Zechariah 10:7

7 Ephraim will be like a mighty man, And their heart will rejoice as through wine; Yes, their children will see it, and rejoice. Their heart will be glad in Yahweh.

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 shall be as mighty men, Treading down muddy streets in the battle; And they shall fight, because Yahweh is with them; And the riders on horses will be confounded.
6 "I will strengthen the house of Judah, And I will save the house of Joseph, And I will bring them back; For I have mercy on them; And they will be as though I had not cast them off: For I am Yahweh their God, and I will hear them.
7 Ephraim will be like a mighty man, And their heart will rejoice as through wine; Yes, their children will see it, and rejoice. Their heart will be glad in Yahweh.
8 I will signal for them, and gather them; For I have redeemed them; And they will increase as they have increased.
9 I will sow them among the peoples; And they will remember me in far countries; And they will live with their children, and will return.
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