Zechariah 1:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Cry yet: the prophet's commission is either enlarged, or more full instructions given to him, to raise the hope and stablish the faith of the people of God. My cities: Jerusalem and the cities of Judah are mine, saith the Lord, and as mine I will build, beautify, enrich, fortify, defend, and enlarge them. Through prosperity, through increase of families and persons, they shall send forth colonies, and plant new towns and cities; and through increase of wealth and cattle be able to build their cities, and stock their colonies. Be spread abroad; swarm as bees, and send out their young ones. The Lord, their God, shall yet comfort Zion, Zion his church, with comforts fit for a church. Choose Jerusalem; type of the civil state as here joined with Zion; the kingdom shall be blest in itself, and be a blessing to others, much like that Hosea 14:5: all this an effect of my choosing it, and dwelling in it.