Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Zechariah 8

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Zechariah 8 . 1 , The restoration of Jerusalem; Zechariah 8 . 9 , They are encouraged to build the temple by God’s favour to them; Zechariah 8 . 16 , Good works are required of them; Zechariah 8 . 18 , Joy and enlargement are promised.

Zechariah 8:1

Again the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying:

Zechariah 8:1 · BSB

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Zechariah 8:2

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I am jealous for Zion with great zeal; I am jealous for her with great fervor.”

Zechariah 8:2 · BSB

I was jealous13 parallels

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Zechariah 8:3

This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”

Zechariah 8:3 · BSB

I am3 parallels

dwell13 parallels

a city7 parallels

the mountain2 parallels

the holy5 parallels

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Zechariah 8:4

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Old men and old women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of great age.

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very age Heb. multitude of days

Zechariah 8:5

And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing there.”

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playing11 parallels

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Zechariah 8:6

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “If this is impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be impossible in My eyes?” declares the LORD of Hosts.

Zechariah 8:6 · BSB

should12 parallels

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marvellous or , hard , or difficult

Zechariah 8:7

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will save My people from the land of the east and from the land of the west.

Zechariah 8:7 · BSB

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west country2 parallels

Heb. country of the going down of the sun

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Zechariah 8:8

I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”

Zechariah 8:8 · BSB

and they shall dwell10 parallels

they shall be my15 parallels

in truth1 parallel

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Zechariah 8:9

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple, the house of the LORD of Hosts.

Zechariah 8:9 · BSB

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the prophets5 parallels

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Zechariah 8:10

For before those days neither man nor beast received wages, nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I had turned every man against his neighbor.

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neither5 parallels

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there was no hire for man or , the hire of man became nothing , etc

Zechariah 8:11

But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as I did in the past,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

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the whole verse7 parallels

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Zechariah 8:12

“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.

Zechariah 8:12 · BSB

the seed16 parallels

prosperous2 parallels

Heb. of peace

the heavens8 parallels

the remnant4 parallels

to possess4 parallels

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Zechariah 8:13

As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”

Zechariah 8:13 · BSB

a curse23 parallels

O house10 parallels

ye shall16 parallels

The consideration that all nations who now worship the true God , and receive the Sacred Scriptures as His word , have derived the whole of their divine knowledge , under God , from Jewish prophets , apostles , and teachers , and that the Saviour "in whom all nations shall be blessed ," sprang from that favoured race , emphatically explains what is meant by "ye shall be a blessing." The full accomplishment of this prediction , however , is probably reserved for the future restoration of the Jews

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Zechariah 8:14

For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Just as I resolved to bring disaster upon you when your fathers provoked Me to anger, and I did not relent,” says the LORD of Hosts,

Zechariah 8:14 · BSB

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I repented5 parallels

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Zechariah 8:15

“so now I have resolved to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid.

Zechariah 8:15 · BSB

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fear6 parallels

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Zechariah 8:16

These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,

Zechariah 8:16 · BSB

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Speak13 parallels

execute the judgment of truth and peace6 parallels

Heb. judge truth and the judgment of peace

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Zechariah 8:17

do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.

Zechariah 8:17 · BSB

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things7 parallels

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Zechariah 8:18

Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,

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Zechariah 8:19

“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.”

Zechariah 8:19 · BSB

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joy8 parallels

therefore6 parallels

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feasts Heb. solemn , or , set times

Zechariah 8:20

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—

Zechariah 8:20 · BSB

there35 parallels

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Zechariah 8:21

and the residents of one city will go to another, saying: 'Let us go at once to plead before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.'

Zechariah 8:21 · BSB

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speedily1 parallel

or , continually , Heb. going

pray before the Lord1 parallel

Heb. intreat the face of the Lord

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Zechariah 8:22

And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD."

Zechariah 8:22 · BSB

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Zechariah 8:23

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”

Zechariah 8:23 · BSB

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We will10 parallels

we have7 parallels

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web12 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Ephesians 4:25 → Zechariah 8:16
Allusions Zechariah 8:21-22 → Micah 4:2-3, Zechariah 8:3 → Exodus 25:8
Trajectories
Gentile Inclusion (Light to the Nations), New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City), Remnant (Faithful Few Preserved)
Chiasms
Shaped Zechariah 7:1–8:23, Zechariah 8:11–17, Zechariah 8:21–23, Zechariah 8:3–8, Zechariah 8:7–13, Zechariah 8:9–13
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