“For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.”
— WEB
Zechariah 9:17
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“For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.”
— KJV
“For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.”
— ASV
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Commentary
his goodness . . . his beauty--the goodness and beauty which Jehovah-Messiah bestows on His people. Not as MAURER thinks, the goodness, &c., of His land or His people (Psa 31:19; Jer 31:12). make . . . cheerful--literally, "make it grow." new wine the maids--supply, "shall make . . . to grow." Corn and wine abundant indicate peace and plenty. The new wine gladdening the maids is peculiar to this passage. It confutes those who interdict the use of wine as food. The Jews, heretofore straitened in provisions through pressure of the foe, shall now have abundance to cheer, not merely the old, but even the youths and maidens [CALVIN]. Call to prayer to Jehovah, as contrasted with the idol-worship which had brought judgments on the princes and people. Blessings promised in answer to prayer: (1) rulers of themselves; (2) conquest of their enemies; (3) restoration and establishment of both Israel and Judah in their own land in lasting peace and piety. Next: Zechariah Chapter 10
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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