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Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />How wonderful and beautiful they will be! The young men will thrive on abundant grain, and the young women will flourish on new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty! Grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the young women.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For how great <i>is</i> his goodness, and how great <i>is</i> his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For how great is its goodness And how great its beauty! Grain shall make the young men thrive, And new wine the young women.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For how great <i>will</i> their loveliness and beauty<i> be!</i> Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the virgins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For what comeliness and beauty will be theirs! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For what comeliness and beauty <i>will be</i> theirs! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For what goodness and what beauty <i>will be</i> theirs! Grain will make the choice men flourish, and new wine the virgins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How lovely and beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How lovely and beautiful they will be! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />How lovely they will be. Young people will grow there like grain in a field or grapes in a vineyard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maids.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They will be beautiful and lovely. Young men will prosper on grain, and young women will prosper on new wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />How good and beautiful the land will be! The young people will grow strong on its grain and wine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the virgins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />How precious and fair! Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine the young women. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty. Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For what His goodness! And what His beauty! Grain the young men, "" And new wine the virgins—make fruitful!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For what His goodness! and what His beauty! Corn the young men, And new wine the virgins -- make fruitful!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For what his good, and what his beauty! Grain shall cause the young men to increase, and new wine the virgins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For what is the good thing of him, and what is his beautiful thing, but the corn of the elect, and wine springing forth virgins? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For what is his goodness and what is his beauty, other than grain among the elect and wine springing forth virgins?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then how good and how lovely! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the young women. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For what goodness and beauty are his! Grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the young women.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />How good and how excellent is wheat for the young men, and wine makes the maids cheerful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />How good and how excellent the grain for the young men, and the wine cheers the virgins! <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For how great is their goodness, and how great is their beauty! Corn shall make the young men flourish, And new wine the maids.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For if he has anything good, and if he has anything fair, the young <i>men shall have</i> corn, and <i>there shall be</i> fragrant wine to the virgins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/9-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=1469" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/9.htm">The LORD will Save His People</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>On 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. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">How</a> <a href="/hebrew/2898.htm" title="2898: ṭū·ḇōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Good things, goods, goodness. From towb; good, in the widest sense, especially goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare.">lovely they will be,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: ū·mah- (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">and how</a> <a href="/hebrew/3308.htm" title="3308: yā·p̄ə·yōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Beauty. From yaphah; beauty.">beautiful!</a> <a href="/hebrew/1715.htm" title="1715: dā·ḡān (N-ms) -- Corn, grain (of cereals). From dagah; properly, increase, i.e. Grain.">Grain</a> <a href="/hebrew/970.htm" title="970: ba·ḥū·rîm (N-mp) -- A young man. Or bachur; participle passive of bachar; properly, selected, i.e. A youth.">will make the young men</a> <a href="/hebrew/5107.htm" title="5107: yə·nō·w·ḇêḇ (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To bear fruit. A primitive root; to germinate, i.e. to flourish; also, to utter.">flourish,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8492.htm" title="8492: wə·ṯî·rō·wōš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Or tiyrosh; from yarash in the sense of expulsion; must or fresh grape-juice; by implication fermented wine.">and new wine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1330.htm" title="1330: bə·ṯu·lō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin; sometimes a bride; also a city or state.">the young women.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">Psalm 31:19</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-7.htm">Psalm 36:7-8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-4.htm">Psalm 65:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-7.htm">Psalm 145:7</a></span><br />They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Isaiah 55:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-6.htm">Hosea 14:6-7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-19.htm">Joel 2:19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-24.htm">Joel 2:24-26</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a></span><br />Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-16.htm">Matthew 13:16</a></span><br />But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-53.htm">Luke 1:53</a></span><br />He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.