Zechariah 1:20

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.”

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BSBPD

“Then the LORD showed me four craftsmen.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the Lord shewed me four carpenters.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Jehovah showed me four smiths.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Jehovah doth shew me four artisans.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Zechariah 1:20 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 33:25May the bolts of your gate be iron and bronze, and may your strength match your days.”
  2. Judges 11:16But when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.
  3. Judges 11:18Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.
  4. 1 Samuel 12:11So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.
  5. Nehemiah 9:27So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.
  6. Isaiah 54:15If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.
  7. Obadiah 1:21The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.
  8. Micah 5:5And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.
  9. Micah 5:8Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.
  10. Zechariah 9:12Return to your stronghold,O prisoners of hope;even today I declarethat I will restore to you double.
  11. Zechariah 10:3“My anger burns against the shepherds,and I will punish the leaders.For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock,the house of Judah;He will make themlike His royal steed in battle.
  12. Zechariah 12:2“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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