Zechariah 9:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“On that day the LORD their God will save themas the flock of His people;for like jewels in a crownthey will sparkle over His land.”
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“On that day the LORD their God will save themas the flock of His people;for like jewels in a crownthey will sparkle over His land.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jehovah their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people; for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted on high over his land.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And saved them hath Jehovah their God In that day, as a flock of His people, For stones of a crown are displaying themselves over His ground.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Zechariah 9:16 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 28:9Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:
- Exodus 28:21The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
- Psalms 100:3Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
- Isaiah 11:10On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
- Isaiah 40:10Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
- Isaiah 54:12I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
- Isaiah 60:3Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
- Isaiah 60:14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 62:3You will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.
- Jeremiah 23:3Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.
- Jeremiah 31:11For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and redeemed him from the hand that had overpowered him.
- Ezekiel 34:11For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.
- Ezekiel 34:12As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.
- Ezekiel 34:22I will save My flock, and they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.
- Ezekiel 34:31‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
- Micah 5:4He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
- Micah 7:14Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
- Zephaniah 3:20At that time I will bring you in; yes, at that time I will gather you. For I will give you fame and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your captives before your very eyes,” says the LORD.
- Haggai 2:23On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will take you, My servant, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and I will make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of Hosts.”
- Zechariah 8:23This 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.’”
- Luke 12:32Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
- John 10:27My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
- 1 Peter 5:2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
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