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Ephraim will be like a mighty man, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.
Zechariah 10:7 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB 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.
  • KJV And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.
  • NKJV Those of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, And their heart shall rejoice as if with wine. Yes, their children shall see it and be glad; Their heart shall rejoice in the Lord.
  • NASB “Ephraim will be like a warrior, And their heart will be joyful as if from wine; Indeed, their children will see it and be joyful, Their heart will rejoice in the Lord.
  • NLT The people of Israel will become like mighty warriors, and their hearts will be made happy as if by wine. Their children, too, will see it and be glad; their hearts will rejoice in the Lord.

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Quick answer

Ephraim (the northern tribes) will become mighty and overflow with joy, a gladness rooted not in circumstances but in the LORD. It matters because true joy is found in God Himself and is passed on to the next generation.

Overview

The restored people are likened to a warrior and to the cheer of wine, yet their deepest gladness is 'in Yahweh.' Notably their children will see this restoration and rejoice too, showing how God's faithfulness is meant to be witnessed and inherited across generations. Such God-centered joy anticipates the 'joy unspeakable and full of glory' (1 Pet. 1:8) that believers have in Christ.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 25

  • Zech 9:15The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.
  • 1 Pet 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
  • Luke 1:47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
  • Phil 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
  • Isa 66:14When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.
  • Acts 2:13–18But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”
  • John 16:22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
  • Jer 32:39I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
  • Zech 9:17How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.
  • Prov 31:6–7Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
  • Ps 102:28The children of Your servants will dwell securely, and their descendants will be established before You.”
  • Gen 18:19For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
  • Ps 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
  • Isa 38:19The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.
  • Ps 104:15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
  • Hab 3:18yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
  • 1 Sam 2:1At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
  • Acts 2:26Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,
  • Ps 13:5But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
  • Zeph 3:14Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
  • Gen 43:34When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
  • Acts 2:39This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
  • Ps 90:16May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.
  • Acts 13:33He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
  • Eph 5:18–19Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

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Christ at the center

The Branch who is both priest and king, the shepherd struck and the flock scattered, the king coming humble on a donkey, the one they pierced, the fountain opened for sin — Zechariah is dense with Christ.

How Zechariah 10:7 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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