Zechariah 8:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־זֶ֣רַע הַשָּׁל֗וֹם הַגֶּ֜פֶן תִּתֵּ֤ן פִּרְיָהּ֙ וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ תִּתֵּ֣ן אֶת־יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְהַשָּׁמַ֖יִם יִתְּנ֣וּ טַלָּ֑ם וְהִנְחַלְתִּ֗י אֶת־שְׁאֵרִ֛ית הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה אֶת־כָּל־אֵֽלֶּה׃

Transliteration

For-zeraʿ haššālôm haggepen tittēn piryāh and-hāʾāreṣ tittēn yəḇûlāh and-haššāmayim yittənû ṭallām and-hinḥaltî šəʾērît hāʿām hazzeh all-these.

Grammar Details

• *zeraʿ*: masculine singular construct - seed of
• *haššālôm*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the peace
• *haggepen*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the vine
• *tittēn*: qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she will give
• *piryāh*: masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her fruit
• *hāʾāreṣ*: definite article + feminine singular noun with waw conjunction - and the land/earth
• *yəḇûlāh*: masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her produce
• *haššāmayim*: definite article + masculine plural noun with waw conjunction - and the heavens
• *yittənû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will give
• *ṭallām*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their dew
• *hinḥaltî*: hiphil perfect, 1st singular with waw conjunction - and I will cause to inherit
• *šəʾērît*: feminine singular construct - remnant of
• *hāʿām*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the people
• *hazzeh*: definite article + demonstrative adjective - this

Word Meanings

• *zeraʿ*: seed/sowing/offspring
• *haššālôm*: the peace/prosperity/well-being
• *yəḇûlāh*: her produce/yield/fruit
• *hinḥaltî*: I will cause to inherit/possess/give as inheritance

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the seed of peace will flourish: the vine will yield its fruit, the land will produce its crops, the heavens will give their dew, and I will give these blessings to the remnant of this people.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For [there shall be] the seed{H2233} of peace;{H7965} the vine{H1612} shall give{H5414} its fruit,{H6529} and the ground{H776} shall give{H5414} its increase,{H2981} and the heavens{H8064} shall give{H5414} their dew;{H2919} and I will cause the remnant{H7611} of this people{H5971} to inherit{H5157} all these things.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For the seed{H2233} shall be prosperous{H7965}; the vine{H1612} shall give{H5414}{(H8799)} her fruit{H6529}, and the ground{H776} shall give{H5414}{(H8799)} her increase{H2981}, and the heavens{H8064} shall give{H5414}{(H8799)} their dew{H2919}; and I will cause the remnant{H7611} of this people{H5971} to possess{H5157}{(H8689)} all these things.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  but they shalbe a sede of peace. The vynyarde shal geue hir frute, the grounde shal geue hir increase, and the heauens shal geue their dew: and I shal cause the remnaunt of this people, to haue all these in possession.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the seede shall be prosperous: the vine shall giue her fruite, and the ground shal giue her increase, and the heauens shall giue their dewe, and I will cause the remnant of this people to possesse all these things.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the seede shal prosper, the vine shal geue her fruite, the grounde shall geue her encrease, and the heauens shal geue their deawe, and I shall cause the remnaunt of this people to haue all these in possession.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For the seed [shall be] prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these [things].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "For the seed of peace and the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will give its increase, and the heavens will give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Because of the sowing of peace, The vine doth give her fruit, And the earth doth give her increase, And the heavens do give their dew, And I have caused the remnant of this people To inherit all these.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For `there shall be' the seed of peace; the vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For [there shall be] the seed of peace; the vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For I will let the seed of peace be planted; the vine will give her fruit and the land will give her increase and the heavens will give their dew; and I will give to the rest of this people all these things for their heritage.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "For the seed of peace and the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will give its increase, and the heavens will give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  ‘for there will be a peaceful time of sowing, the vine will produce its fruit, and the ground its yield, and the skies will rain down dew. Then I will allow the remnant of my people to possess all these things.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 27:28 : 28 Therefore God give you of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and wine:
• Lev 26:4-5 : 4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and you shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
• Deut 33:13 : 13 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that crouches beneath,
• Ezek 36:30 : 30 And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that you shall no longer receive the reproach of famine among the nations.
• Isa 30:23 : 23 Then shall he give the rain for your seed, that you shall sow the ground with; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be rich and plentiful: in that day your cattle shall feed in large pastures.
• Isa 61:7 : 7 For your shame you shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion; therefore in their land they shall possess the double; everlasting joy shall be unto them.
• Ezek 34:26-27 : 26 And I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing. 27 And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those who used them.
• Deut 28:4-9 : 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your kine, and the flocks of your sheep. 5 Blessed shall be your basket and your store. 6 Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out. 7 The LORD shall cause your enemies that rise up against you to be smitten before your face: they shall come out against you one way, and flee before you seven ways. 8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon you in your storehouses, and in all that you set your hand unto; and He shall bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you. 9 The LORD shall establish you a holy people unto Himself, as He has sworn unto you, if you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and walk in His ways. 10 And all people of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of you. 11 And the LORD shall make you plentiful in goods, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your cattle, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers to give you. 12 The LORD shall open unto you His good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand: and you shall lend unto many nations, and you shall not borrow.
• Ps 67:6-7 : 6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
• Hos 14:5 : 5 I will be as the dew to Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and strike his roots as Lebanon.
• Joel 2:22 : 22 Be not afraid, you beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green, for the tree bears its fruit, the fig tree and the vine give their yield.
• Amos 9:13-15 : 13 Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that sows seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. 14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens and eat the fruit of them. 15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, says the LORD your God.
• Hag 1:10 : 10 Therefore the heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit.
• Hag 2:19 : 19 Is the seed yet in the barn? Indeed, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. From this day I will bless you.
• Matt 6:33 : 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
• Gen 26:12 : 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
• 1 Cor 3:21 : 21 Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours;
• Jas 3:18 : 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
• Zech 8:6 : 6 Thus says the LORD of hosts; If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvelous in My eyes? says the LORD of hosts.
• Obad 1:17-20 : 17 But on Mount Zion there shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. 18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble; they shall kindle them and devour them, and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau, for the LORD has spoken. 19 Those of the South shall possess the mountain of Esau, and those of the plain the Philistines; they shall possess the fields of Ephraim and the fields of Samaria, and Benjamin shall possess Gilead. 20 The captives of this host of the children of Israel shall possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath, and the captives of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad shall possess the cities of the South.
• Mic 4:6-7 : 6 In that day, says the LORD, will I assemble the lame, and I will gather the outcast, and her whom I have afflicted; 7 And I will make the lame a remnant, and the outcast a strong nation, and the LORD shall reign over them in Mount Zion from now on, even forever.
• Ps 72:3 : 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, through righteousness.
• Prov 3:9-9 : 9 Honor the LORD with your substance, and with the firstfruits of all your increase: 10 So your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
• Prov 19:12 : 12 The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew upon the grass.
• Deut 32:2 : 2 My teaching shall drop as the rain, my words shall distill as the dew, as the gentle rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
• Ezek 36:12 : 12 Yes, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance, and you shall no more henceforth bereave them of men.
• Hos 2:21-23 : 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will listen, says the LORD, I will listen to the heavens, and they shall listen to the earth; 22 And the earth shall listen to the grain, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall listen to Jezreel. 23 And I will plant her for me in the earth; and I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; and I will say to those who were not my people, You are my people; and they shall say, You are my God.
• Deut 33:28 : 28 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be on a land of grain and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
• 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain for these years, except by my word.