Zechariah 8:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The Lord seems delighted with the reporting what should be done in those days of the building up his Jerusalem, and therefore he bids his prophet report it again, as he doth in this last verse of the chapter. Thus saith the Lord of hosts: once more the Lord avows this as his design, so his work as his purpose, so he would effect it. In those days it shall come to pass; in the days which shall be the shadow of better, that shall be brought to pass which shall be proportioned to them: thus in the deliverance of the church from Haman's conspiracy, many in the provinces of that mighty kingdom became Jews; but in the gospel days it shall be more full. Ten men, that is, many men, shall take hold; as children lay hold on the nurse's or mother's skirt to go with them. Out of all languages; no nation any longer excluded. Of him that is a Jew; to whom the gospel was first preached, nay, who were the first preachers of it, as the apostles, and the seventy disciples. We will go with you; we will go, that we may learn your religion, and be of it. For we have heard, and now see, believe, and are assured, that God, the true God, the only true God, whom to know is life eternal, is with you. Our gods are vanity, a doctrine of lies, and a pernicious cheat; we will cast them off. and no more trust to lies: God is with you only, and we must be with you, and of you, that God the Saviour may be with us too: having hold on you, we will not let you go without us; we seek your God and our God.