Zechariah 9:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“How lovely they will be,and how beautiful!Grain will make the young men flourish,and new wine, the young women.”
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“How lovely they will be,and how beautiful!Grain will make the young men flourish,and new wine, the young women.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For what His goodness! and what His beauty! Corn the young men, And new wine the virgins--make fruitful!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Zechariah 9:17 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 15:11Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
- Psalms 31:19How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
- Psalms 36:7How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
- Psalms 45:2You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.
- Psalms 50:2From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
- Psalms 86:5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
- Psalms 86:15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
- Psalms 90:17May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!
- Psalms 144:12Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.
- Psalms 145:7They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
- Song of Solomon 5:10My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.
- Song of Solomon 7:9and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
- Isaiah 33:17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.
- Isaiah 62:8The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.
- Isaiah 63:7I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us— the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.
- Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.
- Isaiah 65:13Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
- Jeremiah 31:12They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD— the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.
- Hosea 2:21“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD— “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth.
- Joel 2:26You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to shame.
- Joel 3:18And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.
- Amos 8:11Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.
- Amos 9:13“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.
- John 1:14The 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.
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