Zechariah 9:8

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Then I will surround my temple to protect it like a guard from anyone crossing back and forth; so no one will cross over against them anymore as an oppressor, for now I myself have seen it.

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  • Isa 54:14 : 14 You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. You will not experience oppression; indeed, you will not be afraid. You will not be terrified, for nothing frightening will come near you.
  • Isa 52:1 : 1 Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your beautiful clothes, O Jerusalem, holy city! For uncircumcised and unclean pagans will no longer invade you.
  • Isa 60:18 : 18 Sounds of violence will no longer be heard in your land, or the sounds of destruction and devastation within your borders. You will name your walls,‘Deliverance,’ and your gates,‘Praise.’
  • Jer 31:12 : 12 They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion. They will be radiant with joy over the good things the LORD provides, the grain, the fresh wine, the olive oil, the young sheep and calves he has given to them. They will be like a well-watered garden and will not grow faint or weary any more.
  • Jer 46:2 : 2 The Prophecy about Egypt’s Defeat at Carchemish He spoke about Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt which was encamped along the Euphrates River at Carchemish. Now this was the army that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon defeated in the fourth year that Jehoiakim son of Josiah was ruling over Judah.
  • Jer 46:13 : 13 The Lord Predicts that Nebuchadnezzar Will Attack and Plunder Egypt The LORD spoke to the prophet Jeremiah about Nebuchadnezzar coming to attack the land of Egypt.
  • Ezek 28:24-25 : 24 “‘No longer will Israel suffer from the sharp briers or painful thorns of all who surround and scorn them. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD. 25 “‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I regather the house of Israel from the peoples where they are dispersed, I will reveal my sovereign power over them in the sight of the nations, and they will live in their land that I gave to my servant Jacob.
  • Ezek 39:29 : 29 I will no longer hide my face from them, when I pour out my Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD.”
  • Dan 11:6-7 : 6 After some years have passed, they will form an alliance. Then the daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she will not retain her power, nor will he continue in his strength. She, together with the one who brought her, her child, and her benefactor will all be delivered over at that time. 7 “There will arise in his place one from her family line who will come against their army and will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and will move against them successfully.
  • Dan 11:10-16 : 10 His sons will wage war, mustering a large army which will advance like an overflowing river and carrying the battle all the way to the enemy’s fortress. 11 “Then the king of the south will be enraged and will march out to fight against the king of the north, who will also muster a large army, but that army will be delivered into his hand. 12 When the army is taken away, the king of the south will become arrogant. He will be responsible for the death of thousands and thousands of people, but he will not continue to prevail. 13 For the king of the north will again muster an army, one larger than before. At the end of some years he will advance with a huge army and enormous supplies. 14 “In those times many will oppose the king of the south. Those who are violent among your own people will rise up in confirmation of the vision, but they will falter. 15 Then the king of the north will advance and will build siege mounds and capture a well-fortified city. The forces of the south will not prevail, not even his finest contingents. They will have no strength to prevail. 16 The one advancing against him will do as he pleases, and no one will be able to stand before him. He will prevail in the beautiful land, and its annihilation will be within his power.
  • Dan 11:27-29 : 27 These two kings, their minds filled with evil intentions, will trade lies with one another at the same table. But it will not succeed, for there is still an end at the appointed time. 28 Then the king of the north will return to his own land with much property. His mind will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action, and then return to his own land. 29 At an appointed time he will again invade the south, but this latter visit will not turn out the way the former one did.
  • Dan 11:40-45 : 40 “At the time of the end the king of the south will attack him. Then the king of the north will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and a large armada of ships. He will invade lands, passing through them like an overflowing river. 41 Then he will enter the beautiful land. Many will fall, but these will escape: Edom, Moab, and the Ammonite leadership. 42 He will extend his power against other lands; the land of Egypt will not escape. 43 He will have control over the hidden stores of gold and silver, as well as all the treasures of Egypt. Libyans and Ethiopians will submit to him. 44 But reports will trouble him from the east and north, and he will set out in a tremendous rage to destroy and wipe out many. 45 He will pitch his royal tents between the seas toward the beautiful holy mountain. But he will come to his end, with no one to help him.
