Zechariah 8:12

For the seed shall be prosperous— For the seed shall be sown in peace. Houbigant.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the seed shall be peace - o “Your seed shall be peace and a blessing, so that they will call it ‘a seed of peace.’” The unusual construction...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Zechariah 8:4 f. A beautiful description of the result of the restoration of peace and safety. During the troublous past Jerusalem had been no pl...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the seed shall be , &c. Ref to Pentateuch ( Deuteronomy 28:3-12 ). App-92. and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndefon (App-6). combined wi...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Here Zechariah promises the continuance of God’s favor, which the Jews had now begun to taste. God then had in part openly showed that he was a...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the da...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Reiteration of God's Promises concerning Jerusalem The whole chapter is made up of ten short oracles each introduced by the formula, 'Thus saith t...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For the seed... prosperous. — Comp. the Syriac, “for the seed shall be peace.” Better, as in margin, For the seed of peace — viz., “the vine,” wh...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Zechariah 8:1-23 "THE SEED OF PEACE" Zechariah 7:1-14 ; Zechariah 8:1-23 THE Visions have revealed the removal of the guilt of the land, t...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Truth and Love Must Prevail Zechariah 8:1-17 In his third answer Zechariah dilates on the prosperity awaiting the chosen city. The Lord had ret...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The third answer was full of grace. It declared that God was jealous for Zion, that He had returned to it, and that therefore its prosperity was assu...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day th...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the seed [shall be] prosperous ,.... Being cast into the earth, it shall spring up again, and produce a large increase; whereas before, though t...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For the seed [shall be] prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But now I will not be as in the former days But now, seeing that ye have proceeded in rebuilding my temple, I will order, by my divine providence,...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Positive Answer (vv. 1-17) In this chapter the Lord gives a wonderfully positive answer to the question of Zechariah 7:2 . The positive answ...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Encouraging Prospects. B. C. 517. 9...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For the seed, which before brought nothing, or very little, forth, shall now prosper into a plentiful harvest, such as Zechariah 3:10 . The vin...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Restoration of God's People Is At Hand ( Zechariah 8:9-17 ). God describes what the land had been like as a result of His forsaking it, but He...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Zechariah 8:9 .] Adversity followed neglect of duty, now blessings promised to create courage. Hands ] With such bright pros...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Zechariah 8:1-2 . Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy,...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Zechariah 8:9-10 . Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the month of the prophets, whi...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 8:2 . I was jealous for Zion with great fury, to purge her sins, and with great compassion and special mercy to bring back her children...
The Biblical Illustrator

But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days The danger of resistance to the Divine messages It is a decisive e...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For the seed shall be prosperous, or, "there shall be a seed of peace"; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, all...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 3:21 ; 1 Kings 17:1 ; Amos 9:13-15 ; Deuteronomy 28:4-12 ; Deuteronomy 32:2 ; Deuteronomy 33:13 ; Deuteronomy 33:28 ; Ezekiel 3...

¹² For the seed shall be prosperous;e the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

Related Commentaries of Zechariah 8:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Zechariah 8:12