Zechariah 12:9

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“So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.”

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BSBPD

“So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And it hath come to pass, in that day, I seek to destroy all the nations Who are coming in against Jerusalem,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Zechariah 12:9 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 54:15If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.
  2. Isaiah 54:17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
  3. Haggai 2:22I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.
  4. 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.
  5. Zechariah 14:2For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.

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

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