  • Joel 3:16-17 : 16 The LORD roars from Zion; from Jerusalem his voice bellows out. The heavens and the earth shake. But the LORD is a refuge for his people; he is a stronghold for the citizens of Israel. 17 The 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.
  • Amos 9:15 : 15 I will plant them on their land and they will never again be uprooted from the land I have given them,”says the LORD your God.
  • Zech 2:1-9 : 1 Vision Three: The Surveyor(2:5) I looked again, and there was a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 I asked,“Where are you going?” He replied,“To measure Jerusalem in order to determine its width and its length.” 3 At this point the angelic messenger who spoke to me went out, and another messenger came to meet him 4 and 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. 5 But I(the LORD says) will be a wall of fire surrounding Jerusalem and the source of glory in her midst.’” 6 “You there! Flee from the northland!” says the LORD,“for like the four winds of heaven I have scattered you,” says the LORD. 7 “Escape, Zion, you who live among the Babylonians!” 8 For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says to me that for his own glory he has sent me to the nations that plundered you– for anyone who touches you touches the pupil of his eye. 9 “Yes, look here, I am about to punish them so that they will be looted by their own slaves.” Then you will know that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has sent me. 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. 12 The LORD will take possession of Judah as his portion in the holy land and he will choose Jerusalem once again. 13 Be silent in the LORD’s presence, all people everywhere, for he is being moved to action in his holy dwelling place.
  • Zech 12:8 : 8 On that day the LORD himself will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like mighty David, and the dynasty of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD before them.
  • Zech 14:11 : 11 And people will settle there, and there will no longer be the threat of divine extermination– Jerusalem will dwell in security.
  • Acts 7:34 : 34 I have certainly seen the suffering of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to rescue them. Now come, I will send you to Egypt.’
  • Rev 20:1-3 : 1 The Thousand Year Reign Then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain. 2 He seized the dragon– the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan– and tied him up for a thousand years. 3 The angel then threw him into the abyss and locked and sealed it so that he could not deceive the nations until the one thousand years were finished.(After these things he must be released for a brief period of time.)
  • Rev 20:9 : 9 They went up on the broad plain of the earth and encircled the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and devoured them completely.
  • Isa 52:12 : 12 Yet do not depart quickly or leave in a panic. For the LORD goes before you; the God of Israel is your rear guard.
  • Gen 32:1-2 : 1 Jacob Wrestles at Peniel So Jacob went on his way and the angels of God met him. 2 When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed,“This is the camp of God!” So he named that place Mahanaim.
  • Exod 3:7 : 7 The LORD said,“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
  • Exod 3:9 : 9 And now indeed the cry of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen how severely the Egyptians oppress them.
  • 2 Sam 16:12 : 12 Perhaps the LORD will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.”
  • 2 Kgs 23:29 : 29 During Josiah’s reign Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt marched toward the Euphrates River to help the king of Assyria. King Josiah marched out to fight him, but Necho killed him at Megiddo when he saw him.
  • 2 Kgs 24:1 : 1 During Jehoiakim’s reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked. Jehoiakim was his subject for three years, but then he rebelled against him.
  • Ps 34:7 : 7 The LORD’s angel camps around the LORD’s loyal followers and delivers them.
  • Ps 46:1-5 : 1 For the music director; by the Korahites; according to the alamoth style; a song. God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble. 2 For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea, 3 when its waves crash and foam, and the mountains shake before the surging sea.(Selah) 4 The river’s channels bring joy to the city of God, the special, holy dwelling place of the Most High. 5 God lives within it, it cannot be moved. God rescues it at the break of dawn.
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.
  • Ps 125:1-2 : 1 A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved and will endure forever. 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, now and forevermore.
  • Isa 4:5 : 5 Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over its convocations a cloud and smoke by day and a bright flame of fire by night; indeed a canopy will accompany the LORD’s glorious presence.
  • Isa 26:1 : 1 Judah 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.
  • Isa 31:5 : 5 Just as birds hover over a nest, so the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it; as he passes over he will rescue it.
  • Isa 33:20-22 : 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. 21 Instead the LORD will rule there as our mighty king. Rivers and wide streams will flow through it; no war galley will enter; no large ships will sail through. 22 For the LORD, our ruler, the LORD, our commander, the LORD, our king– he will deliver us.