</p><p class="hdg">how great is his goodness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">Psalm 31:19</a></b></br> <i>Oh</i> how great <i>is</i> thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; <i>which</i> thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-7.htm">Psalm 36:7</a></b></br> How excellent <i>is</i> thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/86-5.htm">Psalm 86:5,15</a></b></br> For thou, Lord, <i>art</i> good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee… </p><p class="hdg">how great is his beauty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Exodus 15:11</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who <i>is</i> like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful <i>in</i> praises, doing wonders?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-2.htm">Psalm 45:2</a></b></br> Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-2.htm">Psalm 50:2</a></b></br> Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.</p><p class="hdg">corn.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/62-8.htm">Isaiah 62:8,9</a></b></br> The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn <i>to be</i> meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Isaiah 65:13,14</a></b></br> 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: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Hosea 2:21,22</a></b></br> 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; … </p><p class="hdg">cheerful.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/7-9.htm">Song of Solomon 7:9</a></b></br> And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth <i>down</i> sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Attractive</a> <a href="/amos/8-13.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/hosea/14-6.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-19.htm">Cheerful</a> <a href="/haggai/1-11.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-5.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Flourish</a> <a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Fruitful</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-15.htm">Good</a> <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/haggai/2-16.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Great</a> <a href="/nahum/2-7.htm">Maidens</a> <a href="/nahum/2-7.htm">Maids</a> <a href="/haggai/1-11.htm">New</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-10.htm">Thrive</a> <a href="/amos/8-13.htm">Virgins</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-4.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/29-17.htm">Attractive</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-7.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-7.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-6.htm">Cheerful</a> <a href="/matthew/12-1.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/matthew/11-8.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/genesis/26-22.htm">Flourish</a> <a href="/john/15-2.htm">Fruitful</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/5-48.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Maidens</a> <a href="/mark/14-66.htm">Maids</a> <a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">New</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Theirs</a> <a href="/job/8-11.htm">Thrive</a> <a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Virgins</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-7.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/9-1.htm">God defends his church.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zion is exhorted to rejoice for the coming of Christ, and his peaceable kingdom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">God's promises of victory and defense.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It emphasizes the transformation and renewal that will occur under God's blessing. The beauty and loveliness can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual renewal and the restoration of Israel. This echoes the prophetic visions of restoration found in <a href="/isaiah/62-3.htm">Isaiah 62:3-5</a>, where Israel is described as a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord. The language of beauty and loveliness also points to the ultimate fulfillment in the New Jerusalem, as described in <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Revelation 21:2</a>, where the church is presented as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.<p><b>Grain will make the young men flourish,</b><br>Grain symbolizes sustenance and prosperity. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, grain was a staple food and a sign of economic stability. The flourishing of young men indicates strength, vitality, and growth, suggesting a time of peace and abundance. This imagery is reminiscent of the blessings promised in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Deuteronomy 28:4</a>, where the fruit of the ground and the increase of livestock are signs of God's favor. The flourishing of the young men can also be seen as a type of the spiritual growth and strength found in Christ, who is the bread of life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).<p><b>and new wine, the young women.</b><br>New wine represents joy, celebration, and the blessings of God. In biblical times, wine was often associated with festivity and divine favor. The mention of young women flourishing with new wine suggests a time of joy and prosperity for the entire community. This imagery connects to the promise of new wine in <a href="/joel/2-19.htm">Joel 2:19</a>, where God promises to send grain, new wine, and oil as a sign of restoration. The new wine can also be seen as a type of the new covenant in Christ's blood, which brings joy and salvation to believers (<a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament who conveyed God's messages to the Israelites during the post-exilic period. His prophecies often focused on the coming of the Messiah and the restoration of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Zechariah prophesied, particularly during a time of rebuilding and restoration after the Babylonian exile.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_coming_king.htm">The Coming King</a></b><br>In the broader context of <a href="/bsb/zechariah/9.htm">Zechariah 9</a>, the prophecy speaks of a coming king, often interpreted as a messianic prophecy pointing to Jesus Christ.