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Zechariah 10:6
I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have 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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD speaks directly, declaring restoration to both Judah and Joseph (Ephraim) in the context of military victory over their enemies (10:5) and the ensuing national joy (10:7).
The words — גִּבַּרְתִּי (gi.bar.Ti), "I will make strong," from the root גבר (gabar), which reappears in 10:12: "I will strengthen them in the LORD." The pairing of strengthening and saving (אוֹשִׁיעַ, 'o.Shi.a) mirrors Zephaniah 3:19, where the same verb is joined to gathering the scattered.
The thread — Zechariah 10:12 repeats the same root גבר and adds the qualifying phrase "in the LORD," suggesting the strengthening is mediated through relationship rather than raw power. Zephaniah 3:19 pairs the identical verb אוֹשִׁיעַ with the reversal of affliction and the gathering of the exiled.
Why it lands — The verse states that God's own compassion is the stated cause of restoration, not Israel's repentance or merit. It asks the reader to sit with the claim that a prior rejection can be rendered as though it never happened, and to notice that the text attaches no conditions to the promise.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and will hear them.
Cross-references
- Zechariah 10:12 I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
- Zechariah 13:9 This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”
- Zephaniah 3:19 Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.
- Jeremiah 3:18 In those days the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave to your fathers as an inheritance.
- Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
- Ezekiel 36:37 This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.
- Hosea 1:11 Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel.
- Zechariah 8:11 But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as I did in the past,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
- Micah 4:13 Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
- Micah 5:8 Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.