Zechariah 13:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 13:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 13:8 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 13:8 — NIV
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Cross-References for Zechariah 13:8
“A third of your people will die of the plague or perish by famine inside the city; a third will fall by the sword outside the city; and a third I will scatter to the winds and pursue with drawn sword.”
Shares theme of a portion of the people being cut off.
“""Yet I will leave a remnant, so that you will have some among the nations who escape the sword, when you are scattered among the countries.”
Shares theme of a remnant being left after judgment.
“And though a tenth remains in the land, it will again be ravaged. But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.”
Shares theme of a remnant remaining after destruction
“This third I will bring into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’"”
Direct continuation of the prophecy, elaborating on the fate of the third that remains.
“If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.”
Shares concept of tribulation and a remnant being saved.
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