Who are the ten men from all languages in Zechariah 8:23?
The ten men are Gentiles from all the languages of the nations. They take hold of the skirt of a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you. They seek to pray before the Lord in Jerusalem.
The context identifies the ten men as Gentiles from all the languages of the nations. They take hold of the skirt of a Jew, saying they will go with him because they have heard God is with him. This occurs in the days when Israel has finally reached that priesthood. The passage shows that many people and strong nations will come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and to pray before Him. This was Israel’s prospect, but they rejected it in unbelief. The same truth is connected to Romans 11, where Paul writes that Israel did not obtain what he sought—the king and the kingdom—because they missed it when it came.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
More Questions
Who are the 'ten men out of all the languages' in Zechariah 8:23 who take hold of a Jew's skirt?
In Zechariah 8:23 the 'ten men out of all the languages' refers to Gentiles, the nations of all languages, who will take hold of the skirt of a Jewish man and say, 'We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'
What days is Zechariah 8:23 talking about when it says 'in those days'?
The phrase 'in those days' in Zechariah 8:23 refers to the time when Israel has finally reached that priesthood.