Zechariah 9:13

"Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you."

Key Reflection

In Zechariah 9:13, God encourages those who are in spiritual bondage or distress to turn to Him as their stronghold—a place of safety and deliverance. The promise of "restoring double" signifies not just a return to a state of grace but an abundant restoration beyond what was lost, highlighting the rich blessings available through faith in God.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

When -or For I have bent Judah for me As a mighty bow which is only drawn at full human strength, the foot being placed to steady it. It becomes a strong instrument, but only at God’s Will. God Himself bends it. It cannot bend itself. “And filled the bow with Ephraim.” The bow is filled, when the arrow is laid upon it. God would employ both in their different offices, as one. “And raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece.” Let people place this prophecy where they will, nothing in the history of the world was more contradictory to what was in human sight possible. “Greece was, until Alexander, a colonizing, not a conquering, nation.

More from Zechariah 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Go deeper with Bible.talk - your AI Bible study companion