Zechariah 8:23

“Thus saith the Lord of hosts, etc.] For the further confirmation and illustration of this prophecy: in those days [it shall come to pass]; this shall be done in the times of the preaching of the Gospel by Christ and his apostles: that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take bold of the skirt of him that is a Jew: which may be understood either of our Lord Jesus Christ; who was a Jew by nation, the Jews were his own people, and Judea his nation; by descent, he springing from the tribe of Judah, and the family of David; by religion, being made under the Jewish law; by his habit and dress, by which, as well as by his language, the woman of Samaria knew he…”

“ten--a definite number for an indefinite. So in Lev 22:26; Num 14:22. of all languages of the nations--that is, of nations of all languages (compare Isa 66:18; Rev 7:9). take hold of the skirt--a gesture of suppliant entreaty as to a superior. Compare Isa 3:6; Isa 4:1, on a different occasion. The Gentiles shall eagerly seek to share the religious privileges of the Jew. The skirt with a fringe and blue ribbon upon it (Num 15:38; Deu 22:12) was a distinguishing badge of a Jew. God is with you--the effect produced on unbelievers in entering the assemblies of the Church (Co1 14:25). But primarily, that produced on the nations in witnessing the deliverance of the Jews by Cyrus. Finally, that to…”

“Ten men of all languages of the nations - Ten is the symbol of a whole, all the numbers before it meeting in it and starting again from it. The day of Pentecost was to be the reversal of the confusion of Babel; all were to have one voice, as God had said, “It (the time) shall come to gather all nations and tongues, and they shall come and see My glory” Isaiah 66:18. They shall lay hold of the skirt of one man who is a Jew - Jerome: “That is, of the Lord and Saviour, of whom it is said, “A prince shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until He shall come, for whom it is laid up, and for Him shall the Gentiles wait” Genesis 49:8-10; for “there shall be a rod of…”

“Ten men - That is, many men. All languages - No nation is any longer excluded. A Jew - To whom the gospel was first preached. We have heard - And now see, and are assured. That God - The true God, the only true God, whom to know is life eternal. Next: Zechariah Chapter 9”

“8:23 God is with you: God’s presence restored the ideal of fellowship between God and human beings (Gen 3:8; Exod 24:9-11; 25:8; Isa 7:14; 57:15; Ezek 43:7; John 1:14).”

“ten men: Gen 31:7, Gen 31:41; Num 14:22; Job 19:3; Ecc 11:2; Mic 5:5; Mat 18:21, Mat 18:22 out: Isa 66:18; Rev 7:9, Rev 7:10, Rev 14:6, Rev 14:7 take: Sa1 15:27, Sa1 15:28; Isa 3:6, Isa 4:1; Luk 8:44; Act 19:12 We will: Num 10:29-32; Rut 1:16, Rut 1:17; Sa2 15:19-22; Kg2 2:6; Ch1 12:18; Isa 55:5; Isa 60:3; Act 13:47, Act 13:48 we have: Num 14:14-16; Deu 4:6, Deu 4:7; Jos 2:9-13; Kg1 8:42, Kg1 8:43; Co1 14:25 Next: Zechariah Chapter 9”

“"Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: In those days ten men out of all languages of the nations take hold; they will take hold of the skirt of a Jewish man, saying, We will go with you; for we have heard God is with you." Not only will the heathen then flow to Jerusalem to seek the God of Israel, but they will crowd together to Israel and Judah to be received into fellowship with them as a nation. Ten men from the heathen nations to one Jewish man: so great will be the pressure of the heathen. Ten is used as an indefinite number, denoting a great and complete multitude, as in Gen 31:7; Lev 26:26; Num 14:22, and Sa1 1:8. For the figure, compare Isa 4:1. והחזיקוּ is a resumption of יחזיקוּ in the form…”