Zechariah 12:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 12:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 12:4 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open min..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 12:4 — KJV
“In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.”
— Zechariah 12:4 (KJV)
Zechariah 12:4 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 12:4
“Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 12:4: saith, lord, mine
“And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 12:4: saith, lord, smite
“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 12:4: day, saith, lord
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. marvellous: or, hard, or, difficult”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 12:4: day, saith, lord
“The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 12:4: lord, smite, astonishment
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