Zechariah 8:10For before those days there was no wages for man, nor any wages for an animal; neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men everyone against his neighbor.
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, ~520 BC. Returned exiles face crop failures, bandit attacks, economic collapse...
The emotion here: deeply grieved at watching His people suffer needlessly
The original word
śākār (שָׂכָר) — wages, payment, the fruit of one's labor that sustains life
Why it matters
Samaritans and other local groups actively sabotaged Jewish reconstruction efforts for decades
Read with care
What most readers miss in Zechariah 8:10
Even animals couldn't work safely - this describes total economic and social breakdown
Common misconceptionPeople think this describes the Babylonian exile, but it's actually about the struggles AFTER returning to the promised land.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Zechariah 8:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Zechariah 8:10 comes from the book of Zechariah, written during the Post-Exile period. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include hardship, economic struggle, insecurity. Notable phrases: no wages; no peace. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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