Zechariah 10:7

7 Efrayim's men will be like warriors; their hearts will be cheered as if from wine. Their children will see it and rejoice, their hearts will be glad in ADONAI.

Zechariah 10:7 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 10:7

And [they] of Ephraim shall be like a mighty [man]
What remain, and shall be found of the ten tribes, shall be as is said of Judah, or the Jews of the two tribes, ( Zechariah 10:5 ) : and their heart shall rejoice as through wine:
they shall be filled with inward and spiritual joy, through the love of God shed abroad in their heart; and through the Gospel of Christ having a place there; and through the blessings of divine grace, those streams of love, and which flow in the Gospel, and make glad the hearts of God's people; all which are comparable to wine: yea, their children shall see [it], and be glad;
they shall see the strength, victory, and salvation of their fathers, and the joy they shall be possessed of, and join with them in it, having a share in the same blessings they are partakers of: their heart shall rejoice in the Lord;
in the person and offices of Christ, who will now be known by the spiritual seed and offspring of the church, and in the great salvation wrought out by him, and in all the blessings of grace that accompany it. The Targum is,

``their heart shall rejoice in the word of the Lord;''
the essential Word, the Son of God.

Zechariah 10:7 In-Context

5 They will be like warriors trampling the mud of the streets in battle. They will fight, because ADONAI is with them; they will rout even those on horseback.
6 "I will strengthen the house of Y'hudah and save the house of Yosef. I will bring them back in my compassion for them; they will be as if I hadn't driven them out; for I am ADONAI their God, and I will answer them.
7 Efrayim's men will be like warriors; their hearts will be cheered as if from wine. Their children will see it and rejoice, their hearts will be glad in ADONAI.
8 "I will whistle for them and gather them, because I have redeemed them; they will be as numerous as they were before;
9 and I will sow them among the peoples. In distant lands they will remember me; they will rear their children and then return.
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