Keil & Delitzsch on Zechariah 8:6

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Commentary on the Old Testament
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · 19th-century historical commentary
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"Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this nation in those days, will it also be marvellous in my eyes? is the saying of Jehovah of hosts." The second clause of this verse is to be taken as a question with a negative answer, גּם for הגם, as in Sa1 22:7, and the meaning is the following: If this (what is promised in Zac 8:3-5) should appear marvellous, i.e., incredible, to the people in those days when it shall arrive, it will not on that account appear marvellous to Jehovah Himself, i.e., Jehovah will for all that cause what has been promised actually to occur. This contains an assurance not only of the greatness of the salvation set before them, but also of the certainty of its realization. "The remnant of the nation," as in Hag 1:12-14. Zechariah 8:7

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