Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version How attractive and beautiful they will be! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women. New Living Translation How wonderful and beautiful they will be! The young men will thrive on abundant grain, and the young women will flourish on new wine. English Standard Version For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty! Grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the young women. Berean Standard Bible How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women. King James Bible For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. New King James Version For how great is its goodness And how great its beauty! Grain shall make the young men thrive, And new wine the young women. New American Standard Bible For how great will their loveliness and beauty be! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the virgins. NASB 1995 For what comeliness and beauty will be theirs! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins. NASB 1977 For what comeliness and beauty will be theirs! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins. Legacy Standard Bible For what goodness and what beauty will be theirs! Grain will make the choice men flourish, and new wine the virgins. Amplified Bible For how great is God’s goodness and how great is His beauty! And how great [He will make Israel’s] goodliness and [Israel’s] beauty! Grain and new wine will make the young men and virgins flourish. Christian Standard Bible How lovely and beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women. Holman Christian Standard Bible How lovely and beautiful they will be! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women. American Standard Version For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins. Contemporary English Version How lovely they will be. Young people will grow there like grain in a field or grapes in a vineyard. English Revised Version For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maids. GOD'S WORD® Translation They will be beautiful and lovely. Young men will prosper on grain, and young women will prosper on new wine. Good News Translation How good and beautiful the land will be! The young people will grow strong on its grain and wine. International Standard Version For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the virgins. Majority Standard Bible How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women. NET Bible How precious and fair! Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine the young women. New Heart English Bible For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty. Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins. Webster's Bible Translation For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. World English Bible For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor what His goodness! And what His beauty! Grain the young men, "" And new wine the virgins—make fruitful! Young's Literal Translation For what His goodness! and what His beauty! Corn the young men, And new wine the virgins -- make fruitful! Smith's Literal Translation For what his good, and what his beauty! Grain shall cause the young men to increase, and new wine the virgins. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor what is the good thing of him, and what is his beautiful thing, but the corn of the elect, and wine springing forth virgins? Catholic Public Domain Version For what is his goodness and what is his beauty, other than grain among the elect and wine springing forth virgins? New American Bible Then how good and how lovely! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the young women. New Revised Standard Version For what goodness and beauty are his! Grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the young women. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHow good and how excellent is wheat for the young men, and wine makes the maids cheerful. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated How good and how excellent the grain for the young men, and the wine cheers the virgins! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For how great is their goodness, and how great is their beauty! Corn shall make the young men flourish, And new wine the maids. Brenton Septuagint Translation For if he has anything good, and if he has anything fair, the young men shall have corn, and there shall be fragrant wine to the virgins. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD will Save His People…16On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land. 17 How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women. Cross References Psalm 31:19 How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You! Psalm 36:7-8 How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings! / They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights. Psalm 65:4 Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple. Psalm 145:7 They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness. Isaiah 25:6 On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine. Isaiah 55:2 Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. Jeremiah 31:12-14 They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish. / Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow. / I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD. Hosea 14:6-7 His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. / They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon. Joel 2:19 And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations. Joel 2:24-26 The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. / I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—My great army that I sent against you. / You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to shame. Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 13:16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. Luke 1:53 He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty. John 6:35 Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst. John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness. Treasury of Scripture For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. how great is his goodness. Psalm 31:19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! Psalm 36:7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. Psalm 86:5,15 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee… how great is his beauty. Exodus 15:11 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? Psalm 45:2 Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Psalm 50:2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. corn. 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: … Isaiah 65:13,14 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: … Hosea 2:21,22 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; … cheerful. Song of Solomon 7:9 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak. Jump to Previous Attractive Beautiful Beauty Cheerful Corn Fair Flourish Fruitful Good Goodness Grain Great Maidens Maids New Strong Theirs Thrive Virgins Wine YoungJump to Next Attractive Beautiful Beauty Cheerful Corn Fair Flourish Fruitful Good Goodness Grain Great Maidens Maids New Strong Theirs Thrive Virgins Wine YoungZechariah 9 1. God defends his church.9. Zion is exhorted to rejoice for the coming of Christ, and his peaceable kingdom. 12. God's promises of victory and defense. How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! This phrase captures the essence of divine favor and blessing. The Hebrew word for "lovely" (יָפֶה, yafeh) and "beautiful" (טוֹב, tov) often describe physical beauty and goodness, but in a deeper sense, they reflect the spiritual and moral beauty bestowed by God. In the context of Zechariah, this beauty is not merely external but signifies the inner transformation and restoration of God's people. Historically, this reflects the period of post-exilic restoration when the Israelites returned to their land, symbolizing a renewal of their covenant relationship with God. The beauty here is both a promise and a fulfillment of God's redemptive work. Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine, the young women
Hebrew Howמַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what lovely they will be, טּוּב֖וֹ (ṭū·ḇōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2898: Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare and how וּמַה־ (ū·mah-) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what beautiful! יָפְי֑וֹ (yā·p̄ə·yōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3308: Beauty Grain דָּגָן֙ (dā·ḡān) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1715: Corn, grain (of cereals) will make the young men בַּֽחוּרִ֔ים (ba·ḥū·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 970: Selected, a youth flourish, יְנוֹבֵ֥ב (yə·nō·w·ḇêḇ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5107: To germinate, to, flourish, to utter and new wine, וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ (wə·ṯî·rō·wōš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8492: Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine the young women. בְּתֻלֽוֹת׃ (bə·ṯu·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1330: A virgin, sometimes, a bride Links Zechariah 9:17 NIVZechariah 9:17 NLT Zechariah 9:17 ESV Zechariah 9:17 NASB Zechariah 9:17 KJV Zechariah 9:17 BibleApps.com Zechariah 9:17 Biblia Paralela Zechariah 9:17 Chinese Bible Zechariah 9:17 French Bible Zechariah 9:17 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zechariah 9:17 For how great is his goodness (Zech. Zec Zc) |
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