Zechariah 1:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 1:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 1:21 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 1:21 — KJV
“Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.”
— Zechariah 1:21 (KJV)
Zechariah 1:21 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 1:21
“Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:21: then, spake, saying
“And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:21: these, horns, scattered
“But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:21: then, come, horns
“And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before. lifted...: Heb. plucked up flowed: Heb. went”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:21: come, lift, lifted
“Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. retired: Heb. were scattered”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:21: then, scattered, head
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