Zechariah 8:11

"For before those days there was no wages for man nor any wages for an animal, neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men everyone against his neighbor."

Key Reflection

In Zechariah 8:11-12, the absence of wages for humans and animals, along with constant conflict, symbolizes a time of widespread hardship and turmoil. This condition reflects a society deeply affected by sin and adversarial forces, highlighting the need for divine intervention to bring about peace and prosperity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And now -The words imply a contrast of God’s dealings, rather than a contrast of time. “I am not to the remnant of this people.” He had said, “I will be to them God;” so now He does not say that He will not do to them, “as in former days,” but “I am not to the remnant” of this people as heretofore. He would be, as tie was in Jesus, in a new relation to them.

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