Zechariah 9:17 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁷For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

Zechariah 9:17 —

Old words in this verse

corn: — grain, such as wheat or barley.

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 33:17
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
1 John 4:8-11
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. …
Isaiah 62:8-9
The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: …
Psalms 45:2
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Psalms 36:7
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 12-17)

The prophet, having taught those that had returned out of captivity to attribute their deliverance to the blood of the covenant and to the promise of the Messiah (for they were so wonderfully helped because that blessing was in them, was yet in the womb of their nation), now comes to encourage them with the prospect of a joyful and happy settlement, and of glorious times before them; and such a ha…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 17)

17. 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; Jr 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 pass…