Zechariah 8:1

Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

After urging them to obedience by the fate of their fathers, he urges them to it by promises of coming prosperity.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Dionysius: “After the Lord had, in the preceding chapter, manifoldly rebuked the Jewish people, He now comforts it with renewed promises, as a good...
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 LORD of hosts. See note on Zechariah 1:3 . to me . Some codices, with three early printed editions, Aramaean, and Syriac, read these words i...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Some think that at the beginning of this chapter the people are reproved for their unfaithfulness, because they conducted themselves towards Go...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me , saying,
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Again] RV 'and': there is no break in thought between the two Chapter s
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...
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

CONTENTS The Prophet is here commissioned by the Lord to give many rich and precious promises concerning Jerusalem. The Lord will restore her waste...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, 2. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion. With great jealousy, and I was jealo...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Again the word of the Lord of hosts came [to me] saying. The phrase, "to me", is wanting in the Hebrew text; and is the only place it is wanting in...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Again the word of the LORD of hosts came [to me], saying, Ver. 1. Again the word of the Lord of hosts ] As for reprehension in the former chapter,...
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. 1 Ag...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

ZECHARIAH CHAPTER 8 The restoration of Jerusalem, Malachi 8:1-8 . The people are encouraged to build the temple by a promise of God's blessing,...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

God Declares His Purposes For His People With Promises of Great Blessing ( Zechariah 8:1-8 ). God now makes a number of declarations through Zecha...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] The fate of their fathers urged them to obedience, now the promise of future prosperity. Zechariah 8:2 . Jealous ] Implying wa...
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,...
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

I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem The blessed community of men yet to appear on the earth I. Here is a communi...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Zechariah 8:1-38 § 4. The Lord promises to show his love for Zion, to dwell among his people, and to fill Jerusalem with a happ...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Zechariah 8:1

¹ Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

Related Commentaries of Zechariah 8:1

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

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the 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

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

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

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 8:1