6 "I will strengthen the house of Judah , And I will save the house of Joseph , And I will bring them back , Because I have had compassion on them; And they will be as though I had not rejected them, For I am the Lord their God and I will answer them. 7 "Ephraim will be like a mighty man , And their heart will be glad as if from wine ; Indeed, their children will see it and be glad , Their heart will rejoice in the Lord . 8 "I will whistle for them to gather them together, For I have redeemed them; And they will be as numerous as they were before. 9 "When I scatter them among the peoples , They will remember Me in far countries , And they with their children will live and come back . 10 "I will bring them back from the land of Egypt And gather them from Assyria ; And I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon Until no room can be found for them. 11 "And they will pass through the sea of distress And He will strike the waves in the sea , So that all the depths of the Nile will dry up; And the pride of Assyria will be brought down And the scepter of Egypt will depart . 12 "And I will strengthen them in the Lord , And in His name they will walk ," declares the Lord .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Zechariah 10:6-12
Commentary on Zechariah 10:6-12
(Read Zechariah 10:6-12)
Here are precious promises to the people of God, which look to the state of the Jews, and even to the latter days of the church. Preaching the gospel is God's call for souls to come to Jesus Christ. Those whom Christ redeemed by his blood, God will gather by his grace. Difficulties shall be got over easily, and effectually, as those in the way of the deliverance out of Egypt. God himself will be their strength, and their song. When we resist, and so overcome our spiritual enemies, then our hearts shall rejoice. If God strengthen us, we must bestir ourselves in all the duties of the Christian life, must be active in the work of God; and we must do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.