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Zechariah 8:10

King James Version (KJV)

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Zechariah 8:10

Verse 10 of 23

Scripture focus

For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither [was there any] peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.

Zechariah 8:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Zechariah 8:10

Theological / Devotional

Before these days. An allusion to the time of inaction (see Ezra 4) that followed the laying of the first foundation of the Temple after the return from the Captivity. There was “no hire,” that is, no wage, because the land failed to produce, and extreme poverty prevailed (see Haggai 1:11 ; 2:17).

The state of no “peace” was caused by the opposition of the hostile people of the land to the work of Temple restoration (Ezra 4:4). The words “every one against his neighbour” indicate internal dissensions among the returned Jews in addition to external opposition.

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