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/grain_and_new_wine.htm">Grain and New Wine</a></b><br>Symbolic elements representing prosperity, blessing, and the sustenance provided by God to His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/y/young_men_and_young_women.htm">Young Men and Young Women</a></b><br>Represent the future generation of Israel, flourishing under God's provision and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_goodness_and_beauty.htm">God's Goodness and Beauty</a></b><br>Reflect on the attributes of God—His goodness and beauty—as central to His character. These attributes are not only aesthetic but also deeply practical, impacting how He interacts with His creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/provision_and_prosperity.htm">Provision and Prosperity</a></b><br>Recognize that God's provision, symbolized by grain and new wine, is both physical and spiritual. He meets our needs and causes us to flourish in His timing and ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_blessing.htm">Generational Blessing</a></b><br>Consider the importance of God's blessings extending to future generations. Our faithfulness today can impact the prosperity and spiritual health of those who come after us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/messianic_fulfillment.htm">Messianic Fulfillment</a></b><br>See the fulfillment of God's promises in Jesus Christ, the ultimate expression of God's goodness and beauty, who brings spiritual nourishment and joy to His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_appearances_reflect_true_character.htm">What actions are considered immoral in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_zechariah_2_4's_'wall-less'_jerusalem_possible.htm">Zechariah 2:4 - How can the prophecy of a Jerusalem 'without walls' align with the city's continuous history of fortified walls?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_coffers_in_a_church.htm">Must Christians tithe to the storehouse per Malachi 3:10?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_amos_9_13's_prophecy_literal_or_symbolic.htm">Amos 9:13 - Is the prophecy of the plowman overtaking the reaper a literal farming impossibility, and does it conflict with more realistic agricultural references elsewhere in scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">His goodness.</span> The goodness, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the prosperity, of Israel or the land. Revised Version margin, "their prosperity." If the affix "his" is referred to Jehovah, the nouns "goodness" and "beauty" must be taken, not as his attributes, but as gifts bestowed by him, the prosperity and beauty which he confers. But it is more suitable to the context to consider the reference to be to the people, who in the next clause are divided into young men and maidens, and to take the "goodness," or goodliness, as appertaining more especially to the former, and the "beauty" to the latter. <span class="cmt_word">His beauty</span> (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/16-14.htm">Ezekiel 16:14</a>). (For the Messianic interpretation, see <a href="/psalms/45-2.htm">Psalm 45:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/33-17.htm">Isaiah 33:17</a>.) <span class="cmt_word">Corn...new wine. This</span> is an expression often found to denote great abundance and prosperity. The two are distributed poetically between the youths and maidens (<a href="/deuteronomy/33-28.htm">Deuteronomy 33:28</a>; <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Psalm 72:16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12, 13</a>; <a href="/joel/2-18.htm">Joel 2:18, 19</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Make...cheerful;</span> literally, <span class="accented">make sprout.</span> It probably refers to the increase of population occurring in times of plenty. This outward prosperity is a symbol of God's favour and the uprightness of the people. In these things, too, we may see adumbrated the spiritual blessings of the gospel, which are, as corn and wine, to strengthen and refresh the soul. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/9-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">How</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lovely they will be,</span><br /><span class="heb">טּוּב֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ṭū·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2898.htm">Strong's 2898: </a> </span><span class="str2">Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and how</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַה־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beautiful!</span><br /><span class="heb">יָפְי֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·p̄ə·yōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3308.htm">Strong's 3308: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Grain</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּגָן֙</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḡān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1715.htm">Strong's 1715: </a> </span><span class="str2">Corn, grain (of cereals)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will make the young men</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּֽחוּרִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥū·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_970.htm">Strong's 970: </a> </span><span class="str2">Selected, a youth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flourish,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְנוֹבֵ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(yə·nō·w·ḇêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5107.htm">Strong's 5107: </a> </span><span class="str2">To germinate, to, flourish, to utter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and new wine,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯî·rō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8492.htm">Strong's 8492: </a> </span><span class="str2">Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the young women.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתֻלֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯu·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1330.htm">Strong's 1330: </a> </span><span class="str2">A virgin, sometimes, a bride</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/9-17.htm">Zechariah 9:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/9-17.htm">Zechariah 9:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/9-17.htm">Zechariah 9:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/9-17.htm">Zechariah 9:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/9-17.htm">Zechariah 9:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/9-17.htm">Zechariah 9:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/9-17.htm">Zechariah 9:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/9-17.htm">Zechariah 9:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/9-17.htm">Zechariah 9:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/9-17.htm">Zechariah 9:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/9-17.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 9:17 For how great is his goodness (Zech. 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