Zechariah

Zechariah 10:8–9

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

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

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

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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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.