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Zechariah 2:10
“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses the Daughter of Zion immediately following the judgment of her enemies, marking a shift from deliverance to divine presence. The words — רָנִּ֥י (ra.Ni) = shout for joy and וְ/שָׁכַנְתִּ֥י (ve./sha.khan.Ti) = and I will dwell. The thread — The command to rejoice appears in Zechariah 9:9, while the promise of God dwelling among his people echoes in Zechariah 2:11, Matthew 28:20, and John 1:14. Why it lands — The text commands rejoicing as a direct response to God's promised presence, requiring the reader to acknowledge that divine initiative precedes human celebration.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.
Cross-references
- Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- Ezekiel 37:27 My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Zephaniah 3:14 Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
- Zechariah 8:3 This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
- Leviticus 26:12 I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
- Isaiah 51:11 So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
- Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
- John 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.