Zechariah 9:17

In 11 translations

BSB

How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.

KJV

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.cheerful: or, grow, or, speak

WEB

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.

ASV

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.

LSV

For what His goodness! And what His beauty! Grain the young men, || And new wine the virgins—make fruitful!

YLT

For what His goodness! and what His beauty! Corn the young men, And new wine the virgins — make fruitful!

DBY

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maidens.

DRC

For what is the good thing of him, and what is his beautiful thing, but the corn of the elect, and wine springing forth virgins?

GNV

For howe great is his goodnesse! and howe great is his beautie! corne shall make the yong men cherefull, and newe wine the maides.

JPS

For how great is their goodness, and how great is their beauty! Corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maids.

LXXE

For if he has anything good, and if he has anything fair, the young men shall have corn, and there shall be fragrant wine to the virgins.

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WLC

כִּ֥י מַה־טּוּב֖וֹ וּמַה־יָפְי֑וֹ דָּגָן֙ בַּֽחוּרִ֔ים וְתִיר֖וֹשׁ יְנוֹבֵ֥ב בְּתֻלֽוֹת׃

LXX-Br

Ὅτι εἴ τι ἀγαθὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἴ τι καλὸν αὐτοῦ, σῖτος νεανίσκοις, καὶ οἶνος εὐωδιάζων εἰς παρθένους.

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• Isaiah 33:17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.
• Isaiah 62:8–9The 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. For those who harvest grain…
• 1 John 4:8–11Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. And love consists in this:…
• Revelation 5:12–14In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under…
• Titus 3:4–7But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy…
• 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 50:2From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
• Psalms 36:7How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
• Song of Songs 7:9and your mouth like the finest wine. May it flow smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over lips and teeth.
• Exodus 15:11Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
• Song of Songs 5:10My beloved is dazzling and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.
• 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!
• Ephesians 1:7–8In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
• John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
• 2 Corinthians 4:4–6The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and…
• 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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