Zechariah 7:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 7:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 7:12 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts ha..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 7:12 — KJV
“Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. by: Heb. by the hand of”
— Zechariah 7:12 (KJV)
Zechariah 7:12 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 7:12
“Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain? Should...: or, Are not these the words by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:12: should, hear, words
“And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:12: stone, lest, hear
“Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die. hear: Heb. add to hear”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:12: should, hear, lord
“Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this. Our...: or, Our high hand, and not the LORD hath done”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:12: lest, should, lord
“Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years. Mesopotamia: Heb. Aramnaharaim”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:12: yea, lord, hath
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