John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 10:1
Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain ,.... There was the former and the latter rain, of which see Hosea 6:3 . The former rain was in autumn, a little before or about seed time; the latter was in the spring, and a little before harvest, which is here referred to. So Hesiod F7 Opera & Dies, l. 2. calls those rains the autumnal and vernal rains; and between these two rains there was seldom any more. Jerom says F8 Comment. in Amos iv. 7. fol. 39. F. that he... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 10:1-4
Gracious things and glorious ones, very glorious and very gracious, were promised to this poor afflicted people in the foregoing chapter; now here God intimates to them that he will for these things be enquired of by them, and that he expects they should acknowledge him in all their ways and in all his ways towards them?and not idols that were rivals with him for their respects. I. The prophet directs them to apply to God by prayer for rain in the season thereof. He had promised, in the close... read more