Zechariah 9:17 (LSB)

Passage

For what goodness and what beauty will be theirs! Grain will make the choice men flourish, and new wine the virgins.

Nearby Context

Zechariah 9:15 Yahweh of hosts will defend them. And they will consume and trample on the stones of a sling; And they will drink and roar as with wine; And they will be filled like a sacrificial bowl, Drenched like the corners of the altar.

Zechariah 9:16 And Yahweh their God will save them in that day As the flock of His people; For they are as the stones of a crown, Sparkling in His land.

Zechariah 9:17 For what goodness and what beauty will be theirs! Grain will make the choice men flourish, and new wine the virgins.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "goodness", "beauty", "theirs", "grain", "make", "choice", "flourish", and "wine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "goodness" and "beauty", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And Yahweh their God will save them...", giving immediate footing for "goodness" and "beauty". In Zechariah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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