Psalms 48:12

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Walk around Zion! Encircle it! Count its towers!

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Referenced Verses

  • Neh 12:31-40 : 31 I brought the leaders of Judah up on top of the wall, and I appointed two large choirs to give thanks. One was to proceed on the top of the wall southward toward the Dung Gate. 32 Going after them were Hoshaiah, half the leaders of Judah, 33 Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, 34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah, 35 some of the priests with trumpets, Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph, 36 and his colleagues– Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani– with musical instruments of David the man of God.(Ezra the scribe led them.) 37 They went over the Fountain Gate and continued directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall. They passed the house of David and continued on to the Water Gate toward the east. 38 The second choir was proceeding in the opposite direction. I followed them, along with half the people, on top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall, 39 over the Ephraim Gate, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Gate of the Guard. 40 Then the two choirs that gave thanks took their stations in the temple of God. I did also, along with half the officials with me,
  • Isa 33:18-20 : 18 Your mind will recall the terror you experienced, and you will ask yourselves,“Where is the scribe? Where is the one who weighs the money? Where is the one who counts the towers?” 19 You will no longer see a defiant people whose language you do not comprehend, whose derisive speech you do not understand. 20 Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals! You will see Jerusalem, a peaceful settlement, a tent that stays put; its stakes will never be pulled up; none of its ropes will snap in two.
  • Matt 24:1-2 : 1 The Destruction of the Temple Now as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away, his disciples came to show him the temple buildings. 2 And he said to them,“Do you see all these things? I tell you the truth, not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 48:13
    84%

    13Consider its defenses! Walk through its fortresses, so you can tell the next generation about it!

  • Ps 48:11
    75%

    11Mount Zion rejoices; the towns of Judah are happy, because of your acts of judgment.

  • Ps 48:1-4
    4 verses
    74%

    1A song, a psalm by the Korahites. The LORD is great and certainly worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy hill.

    2It is lofty and pleasing to look at, a source of joy to the whole earth. Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; it is the city of the great king.

    3God is in its fortresses; he reveals himself as its defender.

    4For look, the kings assemble; they advance together.

  • Isa 2:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14for all the tall mountains, for all the high hills,

    15for every high tower, for every fortified wall,

  • Ps 147:12
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    12Extol the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion!

  • Ps 125:2
    69%

    2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, now and forevermore.

  • Ps 122:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2Our feet are standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem.

    3Jerusalem is a city designed to accommodate an assembly.

  • Jer 31:38-39
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    69%

    38Jerusalem Will Be Enlarged“Indeed a time is coming,” says the LORD,“when the city of Jerusalem will be rebuilt as my special city. It will be built from the Tower of Hananel westward to the Corner Gate.

    39The boundary line will extend beyond that, straight west from there to the Hill of Gareb and then turn southward to Goah.

  • Ps 51:18
    69%

    18Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!

  • Mic 4:11
    69%

    11Many nations have now assembled against you. They say,“Jerusalem must be desecrated, so we can gloat over Zion!”

  • Ps 55:10
    69%

    10Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it.

  • Neh 12:37-38
    2 verses
    69%

    37They went over the Fountain Gate and continued directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall. They passed the house of David and continued on to the Water Gate toward the east.

    38The second choir was proceeding in the opposite direction. I followed them, along with half the people, on top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

  • Jer 5:10
    68%

    10The LORD commanded the enemy,“March through the vineyards of Israel and Judah and ruin them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches for these people do not belong to the LORD.

  • Isa 12:6
    68%

    6Cry out and shout for joy, O citizens of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel acts mightily among you!”

  • Isa 62:10
    68%

    10Come through! Come through the gates! Prepare the way for the people! Build it! Build the roadway! Remove the stones! Lift a signal flag for the nations!

  • Lam 5:18
    68%

    18For wild animals are prowling over Mount Zion, which lies desolate.

  • Jer 4:16
    68%

    16They are saying,‘Announce to the surrounding nations,“The enemy is coming!” Proclaim this message to Jerusalem:“Those who besiege cities are coming from a distant land. They are ready to raise the battle cry against the towns in Judah.”’

