Zechariah 9:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

How great is his goodness

How great is his beauty

Corn

Cheerful

Song of Songs 7:9

General references

Numbers 15:5

Amos 8:13

1 Peter 2:3

Bible References

How great is his goodness

Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for them that fear you; which you have wrought for them that trust in you before the sons of men!

How excellent is your lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your wings.

For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy unto all them that call upon you.

They shall abundantly utter the memory of your great goodness, and shall sing of your righteousness.

I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he has bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,

May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

But after the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared,

He that loves not knows not God; for God is love.

How great is his beauty

Who is like unto you, O LORD, among the gods? who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

You are fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into your lips: therefore God has blessed you forever.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shined.

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish you the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish it.

My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.

Your eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

In whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of them who believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.

Corn

The LORD has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies; and the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your wine, for which you have labored:

Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but you shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but you shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but you shall be ashamed:

And it shall come to pass in that day, I will answer, says the LORD, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth;

And you shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

Behold, the days come, says the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that sows seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it.

And be not drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

Cheerful

And the roof of your mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goes down sweetly, flowing gently over lips and teeth.

General references

And the fourth part of a hin of wine for a drink offering shall you prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb.

In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.

If so be you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.