the Week of Proper 24 / Ordinary 29
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Zechariah 9:12
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Prisoners, go home! Now you have something to hope for. I am telling you now, I am coming back to you.
Return to the stronghold, you prisoners who have the hope; This very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you.
You prisoners who have hope, return to your place of safety. Today I am telling you that I will give you back twice as much as before.
Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope: even today I declare that I will render double to you.
Turn ye to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to-day do I declare [that] I will render double to thee;
Return to the stronghold [of security and prosperity], O prisoners who have the hope; Even today I am declaring that I will restore double [your former prosperity] to you [as firstborn among nations].
Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.
Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.
Ye boundun of hope, be conuertid to strengthing; and to dai Y schewynge schal yelde to thee double thingis,
Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even today do I declare that I will render double unto thee.
Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.
and offer you hope. Return to your fortress, because today I will reward you with twice what you had.
Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope: even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee.
And they will come back to you, O daughter of Zion, as prisoners of hope: today I say to you that I will give you back twice as much;
Return to the stronghold, you prisoners with hope! This day I declare to you that I will grant you double reparation.
Turn again to the stronghold, prisoners of hope! even to-day do I declare I will render double unto thee.
Return to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope; even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee.
Turne ye to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope, euen to day doe I declare that I will render double vnto thee:
Come back to the place of safety, all you prisoners who still have hope! I promise this very day that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.
Return to the strong city, you prisoners who have hope. Today I am telling you that I will give you twice as much as you had before.
Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.
Turne you to the strong holde, ye prisoners of hope: euen to day doe I declare, that I will render the double vnto thee.
Dwell in the stronghold, O you prisoners of the congregation; I will recompense you double for a days work.
Return to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope, - Even to-day, do I declare - Double, will I return to thee!
Return to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope, I will render thee double as I declare today.
Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.
Turne you now to the strong holde ye that be in prison & long sore to be deliuered: euen this day I bring thee word that I wyl reward thee double againe.
Ye shall dwell in strongholds, ye prisoners of the congregation: and for one day of thy captivity I will recompense thee double.
Return, you exiles who now have hope; return to your place of safety. Now I tell you that I will repay you twice over with blessing for all you have suffered.
Return to a stronghold,you prisoners who have hope;today I declare that I will restore double to you.
Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.
Return to the fortress, O prisoners of hope; today I am declaring that I will repay you double.
Turn to the stronghold, O prisoners of hope! Even today I declare I will return double to you.
Turn back to a fenced place, Ye prisoners of the hope, Even to-day a second announcer I restore to thee.
Turne you now to the stronge holde, ye that be in preson, & longe sore to be delyuered: And this daye I bringe the worde, that I wil rewarde the dubble agayne.
Return to the stronghold, you prisoners, with hope; today I declare that I will return double what was taken from you.
Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I will restore double to you.
Return to the stronghold, O prisoners who have the hope; This very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you.
Return to the stronghold, O prisoners who have the hope;This very day I am declaring that I will return double to you.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Turn: Isaiah 52:2, Jeremiah 31:6, Jeremiah 50:4, Jeremiah 50:5, Jeremiah 50:28, Jeremiah 51:10, Micah 4:8, Nahum 1:7, Hebrews 6:18
even: Isaiah 38:18, Isaiah 49:9, Jeremiah 31:17, Lamentations 3:21, Lamentations 3:22, Ezekiel 37:11, Hosea 2:15
I will: Job 42:10, Isaiah 40:2, Isaiah 61:7
Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:10 - proclaim 2 Kings 2:9 - a double portion Job 5:16 - the poor Psalms 69:33 - his prisoners Psalms 107:14 - brake Psalms 146:7 - looseth Isaiah 42:7 - to bring Isaiah 61:1 - to proclaim Lamentations 3:34 - all Zechariah 1:20 - four Luke 4:18 - to preach deliverance John 8:36 - General Acts 16:26 - and every Romans 7:24 - who Romans 8:24 - saved 1 Timothy 5:17 - double Revelation 18:6 - double unto
Cross-References
And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt.
Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord , since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Turn ye to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope,.... "That hope for redemption", as the Targum paraphrases it; not for redemption from the Babylonish captivity, at the end of seventy years, which was now over; but for redemption and salvation by Christ; for not the people of the Jews, who stayed in Babylon, can be meant; for, as they were at liberty to go from thence by the edict of Cyrus, they can not be said to be prisoners, much less prisoners hoping for deliverance, when they had, or might have it; but rather the Jews, who were come out of Babylon, as out of a pit, wherein was no water; out of an uncomfortable state and condition, and yet in their own land were encompassed with many straits and difficulties, through the opposition they met with from many, who discouraged and hindered them in their work; but were hoping they should surmount all their difficulties, and get out of their troubles: though it seems better to understand it of such, who, about the time of the Messiah's coming, were looking for the consolation and redemption of Israel, and hoping and waiting for it; as good old Simeon, and others, who were prisoners under the former dispensation; but expecting deliverance and salvation by the Messiah. It may be applied to all sensible sinners, in every age and period of time; all men are concluded in sin, shut up under the law, and led captive by Satan; but some are not sensible of their imprisoned state, nor desirous of being out of it, nor have any hope concerning it; others groan under their bondage, long for deliverance, and are hoping for it: they hope that Christ will receive them, and save them; that he will pardon their sins; that the Spirit of God has begun a good work in them, and will perform it; and that they shall enjoy eternal glory and happiness; for all which there is good ground to hope: as that Christ will receive sinners sensible of their lost perishing condition into his arms of mercy; since he is the good Samaritan, the merciful High Priest, the compassionate Saviour; who, in his love and pity, has redeemed the sons of men; and seeing he died for sinners, even the chief of them; and therefore it need not be doubted that he will receive them; and, besides, he has made kind invitations to them to come to him, and has promised he will in no wise reject them; and has actually received sinners, and most kindly and tenderly embraced them: as also that they shall be saved by him; since complete salvation is wrought out by him, and that for such as are lost, and even the most abandoned of sinners; and which is freely to be had, not according to the works of men, or as they shall deserve; but purely through the free grace of God, and his abundant mercy in Christ: as well as that their sins shall be pardoned of God for his sake, seeing there is forgiveness with God; he has promised, proclaimed, and published it; the blood of Christ has been shed for it; and he is exalted as a Saviour to give it, and has ordered it to be preached in his name; and some of the greatest of sinners have had their sins forgiven them: likewise such have good ground to hope that the work of God is begun in them; though it may be at present but a day of small things with them; there being some light let into them, as to their state, and the way of salvation by Christ; some fear of God, and love to him, to Christ, his people, truths, ordinances, ways, and worship; sin is become odious, and Christ precious: and good reason they have to hope, and even to be confident, that this good work will be performed in them, though at times they have many fears about it; since it is in such good hands, and the glory of all the divine Persons is concerned in it; wherefore they may most safely go on to hope for eternal life, which God has promised, before the world began, is in Christ, and in his hands to give; and is the free gift of God through him, whose righteousness entitles to it, and whose grace makes meet for it; wherefore, having the one, they may truly hope for the other; for grace is a well of living water, springing up unto eternal life: such as these may well be called prisoners of hope; partakers of that grace, and as it were shut up in it, and under the influence and in the exercise of it; which is a gift of grace; is of the operation of the Spirit of God, through whose power it is exercised; is founded on the person, blood, and righteousness of Christ; is encouraged by the promises of the Gospel; and is increased through the discoveries of the love of God; and deals with things unseen and future: and those who have the least share of it, as these described are supposed to have, are here encouraged "to turn to the strong hold"; by which is meant, not Judea, nor Jerusalem, nor the temple in it, nor the church of God; but rather the blessed God, as Kimchi interprets it; and indeed a divine Person is intended, even the Messiah, who is a "strong hold" for refuge, and was typified by the cities of refuge, whither the manslayer fled, and was safe; to which the allusion may well be thought to be, since one of the names of the cities of refuge was Bezer, which signifies a fortress, or strong hold; and comes from the same root as the word here used: and such who are enabled and encouraged to flee to Christ for refuge, are safe from vindictive justice, which is fully satisfied by the blood, righteousness, and atoning sacrifice of Christ; and from the law, its curses, and condemnation; Christ being made a curse for them, and having had its sentence of condemnation executed on him; and from all their sins, and the sad effects of them; from the guilt of them, and obligation to punishment by them; from Satan, and all enemies, in whose power it is not to destroy them, being out of their reach; and from the wrath of God, everlasting destruction, and the second death: and such find Christ to be a strong habitation, or a dwellingplace; where they may and do dwell safely, pleasantly, and comfortably, enjoying plenty of all good things; their bread in this munition of rocks being given to them, and their water sure unto them; and to "turn" to it is to quit all other dependencies, and to believe in Christ, and trust all with him:
