Zechariah 2:12
The LORD will take possession of Judah as his portion in the holy land and he will choose Jerusalem once again.
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Referenced Verses
- Deut 32:9 : 9 For the LORD’s allotment is his people, Jacob is his special possession.
- Zech 1:17 : 17 Speak up again with the message of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies:‘My cities will once more overflow with prosperity, and once more the LORD will comfort Zion and validate his choice of Jerusalem.’”
- Jer 10:16 : 16 The LORD, who is the inheritance of Jacob’s descendants, is not like them. He is the one who created everything. And the people of Israel are those he claims as his own. His name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.”
- Jer 51:19 : 19 The LORD, who is the portion of the descendants of Jacob, is not like them. For he is the one who created everything, including the people of Israel whom he claims as his own. His name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
- Exod 19:5-6 : 5 And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine, 6 and you will be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you will speak to the Israelites.”
- Ps 33:12 : 12 How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.
- Ps 82:8 : 8 Rise up, O God, and execute judgment on the earth! For you own all the nations.
- Ps 135:4 : 4 Indeed, the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel to be his special possession.
- Isa 41:9 : 9 you whom I am bringing back from the earth’s extremities, and have summoned from the remote regions– I told you,“You are my servant.” I have chosen you and not rejected you.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Zech 1:16-172 verses79%
16The Oracle of Response“‘Therefore,’ this is what the LORD has said,‘I have become compassionate toward Jerusalem and will rebuild my temple in it,’ says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.‘Once more a surveyor’s measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’
17Speak up again with the message of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies:‘My cities will once more overflow with prosperity, and once more the LORD will comfort Zion and validate his choice of Jerusalem.’”
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13Certainly the LORD has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home.
- Zech 2:10-112 verses75%
10“Sing out and be happy, Zion my daughter! For look, I have come; I will settle in your midst,” says the LORD.
11“Many nations will join themselves to the LORD on the day of salvation, and they will also be my people. Indeed, I will settle in the midst of you all.” Then you will know that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has sent me to you.
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6But now I have chosen Jerusalem as a place to live, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’
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1The LORD will certainly have compassion on Jacob; he will again choose Israel as his special people and restore them to their land. Resident foreigners will join them and unite with the family of Jacob.
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3The LORD says,‘I have returned to Zion and will live within Jerusalem. Now Jerusalem will be called“truthful city,”“mountain of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,”“holy mountain.”’
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4Indeed, the LORD has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel to be his special possession.
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9I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and from Judah people to take possession of my mountains. My chosen ones will take possession of the land; my servants will live there.
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20But Judah will reside securely forever, and Jerusalem will be secure from one generation to the next.
- Zech 12:5-73 verses74%
5Then the leaders of Judah will say to themselves,‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are a means of strength to us through their God, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.’
6On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like an igniter among sticks and a burning torch among sheaves, and they will burn up all the surrounding nations right and left. Then the people of Jerusalem will settle once more in their place, the city of Jerusalem.
7The LORD also will deliver the homes of Judah first, so that the splendor of the kingship of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not exceed that of Judah.
- Jer 3:17-182 verses73%
17At that time the city of Jerusalem will be called the LORD’s throne. All nations will gather there in Jerusalem to honor the LORD’s name. They will no longer follow the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts.
18At that time the nation of Judah and the nation of Israel will be reunited. Together they will come back from a land in the north to the land that I gave to your ancestors as a permanent possession.
- Jer 12:14-152 verses73%
14“I, the LORD, also have something to say concerning the wicked nations who surround my land and have attacked and plundered the land that I gave to my people as a permanent possession. I say:‘I will uproot the people of those nations from their land and I will free the people of Judah who have been taken there.
15But after I have uprooted the people of those nations, I will relent and have pity on them. I will restore the people of each of those nations to their own lands and to their own country.
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68He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves.
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23Judah Will Be Restored The LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says,“I will restore the people of Judah to their land and to their towns. When I do, they will again say of Jerusalem,‘May the LORD bless you, you holy mountain, the place where righteousness dwells.’
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35For God will deliver Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, and his people will again live in them and possess Zion.
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12How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.
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2“I am about to make Jerusalem a cup that brings dizziness to all the surrounding nations; indeed, Judah will also be included when Jerusalem is besieged.
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17The LORD’s Presence in Zion You will be convinced that I the LORD am your God, dwelling on Zion, my holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy– conquering armies will no longer pass through it.
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13Be silent in the LORD’s presence, all people everywhere, for he is being moved to action in his holy dwelling place.
- Joel 3:1-22 verses72%
1The LORD Plans to Judge the Nations(4:1) For look! In those days and at that time I will return the exiles to Judah and Jerusalem.
2Then I will gather all the nations, and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. I will enter into judgment against them there concerning my people Israel who are my inheritance, whom they scattered among the nations. They partitioned my land,
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9For the LORD’s allotment is his people, Jacob is his special possession.
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4He picked out for us a special land to be a source of pride for Jacob, whom he loves.(Selah)
- Jer 30:3-42 verses71%
3For I, the LORD, affirm that the time will come when I will reverse the plight of my people, Israel and Judah,’ says the LORD.‘I will bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors and they will take possession of it once again.’”
4Israel and Judah Will Be Delivered after a Time of Deep Distress So here is what the LORD has to say about Israel and Judah.
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27The LORD announced,“I will also spurn Judah, just as I spurned Israel. I will reject this city that I chose– both Jerusalem and the temple, about which I said,“I will live there.”
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7I will transform the lame into the nucleus of a new nation, and those far off into a mighty nation. The LORD will reign over them on Mount Zion, from that day forward and forevermore.”
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17He assigns them their allotment; he measures out their assigned place. They will live there permanently; they will settle in it through successive generations.
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31For a remnant will leave Jerusalem; survivors will come out of Mount Zion. The zeal of LORD of Heaven’s Armies will accomplish this.
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12As a result they will conquer those left in Edom and all the nations subject to my rule.” The LORD, who is about to do this, is speaking!
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2The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem, and gathers the exiles of Israel.
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23On that day,’ says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,‘I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant,’ says the LORD,‘and I will make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you,’ says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.”
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9So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.”
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32He will retain one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.
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32“For a remnant will leave Jerusalem; survivors will come out of Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will accomplish this.
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11And people will settle there, and there will no longer be the threat of divine extermination– Jerusalem will dwell in security.
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7This is what the LORD, the protector of Israel, their Holy One, says to the one who is despised and rejected by nations, a servant of rulers:“Kings will see and rise in respect, princes will bow down, because of the faithful LORD, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.”
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9In unison give a joyful shout, O ruins of Jerusalem! For the LORD consoles his people; he protects Jerusalem.
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2Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his kingdom.
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2For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.
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16Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Jerusalem will live in security. At that time Jerusalem will be called“The LORD has provided us with justice.”
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3Those remaining in Zion, those left in Jerusalem, will be called“holy,” all in Jerusalem who are destined to live.
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6For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.
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17But on Mount Zion there will be a remnant of those who escape, and it will be a holy place once again. The descendants of Jacob will conquer those who had conquered them.