Zechariah 2:10

"For, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they will be a plunder to those who served them; and you will know that the LORD of Armies has sent me."

Key Reflection

In Zechariah 2:10, the Lord through his prophet declares a judgment upon certain nations who had previously oppressed Israel. The imagery of shaking one's hand is a powerful gesture in ancient Near Eastern culture, symbolizing divine authority and action. By declaring that these nations will be plundered by those they once served, the Lord asserts his sovereignty and retribution. This prophecy also serves to affirm God’s ongoing care for his people, as the verse concludes with the assurance that this knowledge will confirm God's sending of the message.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion -It is a great jubilee of joy, to which Zion is invited. Thrice beside is she invited with this same word, and all for the restored or renewed Presence of God. “Cry aloud for joy, thou barren which bare not”Isaiah 54:1, as here, on the coming in of the Gentiles, “Cry aloud for joy, O daughter of Zion; jubilate, O Israel; rejoice and exult with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem; the Lord, the King of Israel, is in the midst of thee”Zephaniah 3:14-15. “Shout and cry aloud for joy, O inhabitant of Zion; for great in the midst of thee is the Holy One of Israel”Isaiah 12:6.

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