Zechariah 10 · Verse 8

Zechariah 10:8

I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.
Zechariah 10:8, King James Version

Zechariah 10:8 in other translations

BSBI will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.
WEBI will signal for them and gather them, for I have redeemed them. They will increase as they were before.
ASVI will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them; and they shall increase as they have increased.
YLTI hist for them, and I gather them, For I have redeemed them, And they have multiplied as they did multiply.
DARBYI will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall multiply as they used to multiply.
BBEWith the sound of the pipe I will get them together; for I have given the price to make them free: and they will be increased as they were increased.
WebsterI will hiss for them, and gather them: for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.

What does Zechariah 10:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. hiss for them--Keepers of bees by a whistle call them together. So Jehovah by the mere word of His call shall gather back to Palestine His scattered people (Zec 10:10; Is 5:26; Eze 36:11). The multitudes mentioned by Josephus [Wars of the Jews, 3:2], as peopling Galilee two hundred years after this time, were a pledge of the future more perfect fulfilment of the prophecy. for I have redeemed them--namely, in My covenant purpose "redeemed" both temporally and spiritually. as they have increased--in former times.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 I will hiss for them - אשרקה eshrekah, "I will shriek for them;" call them with such a shrill strong voice, that they shall hear me, and find that it is the voice of their redemption.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 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…

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Zechariah 10:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֶשְׁרְקָ֥ה'esh.re.KahI will whistleH8319
לָהֶ֛םla.Hemfor them
וַאֲקַבְּצֵ֖םva.'a.ka.be.Tzemand I will gather themH6908
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
פְדִיתִ֑יםfe.di.TimI have redeemed themH6299
וְרָב֖וּve.ra.Vuand they will multiplyH7235
כְּמ֥וֹke.MoasH3644
רָבֽוּ\׃ra.Vuthey multipliedH7235

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Zechariah 10:8

  • Isaiah 5:26

    And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:

  • Isaiah 7:18

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

  • Jeremiah 33:22

    As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.

  • Revelation 22:17

    And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

  • Jeremiah 31:10-11

    Hear the word of the Lord, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.

  • Hosea 1:10

    Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.

  • Matthew 11:28

    Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

  • Isaiah 55:1-3

    Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  • Ezekiel 36:10-11

    And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded: And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

  • 1 Timothy 2:4-6

    Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

  • Isaiah 11:11-12

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

  • Zechariah 9:11

    As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
hiss.
Isa 5:26; 7:18; 11:11,12; 27:12,13; 55:1-3; Mt 11:28; Re 22:17
for.
9:11; Isa 44:22; 51:11; 52:1-3; Jer 31:10,11; 1Ti 2:4-6
and they.
Ex 1:7; 1Ki 4:20; Isa 49:19-22; Jer 30:19,20; 33:22
Eze 36:10,11,37,38; Ho 1:10

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Context

  • Zechariah 10:7

    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.

  • Zechariah 10:8

    I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.

  • Zechariah 10:9

    And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.

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Zechariah 10:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo les silbaré y los juntaré, porque los he redimido; y serán multiplicados como fueron multiplicados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je les sifflerai et je les rassemblerai, car je les ai rachetés; et ils multiplieront comme ils avaient multiplié.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich will sie herbeizischen und sie sammeln, denn ich habe sie erlöst; und sie werden sich mehren, wie sie sich gemehrt haben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sibilabo eis, et congregabo illos, quia redemi eos: et multiplicabo eos sicut ante fuerant multiplicati.