Zechariah
Zechariah 10:7–9
7Ephraim will be like a mighty man,
and their hearts will be glad as with wine.
Their children will see it and be joyful;
their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.
8I will whistle for them to gather,
for I have redeemed them;
and they will be as numerous
as they once were.
9Though I sow them among the nations,
they will remember Me in distant lands;
they and their children
will live and return.
Word by word
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Zechariah 10:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephraim | אֶפְרַ֔יִם | ’ep̄·ra·yim | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| will be | וְהָי֤וּ | wə·hā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like a mighty man | כְגִבּוֹר֙ | ḵə·ḡib·bō·wr | Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular construct | H1368 strong, mighty |
| and their hearts | לִבָּ֖ם | lib·bām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| will be glad | וְשָׂמַ֥ח | wə·śā·maḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| as | כְּמוֹ־ | kə·mōw- | Preposition | H3644 like, as, when |
| with wine | יָ֑יִן | yā·yin | Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| Their children | וּבְנֵיהֶם֙ | ū·ḇə·nê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| will see it | יִרְא֣וּ | yir·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| and be joyful | וְשָׂמֵ֔חוּ | wə·śā·mê·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| their hearts | לִבָּ֖ם | lib·bām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| will rejoice | יָגֵ֥ל | yā·ḡêl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1523 rejoice |
| in the LORD | בַּיהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Zechariah 10:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will whistle | אֶשְׁרְקָ֥ה | ’eš·rə·qāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H8319 hiss |
| for them | לָהֶ֛ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| to gather | וַאֲקַבְּצֵ֖ם | wa·’ă·qab·bə·ṣêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H6908 gather, collect |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have redeemed them | פְדִיתִ֑ים | p̄ə·ḏî·ṯîm | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H6299 ransom |
| and they will be as numerous | וְרָב֖וּ | wə·rā·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| as | כְּמ֥וֹ | kə·mōw | Preposition | H3644 like, as, when |
| they once were | רָבֽוּ׃ | rā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
Zechariah 10:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Though I sow them | וְאֶזְרָעֵם֙ | wə·’ez·rā·‘êm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H2232 sow, scatter seed |
| among the nations | בָּֽעַמִּ֔ים | bā·‘am·mîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5971 people |
| they will remember Me | יִזְכְּר֑וּנִי | yiz·kə·rū·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular | H2142 remember |
| in distant lands | וּבַמֶּרְחַקִּ֖ים | ū·ḇam·mer·ḥaq·qîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4801 distant place, distance |
| they and their children | בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם | bə·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| will live | וְחָי֥וּ | wə·ḥā·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H2421 live |
| and return | וָשָֽׁבוּ׃ | wā·šā·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zechariah 10:7 Zechariah 9:15 · 1 Peter 1:8 · Philippians 4:4 · Luke 1:47
Zechariah 10:8 Isaiah 5:26 · Isaiah 7:18 · Jeremiah 33:22 · Ezekiel 36:10–11 · Hosea 1:10 · Matthew 11:28 · Revelation 22:17 · Isaiah 55:1–3 · Jeremiah 31:10–11
Zechariah 10:9 Ezekiel 6:9 · Nehemiah 1:9 · Isaiah 65:23 · Hosea 2:23 · Isaiah 65:9 · Micah 5:7 · Esther 8:17 · Jeremiah 31:27 · 1 Kings 8:47–48 · Daniel 3:1–6 · Jeremiah 51:50
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.