Zechariah 12:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 12:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 12:2 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 12:2 — KJV
“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. trembling: or, slumber, or, poison when...: or, and also against Judah shall he be which shall be in siege against Jerusalem”
— Zechariah 12:2 (KJV)
Zechariah 12:2 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 12:2
“In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 12:2: make, jerusalem, people
“And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. Judah...: or, thou also, O Judah shalt at: or, against”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 12:2: jerusalem, round, about
“And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 12:2: behold, cup, both
“And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. put...: Heb. caused to cease idolatrous...: Heb. Chemarim planets: or, twelve signs or, constellations”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 12:2: jerusalem, round, about
“For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 12:2: jerusalem, round, about
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