  • Isa 52:8
    68%

    8Listen, your watchmen shout; in unison they shout for joy, for they see with their very own eyes the LORD’s return to Zion.

  • Mic 4:8
    68%

    8As for you, watchtower for the flock, fortress of Daughter Zion– your former dominion will be restored, the sovereignty that belongs to Daughter Jerusalem.

  • Ezek 4:2
    68%

    2Lay siege to it! Build siege works against it. Erect a siege ramp against it! Post soldiers outside it and station battering rams around it.

  • Jer 6:2-3
    2 verses
    68%

    2I will destroy Daughter Zion, who is as delicate and defenseless as a young maiden.

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    67%

    1The Lord Will Judge Jerusalem This is an oracle about the Valley of Vision: What is the reason that all of you go up to the rooftops?

  • Zech 2:4
    67%

    4and said to him,“Hurry, speak to this young man as follows:‘Jerusalem will no longer be enclosed by walls because of the multitude of people and animals there.

  • Ps 97:8
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    8Zion hears and rejoices, the towns of Judah are happy, because of your judgments, O LORD.

  • Zech 2:2
    67%

    2I asked,“Where are you going?” He replied,“To measure Jerusalem in order to determine its width and its length.”

  • Ezek 40:37
    67%

    37Its jambs faced the outer court, and it had decorative palm trees on its jambs, on either side, and its stairway had eight steps.

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    67%

    5The commander orders his officers; they stumble as they advance; they rush to the city wall and they set up the covered siege tower.

  • Isa 62:6
    67%

    6I post watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they should keep praying all day and all night. You who pray to the LORD, don’t be silent!

  • Isa 33:20
    67%

    20Look at Zion, the city where we hold religious festivals! You will see Jerusalem, a peaceful settlement, a tent that stays put; its stakes will never be pulled up; none of its ropes will snap in two.

  • 2 Chr 26:9
    67%

    9Uzziah built and fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, Valley Gate, and at the Angle.

  • Ps 87:2
    67%

    2The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

  • Ps 128:5
    67%

    5May the LORD bless you from Zion, that you might see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life,

  • Jer 6:5
    67%

    5So come on, let’s go ahead and attack it by night and destroy all its fortified buildings.’

  • Isa 2:3
    67%

    3many peoples will come and say,“Come, let us go up to the LORD’s mountain, to the temple of the God of Jacob, so he can teach us his requirements, and we can follow his standards.” For Zion will be the center for moral instruction; the LORD’s message will issue from Jerusalem.

  • Jer 31:6
    67%

    6Yes, a time is coming when watchmen will call out on the mountains of Ephraim,“Come! Let us go to Zion to worship the LORD our God!”’”

  • Jer 4:5
    67%

    5Warning of Coming Judgment The LORD said,“Announce this in Judah and proclaim it in Jerusalem:‘Sound the trumpet throughout the land!’ Shout out loudly,‘Gather together! Let us flee into the fortified cities!’

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    67%

    7May there be peace inside your defenses, and prosperity inside your fortresses!

  • Isa 26:1
    67%

    1Judah Will Celebrate At that time this song will be sung in the land of Judah:“We have a strong city! The LORD’s deliverance, like walls and a rampart, makes it secure.

  • Jer 17:19
    67%

    19Observance of the Sabbath Day Is a Key to the Future The LORD told me,“Go and stand in the People’s Gate through which the kings of Judah enter and leave the city. Then go and stand in all the other gates of the city of Jerusalem.

  • Isa 22:10
    67%

    10You counted the houses in Jerusalem, and demolished houses so you could have material to reinforce the wall.

  • Ps 102:16
    67%

    16when the LORD rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,

  • Isa 40:9
    67%

    9Go up on a high mountain, O herald Zion! Shout out loudly, O herald Jerusalem! Shout, don’t be afraid! Say to the towns of Judah,“Here is your God!”