The Lord Will Give Salvation

Zechariah 12

1 i The burden of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus declares the Lord, j who stretched out the heavens and k founded the earth and j formed the spirit of man within him: 2 "Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem l a cup of staggering to m all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem n will also be against Judah. 3 o On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. p All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And m all the nations of the earth will gather against it. 4 o On that day, declares the Lord, q I will strike every horse r with panic, and its rider r with madness. But for the sake of the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, when I strike every horse of the peoples r with blindness. 5 Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, 'The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the Lord of hosts, their God.'

6 o "On that day I will make the clans of Judah s like a blazing pot in the midst of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves. And t they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while u Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem.

7 "And the Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not surpass that of Judah. 8 o On that day v the Lord will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that w the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, x like the angel of the Lord, going before them. 9 o And on that day y I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

  1. Cross References
    Nahum 1:1
    An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 42:5
    Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it:
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 42:5
    Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it:
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 48:13
    My hand laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand forth together.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 51:17
    Wake yourself, wake yourself, stand up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the Lord the cup of his wrath, who have drunk to the dregs the bowl, the cup of staggering.
    Isaiah 51:22 - 23
    Thus says your Lord, the Lord, your God who pleads the cause of his people: "Behold, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering; the bowl of my wrath you shall drink no more.
  6. Cross References
    Zechariah 14:2
    For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses plundered and the women raped. Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
  7. Cross References
    Zechariah 14:14
    Even Judah will fight at Jerusalem. And the wealth of all the surrounding nations shall be collected, gold, silver, and garments in great abundance.
  8. Cross References
    Zechariah 13:1 - 2
    On that day there shall be a fountain opened fo...
    Zechariah 13:4
    On that day every prophet will be ashamed of hi...
    Zechariah 14:4
    On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount o...
    Zechariah 14:6
    On that day there shall be no light, cold, or f...
    Zechariah 14:8
    On that day living waters shall flow out from J...
    Isaiah 2:11
    The haughty looks of man shall be brought low, ...
  9. Cross References
    Matthew 21:44
    And the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.
    Luke 20:18
    Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.
  10. Cross References
    Zechariah 12:2
    Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup of staggering to all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem will also be against Judah.
  11. Cross References
    Zechariah 12:3
    On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth will gather against it.
  12. Cross References
    Psalms 76:6
    At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both rider and horse lay stunned.
  13. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 28:28
    The Lord will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of mind.
  14. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 28:28
    The Lord will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of mind.
  15. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 28:28
    The Lord will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of mind.
  16. Cross References
    Zechariah 12:3
    On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth will gather against it.
  17. Cross References
    Jeremiah 5:14
    Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts: "Because you have spoken this word, behold, I am making my words in your mouth a fire, and this people wood, and the fire shall consume them.
    Obadiah 1:18
    The house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble; they shall burn them and consume them, and there shall be no survivor for the house of Esau, for the Lord has spoken.
  18. Cross References
    Zechariah 9:15
    The Lord of hosts will protect them, and they shall devour, and tread down the sling stones, and they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine, and be full like a bowl, drenched like the corners of the altar.
  19. Cross References
    Zechariah 2:4
    And said to him, "Run, say to that young man, 'Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and livestock in it.
    Zechariah 14:10 - 11
    The whole land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. But Jerusalem shall remain aloft on its site from the Gate of Benjamin to the place of the former gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses.
  20. Cross References
    Zechariah 12:3
    On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth will gather against it.
  21. Cross References
    Zechariah 9:15
    The Lord of hosts will protect them, and they shall devour, and tread down the sling stones, and they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine, and be full like a bowl, drenched like the corners of the altar.
  22. Cross References
    Isaiah 60:22
    The least one shall become a clan, and the smallest one a mighty nation; I am the Lord ; in its time I will hasten it.
  23. Cross References
    1 Samuel 29:9
    And Achish answered David and said, "I know that you are as blameless in my sight as an angel of God. Nevertheless, the commanders of the Philistines have said, 'He shall not go up with us to the battle.
    2 Samuel 14:17
    And your servant thought, 'The word of my lord the king will set me at rest,' for my lord the king is like the angel of God to discern good and evil. The Lord your God be with you!
    2 Samuel 14:20
    In order to change the course of things your servant Joab did this. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God to know all things that are on the earth.
    2 Samuel 19:27
    He has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the angel of God; do therefore what seems good to you.
  24. Cross References
    Zechariah 12:3
    On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth will gather against it.
  25. Cross References
    Zechariah 14:3
    Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle.
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