a shepherd, or religious director, of Isra...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    A LOWLY DELIVERER BRINGS PEACE Zechariah 9:9-17; Zechariah 10:1-12 Jesus must be King first, then Savior. He is lowly; His steed is not the richly caparisoned warhorse, but the humble ass; He needs n...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This victory led him to describe the yet greater and final victory of the people of God. He introduced this description by appealing to Zion to ask help of Jehovah, and immediately declaring Jehovah's...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the (h) house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast the...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Joseph. All the tribes shall embrace the gospel at last. (Worthington) --- Back, from the caverns to which they had fled._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    В¶ And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall light, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be conf...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes a great deal far...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    Zechariah pursues the same subject, — that the work of redemption, the beginning of which the Jews saw, would not be incomplete, for the Lord would at length fulfill what he had begun. The Jews themse...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, 9, AND 10. The prophecy, from chapter 7 to the end of the book, has for its special object the introduction of the Messiah in Israel, with the consequen...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND I WILT STRENGTHEN THE HOUSE OF JUDAH,.... Both with internal and external strength, so that they shall be able to stand their ground against enemies of every sort: AND I WILL SAVE THE HOUSE OF JO...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them of...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And they_ The Jews, under the conduct of their captains; _shall be as mighty men which tread down their enemies_ God shall inspire them with courage to subdue their enemies, and trample upon their ca...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, the southern and the northern kingdom together being typical of the Church of God, AND I WILL BRING THEM AGAIN TO PLACE T...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    FURTHER BLESSINGS OF JEHOVAH UPON HIS PEOPLE. The subject discussed in the last Chapter was so great and wonderful that the Lord has not begun to exhaust it, but takes the opportunity of giving a ful...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    BLESSING ASSURED IN GOD'S TIME (vv. 1-12) Following the prophecy of the certainty of God's future blessing for Israel, based on the perfect goodness and beauty of the Messiah, how good it is to see...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    6-12 Here are precious promises to the people of God, which look to the state of the Jews, and even to the latter days of the church. Preaching the gospel is God's call for souls to come to Jesus Chr...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    I WILL STRENGTHEN THE HOUSE OF JUDAH: God will give both courage and strength, courage to attempt, and also strength to go through and finish the attempt; in this they of the house of Judah were famou...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Zechariah 10:6 strengthen H1396 (H8765) house H1004 Judah H3063 save H3467 (H8686) house H1004 Joseph H3130 back

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    GOD'S ANGER AT FALSE SHEPHERDS WHO LEAD HIS PEOPLE ASTRAY, BUT GOD WILL ENSURE THE COMING RESTORATION (ZECHARIAH 10:2). The picture now changes for a moment. If God is so powerful why are His people i...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Zechariah 10:1. _Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field._ The atheistic philosoph...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The future strengthening of Judah and Ephraim. Israel's dispersion and regathering in one view. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: God has a hand in all the events concerning Israel, and they sh...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Zechariah 10:1. _Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain,_ as stated in Deuteronomy 11:14. This rain fed the plant and made the harvest luxuriant. This chapter is therefore a continuati...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] Idol worshippers brought their judgments now; they must call upon Jehovah. ASK] He will give _rain: i.e._ all temporal and spiritual blessings. CLOUDS] Lightnings, precursors of rain....

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 10:1, ZECHARIAH 10:2 § 4. A connecting link between the last section and the next. _The condition for obtaining the promised blessings is that they are to be sought from the Lor...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in this Kingdom Age, the promises of the Lord: Ask ye the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the f...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Ezekiel 36:11; Ezekiel 36:37; Ezekiel 37:16; Ezekiel 39:25; Hosea 1:

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Of Joseph — The remnant of the kingdom of Israel, the residue of the ten tribes. To place them — To settle them in their own land, and in their own cities....

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