Zechariah 12
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The burden of the word of the LORD against Israel. Thus says the LORD, a who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and b forms the spirit of man within him:
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"Behold, I will make Jerusalem c a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem.
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d "And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem e a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it.
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"In that day," says the LORD, f "I will strike every horse with confusion, and its rider with madness; I will open My eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.
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"And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, 'The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in the LORD of hosts, their God.'
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"In that day I will make the governors of Judah g like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; they shall devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place - Jerusalem.
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"The LORD will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall not become greater than that of Judah.
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"In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the LORD before them.
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"It shall be in that day that I will seek to h destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
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i "And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will j look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him k as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
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"In that day there shall be a great l mourning in Jerusalem, m like the mourning at Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
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n "And the land shall mourn, every family by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of o Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves;
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"the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei by itself, and their wives by themselves;
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"all the families that remain, every family by itself, and their wives by themselves.
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Cross References
Isaiah 42:5
Thus says God the LORD, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk on it:
Isaiah 44:24
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, And He who formed you from the womb: "I am the LORD, who makes all things, Who stretches out the heavens all alone, Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself.
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Cross References
Numbers 16:22
Then they fell on their faces, and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and You be angry with all the congregation?
Ecclesiastes 12:7
Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, And the spirit will return to God who gave it.
Isaiah 57:16
For I will not contend forever, Nor will I always be angry; For the spirit would fail before Me, And the souls which I have made.
Hebrews 12:9
Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?
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Cross References
Isaiah 51:17
Awake, awake! Stand up, O Jerusalem, You who have drunk at the hand of the LORD The cup of His fury; You have drunk the dregs of the cup of trembling, And drained it out.
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Cross References
Zechariah 12:4
In that day," says the LORD, "I will strike every horse with confusion, and its rider with madness; I will open My eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.
Zechariah 12:6
In that day I will make the governors of Judah like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; they shall devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place - Jerusalem.
Zechariah 12:8
In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the LORD before them.
Zechariah 13:1
In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.
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Cross References
Matthew 21:44
"And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder."
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Cross References
Psalms 76:6
At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep.
Ezekiel 38:4
I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords.
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Cross References
Isaiah 10:17
So the Light of Israel will be for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame; It will burn and devour His thorns and his briers in one day.
Isaiah 10:18
And it will consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, Both soul and body; And they will be as when a sick man wastes away.
Zechariah 11:1
Open your doors, O Lebanon, That fire may devour your cedars.
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Cross References
Haggai 2:22
I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; I will destroy the strength of the Gentile kingdoms. I will overthrow the chariots And those who ride in them; The horses and their riders shall come down, Every one by the sword of his brother.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 31:9
They shall come with weeping, And with supplications I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters, In a straight way in which they shall not stumble; For I am a Father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn.
Jeremiah 50:4
In those days and in that time," says the LORD, "The children of Israel shall come, They and the children of Judah together; With continual weeping they shall come, And seek the LORD their God.
Ezekiel 39:29
'And I will not hide My face from them anymore; for I shall have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel,' says the Lord GOD."
Joel 2:28
And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions.
Joel 2:29
And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
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Cross References
John 19:34
But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
John 19:37
And again another Scripture says, "They shall look on Him whom they pierced.
John 20:27
Then He said to Thomas, "Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.
Revelation 1:7
Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 6:26
O daughter of my people, Dress in sackcloth And roll about in ashes! Make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; For the plunderer will suddenly come upon us.
Amos 8:10
I will turn your feasts into mourning, And all your songs into lamentation; I will bring sackcloth on every waist, And baldness on every head; I will make it like mourning for an only son, And its end like a bitter day.
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Cross References
Matthew 24:30
Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Acts 2:37
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Revelation 1:7
Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.
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Cross References
2 Kings 23:29
In his days Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt went to the aid of the king of Assyria, to the River Euphrates; and King Josiah went against him. And Pharaoh Necho killed him at Megiddo when he confronted him.
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Cross References
Matthew 24:30
Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Revelation 1:7
Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.
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Cross References
Luke 3:31
The son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattathah, the son of Nathan, the son of David.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.