For thus saith the Lord of hosts, As I thought to punish you when your fathers provoked Me to wrath, saith the Lord of hosts, Jeremiah 31:28, and I repented not, He could not, in point of fact, without denying His own holiness, fail to execute His threat of punishment,
AS I THOUGHT TO PUNISH YOU - (Literally, to do evil to you) “and repented not.” In like way God says in Jeremiah, “I have purposed and will not repent.” Jeremiah 4:28....
CHAPTER 8 _ 1. The restoration announced (Zechariah 8:1) _ 2. The peace of Jerusalem (Zechariah 8:4) 3. The return to the land (Zechariah 8:6) 4. The blessing of the land and the people ...
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 place for feeble old age or for children. The sympathetic...
PUNISH. bring calamity upon. Hebrew. _ra'a._ App-44....
"The ground upon which the promise rests is given in Zechariah 8:14-15, and it is closed in Zechariah 8:16-17, by the addition of the condition on which it is to be fulfilled." Keil....
THE FIFTH STATEMENT. Zechariah 8:14-17 RV. For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: As I thought to do evil unto you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I repented not; so aga...
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not: AS I THOUGHT - I determined. TO PUNISH YOU - i:e...
REITERATION OF GOD'S PROMISES CONCERNING JERUSALEM The whole chapter is made up of ten short oracles each introduced by the formula, 'Thus saith the Lord of hosts' (except Zechariah 8:3). God has com...
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 8 V1 Again, the word of the *LORD of Everything came (to Zechariah). (The *LORD told him) to say this. V2 ‘This is what the *LORD...
(14-17) As the Captivity had been brought about by God’s decree, so, too, the Restoration. The people, therefore, need not fear, if only they do that which is righteous in His sight....
כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָמַר֮ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹות֒ כַּ אֲשֶׁ
Zechariah 8:1 "THE SEED OF PEACE" Zechariah 7:1; Zechariah 8:1 THE Visions have revealed the removal of the guilt of the land, the restoration of Israel to their standing before God, the revival of...
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 returned, to dwell there, and the old men and women who wer...
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 assured, notwithstanding that these people saw only the...
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish (h) you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not: (h) Read (Ezekiel 18:20)....
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes a great deal far...
The Prophet confirms the truth in the preceding verse, when he said that there would be a wholly different lot to the Jews, as they would in every way be blessed. He shows the cause of the change; for...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, 9, AND 10. The prophecy, from chapter 7 to the end of the book, has for its special object the introduction of the Messiah in Israel, with the consequen...
FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS,.... In order to assure them of the truth of what he promised, he observes the fulfilment of what he had threatened, he being as true and faithful in the one as in the...
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not: Ver. 14. _As I thought to punish you_] He had promis...
_As I thought to punish you_ As my wisdom saw it to be fit and necessary to punish your nation; and I accordingly did punish it, when your fathers transgressed my laws in such a manner that my justice...
THE POSITIVE ANSWER (vv. 1-17) In this chapter the Lord gives a wonderfully positive answer to the question ofZechariah 7:2. The positive answer is found only in His own great and effective work to...
9-17 Those only who lay their hands to the plough of duty, shall have them strengthened with the promises of mercy: those who avoid their fathers' faults have the curse turned into a blessing. Those...
AS I THOUGHT, determined first, then declared my resolution, in my threats and many warnings given, TO PUNISH YOU, Jews, the body of that nation; you, one with your fathers. WHEN YOUR FATHERS PROVOKED...
Zechariah 8:14 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 hosts H6635 determined H2161 (H8804) punish H7489 (H8687) fathers...
THE RESTORATION OF GOD'S PEOPLE IS AT HAND (ZECHARIAH 8:9). God describes what the land had been like as a result of His forsaking it, but He wants them to know that He is now giving them another cha...
REPENTED Repentance (Old Testament), Summary: In the Old Testament, repentance is the English word used to translate the Hebrew, nacham, to be "eased" or "comforted." It is used of both God and man....
Zechariah 8:9. Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the month of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of th...
Zechariah 8:1. _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, and I was jealous for her with great fury._ Because t...
CONTENTS: Jehovah's unchanging purpose to restore Jerusalem and bless Israel in the Kingdom. CHARACTERS: God, Zechariah. CONCLUSION: Jerusalem, the city of God, and Israel, the people of God, have G...
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 and restore her temple. What other nation, overrun an...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 8:1 God is renewing his presence with his people. He is reaffirming his purpose to bless the nations through them. ⇐...
CRITICAL NOTES.] ZECHARIAH 8:9.] Adversity followed neglect of duty, now blessings promised to create courage. HANDS] With such bright prospects be energetic and active (2 Samuel 16:21). THESE WORDS]...
EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 8:1 § 4. _The Lord promises to show his love for Zion, to dwell among his people, and to fill Jerusalem with a happy lace._ ZECHARIAH 8:1 AGAIN; rather, _and_. This chapter con...
Now again the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, I was jealous for her with great fury. Thus saith the LORD; I am re...
2 Chronicles 36:16; Ezekiel 24:14; Isaiah 14:24; Jeremiah 15:1;...
I repented not — I did not fail to do it....