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Zechariah 3:10

In that day,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘you will invite every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig tree.’ ”

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Parallel Translations

  • WEB World English Bible

    In that day,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘you will invite every man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig tree.’ ”

  • KJV King James Version

    In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig-tree.

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Cross-references (6)

Passages linked to Zechariah 3:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • 1 Kings 4:25 Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
  • Micah 4:4 But they will sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and no one will make them afraid: For the mouth of Yahweh of Armies has spoken.
  • Isaiah 36:16 Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for the king of Assyria says, ‘Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and each of you eat from his vine, and each one from his fig tree, and each one of you drink the waters of his own cistern;
  • Hosea 2:18 In that day I will make a covenant for them with the animals of the field, and with the birds of the sky, and with the creeping things of the ground. I will break the bow, the sword, and the battle out of the land, and will make them lie down safely.
  • Zechariah 2:11 Many nations shall join themselves to Yahweh in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell among you, and you shall know that Yahweh of Armies has sent me to you.
  • John 1:45-48 Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!” Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”

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Explain this verse (17 sources)

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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain We see from this verse that a particular time…

We see from this verse that a particular time is signified by one day; for the Prophet wished to inspire the Jews with confidence, lest they should think that their misery would continue, because God had hitherto treated them with rigor and severity. Here then is shown to them a sudden change. He therefore adds, In that day, ye shall call every one his neighbor under his vine and under his fig-tree; that is, “Ye shall dwell secure, beyond the reach of fear or of danger; for no one will be incensed against you.” This kind of expression signifies a safe and quiet state, that is, when it is said; that neighbors meet together under the vine and under the fig-tree. For they who fear, either remain inclosed in cities, or seek, when in the country, some fortified place and difficult of access, or watch their own doors that they may not be exposed to injuries; but they who joyfully meet together under the vine or under the fig-tree, show that they are free from every anxiety and fear.

The sum of the whole then is, — that when God shall openly make himself the guardian of his Church, the faithful shall be relieved from every fear, and shall cheerfully enjoy their freedom, so that they shall venture to have their repast under the vine and under the fig-tree, that is, in the open air and on the public road, as there will be none to terrify them. But as this promise is to be extended to the whole kingdom of Christ, what is said ought to be applied to that spiritual peace which we enjoy, when we are fully persuaded that God is reconciled to us; for then also us become reconciled among ourselves, so that we no longer seek to injure one another, according to what we have observed in Micah, (Micah 4:4,) and according to what Isaiah says in the second chapter Isaiah 2:1. Let us now proceed-

John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.

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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Under the vine and under the fig tree -…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Tree. All shall be peace and concord. (Haydock) ---…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain under . . . vine . . . fig…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. The consequence of the removal of the iniquity…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) The wording of this verse is a reminiscence…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Shall ye call every man his neighbour, etc. In…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Under the vine and under the fig tree
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain that day
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 In that day
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 3:10 That day is shorthand for “the day of…

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