even today do I declare [that] I will render double unto thee; which is said, either to the church, or rather to her prisoners, to each of them, to encourage them to flee to Christ, and trust in him; seeing, by the present declaration of grace made, they may expect to enjoy all fulness of grace, plenty of blessings, temporal and spiritual; the promise of this life, and that which is to come; all spiritual blessings in Christ, grace here, and glory hereafter. So "double" signifies anything large, sufficient, plentiful, Isaiah 40:2 particularly the Spirit and his grace; and double comfort from him, instead of distress and trouble before experienced: according to the accents, the word for "double" is to be connected with the word "declare", and be read "this day", at this present time, however distressing it may be, or you in it be attended with uncomfortable and distressed circumstances, "I declare double" n; double grace, as some supply it, an abundance of it; which "I will render unto thee"; to everyone of the prisoners of hope, who turn to the strong hold Christ, in whom they will find a fulness of all grace, and shall receive out of it grace for grace; double grace, a large measure of it; double to what was received under the former dispensation. Cocceius renders it "another declarer", discoverer, or shewer forth, "do I render unto thee" o; meaning the Spirit of God, the other Comforter from the Father: Christ was the first declarer, who declared his Father, his nature, perfections, purposes, mind, and will, John 1:18 the Holy Spirit is the second, or the other declarer, who was to bring all things to remembrance spoken by Christ, and to lead into all truth, and show things to come, and to take of the things of Christ, and show them to his people, John 14:16 and who was sent after Christ, was received up into heaven, as his second, his deputy, to officiate in his room and stead; as this word is used sometimes of the second priest, or sagan, or deputy of the high priest, Jeremiah 52:24.
n מגיד משנה "annuncians duplicem [gratiam, quam] reddam tibi", Vatablus. o "Indicem alterum reddo tibi", Cocceius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Turn ye to the stronghold - that is, Almighty God; as the Psalmists so often say, “The Lord is the defense of my life” (Psalms 27:1, add Psalms 31:5; Psalms 37:39; Psalms 43:2; Psalms 52:9); and Joel, “The Lord shall be a stronghold of the children, of Israel” ; and Nahum, “The Lord is a stronghold in the day of trouble” Nahum 1:7; And, David said, “Thou hast been a shelter for me, a strong tower against the enemy” Psalms 61:3; “the Name of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous runneth into it and is safe” Proverbs 18:10; and again, “Be Thou to me a rock of strength, a house of defense to save me - Bring me forth out of the net that they have laid privily for me; for Thou art my stronghold” . The “stronghold,” “cut off” from all approach from an enemy, stands in contrast with the deep dungeon of calamity. The “return” must be a willing return, one in their own power; “return to the stronghold,” which is Almighty God, must be by conversion of heart and will. Even a Jewish commentator Kimchi paraphrases, “Turn ye to God; for He is a stronghold and tower of strength.”
Ye prisoners of - (the) hope Not, accordingly, any hope, or generally, “hope,” but the special hope of Israel, “the hope” which sustained them in all those years of patient expectations, as Paul speaks of “the hope of Israel,” for which he says, “I am bound with this chain” Acts 28:20. “I stand to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God unto our fathers, unto which promise our twelve tribes, serving God instantly day and night, hope to come; for which hope’s sake, King Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews” Acts 26:6-7. And in his Epistles, “the hope laid up for you in heaven” Colossians 1:5; “the hope of the Gospel” Colossians 1:23; and, “looking for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” Titus 2:13. He writes also of “keeping the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end” Hebrews 3:6; of “the full assurance of the hope unto the end” Hebrews 6:11; of “fleeing to lay hold on the hope set before us; which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast” Hebrews 6:18-19. He does not speak of hope as a grace or theological virtue, but, objectively, as the thing hoped for. So Zechariah calls to them as bound, held fast by “the hope,” bound, as it were, to it and by it, so as not to let it go, amid the persecution of the world, or weariness of expectation; as Paul also says, “before faith came, we were guarded, kept in ward, under the law, shut up unto the faith which was about to be revealed” Galatians 3:23.
Even to-day - Amid all contrary appearances, “do I declare, that I will render double unto thee;” as He had said by Isaiah, “For your shame ye shall have double” Isaiah 61:7.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Zechariah 9:12. Turn you to the strong hold — Ye who feel your sins, and are shut up under a sense of your guilt, look up to him who was delivered for your offences, and rose again for your justification. Ye have hope; let that hope lead you to faith, and that faith to the blood of the covenant; and, through that blood, to GOD, the Father of all.
I will render double unto thee — Give thee an abundance of peace and salvation.
