Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 10:9
"And I will sow them among the peoples; and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and shall return.""I will sow them ..." The substitution in the Revised Standard Version and other versions of the past tense instead of the future, and "scattered" instead of "sow" is erroneous; because, as Dentan admitted, "emendation" (deliberately changing) of the sacred text was necessary in both instances.[18] Such a perversion of the scriptures was actually made... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Zechariah 10:8
"I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them; and they shall increase as they have increased."It is "saved" or "redeemed" Israel that God spoke of here; and where was Israel to procure that "salvation"? In the last chapter (Zechariah 9), it was revealed that the lowly king riding upon an ass and "bringing salvation" would be the unique provider of it. This speaks of the times of the Messiah, during which the worldwide spread of Christianity would "gather" God's people all... read more