Zechariah 10:8

Translations

Modern

I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.

Traditional

I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.

Literal

I will whistle for them and gather them, for I have redeemed them; and they will be many, as they were many.

Latin

Sibilabo eis, et congregabo illos, quia redemi eos: et multiplicabo eos sicut ante fuerant multiplicati.

Original

Hebrew

English

I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.

Notes

Zechariah 10:8

I will whistle for them: In biblical times, shepherds guided their flocks by whistling or playing pipes (see Judges 5:16).
Redeemed can also mean “ransomed,” which is buying slaves out of their servitude or indentured status (see Deuteronomy 15:15; 24:18).
Numerous as they once were: The growth of the Hebrew people was one of God's promises to Abraham (Genesis 12:1–3; 22:17; 32:12).

Zechariah 10:4–12

A true shepherd will come. God promises a faithful leader who will care for his people and guide them rightly.

Zechariah 10:1–11:3

God will strengthen his people with his power and restore them because of his compassion (Zechariah 10:6, 12). The passage mentions shepherds several times (Zechariah 10:2–3; 11:3). These references prepare the reader for the next section, which uses an allegory (a symbolic story) about good and evil shepherds (11:4–17).

Theme notes and profiles

Apocalyptic Literature

Events

Prophecies of Zechariahc. 520 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 5:26
He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!
Isaiah 7:18
On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria.
Jeremiah 33:22
As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”
Hosea 1:10
Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
Ezekiel 36:10–11
I will multiply the people upon you—the house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.
Isaiah 55:1–3
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
Matthew 11:28
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
Jeremiah 31:10–11
Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.
Isaiah 52:1–3
Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
1 Kings 4:20
The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
Zechariah 9:11
As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

Glossary

Zechariah, Book of

Topics

Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration Whistling

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