Zechariah 8:14 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Zechariah 8:14

12 ‘For^a the seed shall be prosperous,
The vine shall give its fruit,
^bThe ground shall give her increase,
And ^cthe heavens shall give their dew—
I will cause the remnant of this people
To possess all these.

13 And it shall come to pass
That just as you were ^aa curse among the nations,
O house of Judah and house of Israel,
So I will save you, and ^byou shall be a blessing.
Do not fear,
Let your hands be strong.’

14 “For thus says the Lord of hosts:
^a‘Just as I determined to¹ punish you
When your fathers provoked Me to wrath,’
Says the Lord of hosts,
^b‘And I would not relent,

15 So again in these days
I am determined to do good
To Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
Do not fear.

16 These are the things you shall ^ado:
^bSpeak each man the truth to his neighbor;
Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;

17 ^aLet none of you think evil in¹ your heart against your neighbor;
And do not love a false oath.
For all these are things that I hate,’
Says the Lord.”

18 Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,

19 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
^a‘The fast of the fourth month,
^bThe fast of the fifth,
^cThe fast of the seventh,
^dAnd the fast of the tenth,
Shall be ^ejoy and gladness and cheerful feasts
For the house of Judah.
^fTherefore love truth and peace.’

20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
‘Peoples shall yet come,
Inhabitants of many cities;

21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying,
^a“Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord,
And seek the Lord of hosts.
I myself will go also.”

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Zechariah 8:14

I thought—I determined.

you—that is, your fathers, with whom ye are one; the Jewish Church of all ages being regarded as an organic whole (compare Haggai 2:5; Matthew 23:31-32).

repented not—I changed not My purpose, because they changed not their mind (II Chronicles 36:16). With the froward God shows Himself froward (Psalms 18:26). If the threatened punishment has been so unchangeably inflicted, much more will God surely give the promised blessing, which is so much more consonant to His nature (Jeremiah 31:28).

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