1 A proclamation. The word of Yahweh about Israel (and also about Judah). Yahweh, who spread out the heaven and founded the earth and formed the human spirit within, declares:
2 'Look, I shall make Jerusalem a cup to set all the surrounding peoples reeling. (That will be at the time of the siege of Jerusalem.)
3 'When that day comes, I shall make Jerusalem a stone too heavy for all the peoples to lift; all those who try to lift it will hurt themselves severely, although all the nations of the world will be massed against her.
4 When that day comes -- declares Yahweh -- I shall strike all the horses with panic and their riders with madness. And I shall strike all the peoples with blindness. (But I shall keep watch over Judah.)
5 Then the rulers of Judah will say to themselves, "The strength of the inhabitants of Jerusalem lies in Yahweh Sabaoth their God."
6 When that day comes, I shall make the rulers of Judah like a brazier burning in a pile of wood, like a torch flaming in a sheaf; and they will devour all the peoples round them to right and left. And Jerusalem will be full of people as before, where she stands (in Jerusalem).
7 Yahweh will first save the tents of Judah, so that the glory of the House of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not increase at Judah's expense.
8 When that day comes, Yahweh will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and the frailest of them will be like David when that day comes, and the House of David will be like God, like the angel of Yahweh, at their head.
9 'When that day comes, I shall set about destroying all the nations who advance against Jerusalem.
10 But over the House of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem I shall pour out a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look to me. They will mourn for the one whom they have pierced as though for an only child, and weep for him as people weep for a first-born child.
11 When that day comes, the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great as the mourning for Hadad Rimmon in the Plain of Megiddo.
12 And the country will mourn clan by clan: The clan of the House of David by itself, and their women by themselves; the clan of the House of Nathan by itself, and their women by themselves;
13 the clan of the House of Levi by itself, and their women by themselves; the clan of the House of Shimei by itself, and their women by themselves;
14 all the rest of the clans, every clan by itself, and their women by themselves.'
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Zechariah 12 describes Jerusalem's restoration and God's return to his people. It is a chapter full of prophecies and visions about the role of Israel and other nations in recent days. Here are five verses from different Bible books that relate to the topics covered in Zechariah 12:
Isaiah 41:14: "Do not fear, Over the worm of Jacob, people of Israel; I help you, say the Lord, and your redeemer is the saint of Israel." This verse brings comfort and safety to Israel in the middle of difficult times, stating that God is His Redeemer and Protector.
Ezekiel 37:21-22: "Tell them therefore: Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will take the children of Israel from the Gentiles, where they have been, and congregate them from all parts, and will lead them to their Earth; And I will do a nation on the earth, in the hills of Israel, and a king will be king of all of them; and will never be two nations, nor will they divide into the future in two kingdoms. " This verse speaks of the restoration of Israel as a united nation under a single king, a prophecy that is fulfilled in Zechariah 12.
Psalm 83:4: "Come, say unto them, let's destroy them so that they are not a nation, and there is no more memory of the name of Israel." This verse describes the intention of other nations of destroying Israel, a threat that is confronted in Zechariah 12.
Jeremiah 30:18: "Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring from captivity the captives of the tents of Jacob, and I will pity on his dwellings; the city will be built upon his heap, and the palace will be in place due to . " This verse speaks of the restoration of Jerusalem, a prophecy that is fulfilled in Zechariah 12.
Revelation 1:7: "Behold, it comes with the clouds, and the whole eye will see it, even those who have passed it; and all the tribes of the earth will regret it over him. Certainly. Amen." This verse describes the second coming of Christ, an event that is referred to in Zechariah 12:10.
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