Albert Barnes Commentary Zechariah 2:10

"Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith Jehovah." — Zechariah 2:10 (ASV)

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion - It is a great jubilee of joy, to which Zion is invited. Three times besides this she is invited with this same word, and all for the restored or renewed Presence of God. Cry aloud for joy, thou barren which bare not (Isaiah 54:1), as here, on the coming in of the Gentiles, Cry aloud for joy, O daughter of Zion; jubilate, O Israel; rejoice and exult with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem; the Lord, the King of Israel, is in the midst of thee (Zephaniah 3:14–15). Shout and cry aloud for joy, O inhabitant of Zion; for great in the midst of thee is the Holy One of Israel (Isaiah 12:6). The source of joy is a fresh coming of God, a coming by which He would dwell abidingly among them: truly what is this, but the Incarnation?

As John says, The Word was made Flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14); and, Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them and shall be their God (Revelation 21:3).

Cyril: "From this you may also learn how supreme a subject of contentment is the Presence of the Savior on earth. He could not then help but bid the spiritual Zion, which is the Church of the Living God (1 Timothy 3:15), the most sacred multitude of those saved by faith, to cry aloud for joy and rejoice. But it was announced that He should come and be in the midst of her.

"For John says to us, The Word was in the world (John 1:10), and, being God, was not separated from His creatures. He Himself was the Source of life to all living, and holding all things together to well-being and life; but the world knew Him not (John 1:10), for it worshipped the creature.

"But He came among us when, taking our likeness, He was conceived by the holy Virgin, and was seen upon earth and conversed with men. And the divine David witnesses, saying, Our God shall come manifestly, and shall not keep silence (Psalms 50:3). Then also was there a haven for the Gentiles."

For now no longer was the race of Israel alone taught, but the whole earth was illuminated with evangelical preaching, and in every nation and country great is His Name.

Jerome: "This too is to be understood of the Person of the Lord: that He exhorts His people, having been restored from captivity to their former dwelling place, to be glad and rejoice, because the Lord Himself comes and dwells in the midst of her.

"And many nations shall believe in Him, of whom it is said, Ask of Me and I will give Thee nations for Thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Thy possession (Psalms 2:8). And He shall dwell in the midst of them, as He says to His disciples, Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world (Matthew 28:20)."