Zechariah 10:6 Meaning and Explanation
“And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.”
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Read Full Chapter →God promises to strengthen Judah and save Joseph, bringing them back and restoring them so fully that it will be as if He had never cast them off.
What Does Zechariah 10:6 Mean?
The LORD now joins the two great divisions of His people, Judah in the south and Joseph in the north, in a single promise of rescue. He will strengthen, save, and bring them back, gathering what had been broken apart. The ground of it all is His mercy, not their merit.
The most tender words come at the end: they shall be as though He had never cast them off. God does not merely repair the relationship; He restores it so completely that the rupture is swallowed up. For 'I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.' Here is the heart of redemption: the God against whom we sinned becomes the God who answers when we call, treating the reconciled as if the breach had never been.
Zechariah 10:6 in the Original Language
racham (רָחַם), 'have mercy' -- tender compassion, the love of a parent for a child.
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What does Zechariah 10:6 mean?
God promises to strengthen Judah and save Joseph, bringing them back and restoring them so fully that it will be as if He had never cast them off.