Zechariah 8:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The seed

Prosperous

Psalm 72:3

James 3:18

The heavens

Haggai 1:10

The remnant

Zechariah 8:6

Micah 4:6

1 Corinthians 3:21

To possess

General references

Ezekiel 36:9

Bible References

The seed

When Isaac planted in that land, he reaped in the same year a hundred times what he had sown, because the Lord blessed him.

I will give you your rains in their time so that the land will give its yield and the trees of the field will produce their fruit.

Your children will be blessed, as well as the produce of your soil, the offspring of your livestock, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.

The earth yields its crops. May God, our God, bless us!

Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;

He will water the seed you plant in the ground, and the ground will produce crops in abundance. At that time your cattle will graze in wide pastures.

I will turn them and the regions around my hill into a blessing. I will make showers come down in their season; they will be showers that bring blessing.

I will multiply the fruit of the trees and the produce of the fields, so that you will never again suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations.

"At that time, I will willingly respond," declares the Lord. "I will respond to the sky, and the sky will respond to the ground;

Do not fear, wild animals! For the pastures of the wilderness are again green with grass. Indeed, the trees bear their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield to their fullest.

"Be sure of this, the time is coming," says the Lord, "when the plowman will catch up to the reaper and the one who stomps the grapes will overtake the planter. Juice will run down the slopes, it will flow down all the hillsides.

The seed is still in the storehouse, isn't it? And the vine, fig tree, pomegranate, and olive tree have not produced. Nevertheless, from today on I will bless you.'"

Prosperous

The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice.

And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.

The heavens

May God give you the dew of the sky and the richness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.

My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth.

Of Joseph he said: May the Lord bless his land with the harvest produced by the sky, by the dew, and by the depths crouching beneath;

Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command."

A king's wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily, he will send down his roots like a cedar of Lebanon.

This is why the sky has held back its dew and the earth its produce.

The remnant

And,' says the Lord who rules over all, 'though such a thing may seem to be difficult in the opinion of the small community of those days, will it also appear difficult to me?' asks the Lord who rules over all.

"In that day," says the Lord, "I will gather the lame, and assemble the outcasts whom I injured.

So then, no more boasting about mere mortals! For everything belongs to you,

To possess

Instead of shame, you will get a double portion; instead of humiliation, they will rejoice over the land they receive. Yes, they will possess a double portion in their land and experience lasting joy.

I will lead people, my people Israel, across you; they will possess you and you will become their inheritance. No longer will you bereave them of their children.

But on Mount Zion there will be a remnant of those who escape, and it will be a holy place once again. The descendants of Jacob will conquer those who had conquered them.

But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

General references

For indeed, I am on your side; I will turn to you, and you will be plowed and planted.