Zechariah 10:6

“And I wilt strengthen the house of Judah, etc.] Both with internal and external strength, so that they shall be able to stand their ground against enemies of every sort: and I will save the house of Joseph: the ten tribes, such of them that shall be found, for all Israel shall be saved, (<451126>Romans 11:26) not only temporally, but spiritually, with an everlasting salvation: and I will bring them again to place them; there is but one word in the original text; it is composed of two words, as Kimchi observes, of bwç, “to return”, and bçy, “to sit” or “dwell”f231, quietly, constantly, and at ease; and our version takes in both senses: the meaning is, that these people should be returned from…”

“Judah . . . Joseph--that is, the ten tribes. The distinct mention of both Judah and Israel shows that there is yet a more complete restoration than that from Babylon, when Judah alone and a few Israelites from the other tribes returned. The Maccabean deliverance is here connected with it, just as the painter groups on the same canvas objects in the foreground and hills far distant; or as the comparatively near planet and the remote fixed star are seen together in the same firmament. Prophecy ever hastens to the glorious final consummation under Messiah. bring them again to place them--namely, securely in their own land. The Hebrew verb is compounded of two, "I will bring again," and "I will…”

“I will bring them again to place them - Zechariah seems to have condensed into one word two of Jeremiah, “I will bring them again” unto this place, and “I will cause them to dwell” safely Jeremiah 32:37. Kimchi. It is not a confusion of forms, but the blending of two words into one. So also Ibn Ezra): “The two ideas are here both implied, he will cause them to return to their land, and will cause them to dwell there in peace and security.” For I will have mercy upon them - Dionysius: “For the goodness and lovingkindness of God, not any merits of our’s, is the first and principal cause of our whole salvation and grace. Therefore the Psalmist says, ‘neither did their own arm save them; but Thy…”

“Of Joseph - The remnant of the kingdom of Israel, the residue of the ten tribes. To place them - To settle them in their own land, and in their own cities. Zechariah 10:7”

“10:6 save: This Hebrew word is also used for the exodus from Egypt (see Exod 14:30). Salvation and victory come from God (Ps 3:8; Isa 63:1). • God saves and restores his people Israel because of his compassion (see Exod 33:19; Pss 103:13; 111:4; Lam 3:32).”

“I will strengthen: Zac 10:12; Psa 89:21; Isa 41:10; Eze 37:16; Oba 1:18; Mic 4:6, Mic 4:13, Mic 5:8, Mic 7:16; Zep 3:19, Zep 3:20 I will save: Zac 8:7; Jer 3:18, Jer 23:6, Jer 31:1, Jer 31:31; Eze 39:25; Hos 1:11; Rom 11:25, Rom 11:26 for I have: Isa 14:1; Jer 31:20; Hos 1:7, Hos 2:23; Mic 7:18-20 as: Zac 8:11; Isa 49:17-21; Jer 30:18; Eze 36:11 for I am: Zac 13:9; Isa 41:17-20; Jer 33:2, Jer 33:3; Eze 36:37 Zechariah 10:7”