Zechariah 8:12

Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data

"For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things."

Word-by-Word Analysis

For the

זֶרַע

zeraʻ

H2233

seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

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shall be

צָלַח

tsâlach

H6743

to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)

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the

גֶּפֶן

gephen

H1612

a vine (as twining), especially the grape

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shall

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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her

פְּרִי

pᵉrîy

H6529

fruit (literally or figuratively)

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and the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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shall

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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her

תְּבוּאָה

tᵉbûwʼâh

H8393

income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)

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and the

שָׁמַיִם

shâmayim

H8064

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...

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shall

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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their

טַל

ṭal

H2919

dew (as covering vegetation)

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and I will

רִיב

rîyb

H7379

a contest (personal or legal)

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the

שְׁאֵרִית

shᵉʼêrîyth

H7611

a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion

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of this

עַם

ʻam

H5971

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

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to

יָרַשׁ

yârash

H3423

to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish...

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all these

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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Key Terms in This Verse

prosperous H6743

צָלַח tsâlach

to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)

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dew H2919

טַל ṭal

dew (as covering vegetation)

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vine H1612

גֶּפֶן gephen

a vine (as twining), especially the grape

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increase H8393

תְּבוּאָה tᵉbûwʼâh

income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)

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remnant H7611

שְׁאֵרִית shᵉʼêrîyth

a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion

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possess H3423

יָרַשׁ yârash

to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

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heavens H8064

שָׁמַיִם shâmayim

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

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ground H776

אֶרֶץ ʼerets

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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fruit H6529

פְּרִי pᵉrîy

fruit (literally or figuratively)

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seed H2233

זֶרַע zeraʻ

seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:13 cross-reference

And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,

Genesis 27:28 cross-reference

Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

Matthew 6:33 cross-reference

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Ezekiel 36:30 cross-reference

And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.

Zechariah 8:6 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.

Joel 2:22 cross-reference

Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

Haggai 2:19 cross-reference

Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.

Haggai 1:10 cross-reference

Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.

Genesis 26:12 cross-reference

Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.

Isaiah 30:23 cross-reference

Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pa...

Hosea 14:5 cross-reference

I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

James 3:18 cross-reference

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

1 Corinthians 3:21 cross-reference

Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

Isaiah 61:7 cross-reference

For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.

Psalm 72:3 cross-reference

The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

Deuteronomy 32:2 cross-reference

My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:

Proverbs 19:12 cross-reference

The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

Ezekiel 36:12 cross-reference

Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men.

Deuteronomy 33:28 cross-reference

Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

1 Kings 17:1 cross-reference

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my w...

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