Zechariah 9:17 (GNV)

Passage

For howe great is his goodnesse! and howe great is his beautie! corne shall make the yong men cherefull, and newe wine the maides.

Nearby Context

Zechariah 9:15 The Lord of hostes shall defend them, and they shall deuoure them, and subdue them with sling stones, and they shall drinke, and make a noyse as thorowe wine, and they shalbe filled like bowles, and as the hornes of the altar.

Zechariah 9:16 And the Lord their God shall deliuer them in that day as the flocke of his people: for they shall be as the stones of the crowne lifted up upon his land.

Zechariah 9:17 For howe great is his goodnesse! and howe great is his beautie! corne shall make the yong men cherefull, and newe wine the maides.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "howe", "great", "goodnesse", "beautie", "corne", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "howe" and "great", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And the Lord their God shall deliuer...", giving immediate footing for "howe" and "great". In Zechariah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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