Zechariah 12:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 12:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 12:9 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 12:9 — KJV
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.”
— Zechariah 12:9 (KJV)
Zechariah 12:9 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 12:9
“And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 12:9: come, pass, day
“And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 12:9: come, pass, nations
“And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 12:9: come, pass, day
“And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 12:9: come, pass, day
“And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 12:9: pass, day, against
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