Zechariah 8:15

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so now I have purposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem and the house of Judah. Do not be afraid.

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  • Zech 8:13 : 13 As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you will become a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.
  • Mic 7:18-20 : 18 Who is a God like You, forgiving iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in steadfast love. 19 He will again have compassion on us; He will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. 20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as You promised to our fathers in days of old.
  • Zeph 3:16-17 : 16 On that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, 'Do not be afraid, Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.' 17 The LORD your God is in your midst—a mighty warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will exult over you with joyful singing.
  • Luke 12:32 : 32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
  • Isa 43:1-2 : 1 But now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, Jacob, He who formed you, Israel: 'Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine.' 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you cross the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not consume you.
  • Jer 29:11-14 : 11 For I know the plans I have for you—this is the LORD's declaration—plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you—this is the LORD's declaration—and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you—this is the LORD's declaration. I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.
  • Jer 32:42 : 42 This is what the LORD says: Just as I have brought all this great disaster upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.
  • Mic 4:10-13 : 10 Writhe in pain and groan, Daughter Zion, like a woman in labor, for now you must leave the city and camp in the open field. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued. There the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies. 11 But now many nations are gathered against you, saying, 'Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gloat over Zion.' 12 But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD; they do not understand His plan, that He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor. 13 Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion, for I will make your horn like iron and your hooves like bronze, and you will crush many nations. You will dedicate their ill-gotten gains to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Zech 8:13-14
    2 verses
    82%

    13As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you will become a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.

    14For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: Just as I planned to bring disaster upon you when your ancestors angered me, says the LORD of Hosts, and I did not relent,

  • Zech 1:15-17
    3 verses
    75%

    15But I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was only a little angry, they added to the harm.

    16'Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I have returned to Jerusalem with compassion; my house will be rebuilt, declares the Lord of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.'

    17Proclaim again: This is what the Lord of Hosts says: 'My cities will again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.'

  • Zech 8:11
    75%

    11But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as I did in the past, declares the LORD of Hosts.

  • Zech 8:1
    75%

    1The word of the LORD of Hosts came, saying:

  • Zech 8:16-18
    3 verses
    74%

    16These are the things you must do: Speak the truth to one another, render true and just judgments in your gates,

    17Do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love false oaths, for I hate all these things, declares the LORD.

    18The word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying:

  • Jer 29:10-11
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    74%

    10This is what the LORD says: When seventy years for Babylon are complete, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place.

    11For I know the plans I have for you—this is the LORD's declaration—plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

  • Zeph 3:16
    74%

    16On that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, 'Do not be afraid, Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.'

  • Jer 33:14
    74%

    14Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will fulfill the good promise I have made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

  • Jer 18:11
    74%

    11And now, say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each one from his evil way, and reform your ways and deeds.’

  • Jer 13:9
    73%

    9"This is what the LORD says: 'In this way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.

  • Jer 33:9
    73%

    9Then this city will bring me joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth who hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and peace I provide for it.

  • Jer 7:3
    73%

    3This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place.'

  • Jer 30:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4These are the words the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:

    5This is what the LORD says: We have heard a sound of terror—a cry of fear, not peace.

  • Jer 31:23
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    23This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Once again they will say this in the land of Judah and in its cities when I restore their fortunes: 'May the LORD bless you, O dwelling of righteousness, O holy mountain.'

  • Zech 12:5
    72%

    5Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are our strength in the Lord Almighty, their God.’

  • Ps 51:18
    72%

    18For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

  • Jer 3:17
    72%

    17At that time they will call Jerusalem the Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.

  • Zech 8:6
    72%

    6This is what the LORD of Hosts says: If this seems incredible to the remnant of this people in those days, will it also seem incredible to me? declares the LORD of Hosts.

  • Jer 1:15
    72%

    15For I am summoning all the clans and kingdoms of the north,' declares the LORD. 'They will come, and each will set up his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, around all her walls, and against all the cities of Judah.

  • Jer 11:6
    72%

    6The LORD said to me, ‘Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Listen to the words of this covenant and do them.’

  • Jer 1:8
    72%

    8Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,' declares the LORD.

  • Hag 1:5
    72%

    5Now, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: Consider carefully your ways.

  • Zech 8:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3This is what the LORD says: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.

    4This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Old men and women will again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each holding a staff in hand because of old age.

  • Jer 6:8
    72%

    8Be warned, Jerusalem, or I will become alienated from you and make you a desolation, a land uninhabited.

  • Joel 2:21
    72%

    21Do not be afraid, land of Judah; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.

  • Jer 4:14
    72%

    14Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts lodge within you?

  • Isa 8:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12"Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not be terrified.

    13The Lord of Hosts—he is the one you are to regard as holy. He is the one you are to fear; he is the one you are to dread.

  • Hag 1:7
    72%

    7This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Consider carefully your ways.

  • Zech 8:20
    72%

    20This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Again, peoples and inhabitants of many cities will come,

  • Jer 27:21
    72%

    21Yes, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about the articles that remain in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:

  • Jer 18:8
    72%

    8But if that nation I have warned repents of its evil, then I will relent concerning the disaster I had planned to bring upon it.

  • Jer 42:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10"If you will indeed stay in this land, I will build you up and will not tear you down; I will plant you and will not uproot you, for I will relent concerning the disaster I have brought upon you.

    11Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from his hand.

  • Zeph 3:7
    71%

    7I said, ‘Surely you will fear me; you will accept discipline.’ Then her dwelling would not be destroyed, despite all that I have appointed against her. But they arose early and corrupted all their deeds.

  • Neh 5:9
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    9Then I said, 'What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of the nations, our enemies?'

  • Hag 2:5
    71%

    5This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt, and My Spirit remains among you; do not fear.

  • Zech 8:9
    71%

    9This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Let your hands be strong, you who in these days hear these words from the mouths of the prophets who were present when the foundation was laid for rebuilding the temple of the LORD of Hosts.

  • Jer 39:17
    71%

    17But I will deliver you on that day, declares the Lord, and you will not be handed over to the men you fear.

  • Deut 1:29
    71%

    29Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified or afraid of them.'

  • 2 Chr 29:8
    71%

    8Therefore, the wrath of the LORD fell upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He made them an object of horror, devastation, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.

  • Jer 4:3
    71%

    3For this is what the LORD says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up your unplowed ground, and do not sow among thorns.