Zechariah 1:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 1:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 1:17 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD sha..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 1:17 — KJV
“Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. prosperity: Heb. good”
— Zechariah 1:17 (KJV)
Zechariah 1:17 in Context — About the Book of Zechariah
Zechariah pairs night visions with Messianic precision — the king on a donkey, thirty pieces of silver, the pierced one, the fountain opened for sin. To discouraged builders his word still stands: not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.
Cross-References for Zechariah 1:17
“So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:17: cry, saying, thus
“Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:17: saying, thus, saith
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. very...: Heb. multitude of days”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:17: yet, thus, saith
“Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. offer: Heb. stretch out”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:17: saying, thus, saith
“Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. thee: or, for thy sake”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:17: cry, saying, thus
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