Zechariah 9:17 (DRB)

Passage

For what is the good thing of him, and what is his beautiful thing, but the corn of the elect, and wine springing forth virgins?

Nearby Context

Zechariah 9:15 The Lord of hosts will protect them: and they shall devour, and subdue with the stones of the sling: and drinking they shall be inebriated as it were with wine, and they shall be filled as bowls, and as the horns of the altar.

Zechariah 9:16 And the Lord their God will save them in that day, as the flock of his people: for holy stones shall be lifted up over his land.

Zechariah 9:17 For what is the good thing of him, and what is his beautiful thing, but the corn of the elect, and wine springing forth virgins?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good", "beautiful", "corn", "elect", "wine", "springing", "forth", and "virgins". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good" and "beautiful", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And the Lord their God will save...", giving immediate footing for "good" and "beautiful". In Zechariah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "good" and "beautiful" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.