Zechariah 1:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

Proclaim again, saying, Thus says the LORD of hosts: My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion, and will again choose Jerusalem.

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  • Isa 51:3 : 3 For the LORD will comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness will be found in it, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
  • Zech 2:12 : 12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah His portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
  • 2 Chr 6:6 : 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
  • Neh 11:20 : 20 And the rest of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
  • Isa 14:1 : 1 For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.
  • Isa 44:26 : 26 Who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says to Jerusalem, You shall be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, You shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
  • Isa 49:13 : 13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD has comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
  • Isa 40:1-2 : 1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak kindly to Jerusalem and cry out to her that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned, for she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins.
  • Isa 41:8-9 : 8 But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. 9 You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called you from the chief men thereof, and said to you, You are my servant; I have chosen you, and not cast you away.
  • Ps 69:35 : 35 For God will save Zion and will build the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and have it in possession.
  • Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling. 14 This is My resting place forever; here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
  • Neh 11:3 : 3 Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah everyone lived in his own possession, in their cities, namely, Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.
  • Isa 51:12 : 12 I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of man who will be made like grass;
  • Isa 52:9 : 9 Break forth into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.
  • Isa 54:8 : 8 In a little wrath I hid my face from you for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on you, says the LORD your Redeemer.
  • Isa 61:4-6 : 4 And they shall build the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. 5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. 6 But you shall be named the Priests of the Lord; men shall call you the Ministers of our God; you shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory you shall boast.
  • Isa 66:13 : 13 As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
  • Jer 31:13 : 13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
  • Jer 31:23-24 : 23 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; They shall still say this word in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity; The LORD bless you, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness. 24 And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all its cities together, farmers, and those who go forth with flocks.
  • Jer 32:43-44 : 43 And fields shall be bought in this land, of which you say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. 44 Men shall buy fields for money, and sign documents, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, says the LORD.
  • Jer 33:13 : 13 In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, flocks shall again pass under the hands of him who counts them, says the LORD.
  • Ezek 36:10-11 : 10 And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be built: 11 And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and you shall know that I am the LORD.
  • Ezek 36:33 : 33 Thus says the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be built.
  • Zech 3:2 : 2 And the LORD said to Satan, The LORD rebuke you, O Satan; indeed, the LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you: is this not a brand plucked from the fire?
  • Rom 11:28-29 : 28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. 29 For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable.
  • Eph 1:4 : 4 According as He has chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:
  • Obad 1:20 : 20 The captives of this host of the children of Israel shall possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath, and the captives of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad shall possess the cities of the South.
  • Zeph 3:15-17 : 15 The LORD has taken away your judgments, he has cast out your enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of you: you shall see evil no more. 16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear not: and to Zion, Let not your hands be weak. 17 The LORD your God in the midst of you is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over you with joy; he will rest in his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.
  • Amos 9:14 : 14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens and eat the fruit of them.

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    12Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which You have had indignation these seventy years?

    13And the LORD answered the angel who talked with me with good and comforting words.

    14So the angel who spoke with me said to me, Proclaim, saying, Thus says the LORD of hosts: I am zealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great zeal.

    15And I am very displeased with the nations at ease; for I was a little angry, and they helped forward the affliction.

    16Therefore thus says the LORD: I am returning to Jerusalem with mercy; My house shall be built in it, says the LORD of hosts, and a measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.

  • Zech 2:12
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    12And the LORD shall inherit Judah His portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

  • Zech 8:20-22
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    20Thus says the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

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    22Yes, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

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    1Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

    2Thus says the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

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    23Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; They shall still say this word in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity; The LORD bless you, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.

  • Jer 30:18
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    18Thus says the LORD; Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwelling places; and the city shall be rebuilt on its own ruins, and the palace shall remain as it used to be.

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    15So again have I thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear not.

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    9Break forth into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.

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    38Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananel to the corner gate.

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    1For behold, in those days, and at that time, when I shall restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

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    17Zion spreads forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD has commanded concerning Jacob that his adversaries should be all around him: Jerusalem is like a menstruous woman among them.

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    12Thus says the LORD of hosts: Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all its cities, there shall be a habitation for shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.

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    10Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, says the LORD.

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    21Yes, thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem;

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    15For behold, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says the LORD; and they shall come, and every one shall set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all its walls all around, and against all the cities of Judah.

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    32For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and those who escape out of Mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.

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    26Who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says to Jerusalem, You shall be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, You shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:

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    8Go up to the mountains, bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.

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    5And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.

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    19For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: you shall weep no more: he will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer you.

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    18Do good in your good pleasure to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.

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    19For thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the rest of the vessels that remain in this city,

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    7Should you not hear the words which the LORD has proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities around her, when men inhabited the South and the plain?

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