Zechariah 10:9

Judah and Israel Will Be Restored · Zechariah 10:1–12
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Translations

Modern
Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember Me in distant lands; they and their children will live and return.
Traditional
And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.
Literal
And I will sow them among the peoples, and in far-off places they will remember Me; and they will live together with their sons, and they will return.
Latin
Et seminabo eos in populis, et de longe recordabuntur mei: et vivent cum filiis suis, et revertentur.

Original

Hebrew
English
Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember Me in distant lands; they and their children will live and return.

Notes

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

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

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Glossary

Zechariah, Book of

Topics

Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration Seed: Sowing, Illustrative of Scattering or Dispersing a People