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    10 When my enemies see this, they will be covered with shame. They say to me,“Where is the LORD your God?” I will gloat over them. Then they will be trampled down like mud in the streets.

  • Zeph 3:15
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    15 The LORD has removed the judgment against you; he has turned back your enemy. Israel’s king, the LORD, is in your midst! You no longer need to fear disaster.

  • Zech 9:7
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    7 I will take away their abominable religious practices; then those who survive will become a community of believers in our God, like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

  • Nah 1:15
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    15 Proclamation of the Deliverance of Judah(2:1) Look! A herald is running on the mountains! A messenger is proclaiming deliverance:“Celebrate your sacred festivals, O Judah! Fulfill your sacred vows to praise God! For never again will the wicked Assyrians invade you, they have been completely destroyed.”

  • Num 23:9
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    9 For from the top of the rocks I see them; from the hills I watch them. Indeed, a nation that lives alone, and it will not be reckoned among the nations.

  • 2 Sam 7:10
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    10 I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there; they will live there and not be disturbed any more. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning

  • Zech 2:9-10
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    9 “Yes, look here, I am about to punish them so that they will be looted by their own slaves.” Then you will know that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has sent me.

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  • Amos 9:8
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    8 Look, the Sovereign LORD is watching the sinful nation, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will not completely destroy the family of Jacob,” says the LORD.

  • Zech 8:11
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  • Isa 5:9
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    9 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies told me this:“Many houses will certainly become desolate, large, impressive houses will have no one living in them.

  • Zech 12:7-9
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    7 The 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.

    8 On that day the LORD himself will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like mighty David, and the dynasty of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD before them.

    9 So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.”

  • Amos 9:1
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    1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar and he said,“Strike the tops of the support pillars, so the thresholds shake! Knock them down on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the survivors with the sword. No one will be able to run away; no one will be able to escape.

  • 1 Chr 17:9
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    9 I will establish a place for my people Israel and settle them there; they will live there and not be disturbed anymore. Violent men will not oppress them again, as they did in the beginning

  • Isa 29:3
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    3 I will lay siege to you on all sides; I will besiege you with troops; I will raise siege works against you.

  • 1 Kgs 9:8
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    8 This temple will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, saying,‘Why did the LORD do this to this land and this temple?’

  • Isa 8:18
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    18 Look, I and the sons whom the LORD has given me are reminders and object lessons in Israel, sent from the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, who lives on Mount Zion.

  • Isa 33:20
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    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.

  • Ezek 9:10
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    10 But as for me, my eye will not pity them nor will I spare them; I hereby repay them for what they have done.”

  • Joel 3:17
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    17 The 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.

  • Amos 9:4
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    4 Even when their enemies drive them into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will not let them out of my sight; they will experience disaster, not prosperity.”

  • Isa 1:24
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    24 Therefore, the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the Powerful One of Israel, says this:“Ah, I will seek vengeance against my adversaries, I will take revenge against my enemies.

  • Neh 7:3
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    3 I said to them,“The gates of Jerusalem must not be opened in the early morning, until those who are standing guard close the doors and lock them. Position residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their guard stations and some near their homes.”

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    11 Do you think this temple I have claimed as my own is to be a hideout for robbers? You had better take note! I have seen for myself what you have done! says the LORD.

  • Jer 1:18-19
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    18 I, the LORD, hereby promise to make you as strong as a fortified city, an iron pillar, and a bronze wall. You will be able to stand up against all who live in the land, including the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and all the people of the land.

    19 They will attack you but they will not be able to overcome you, for I will be with you to rescue you,” says the LORD.

  • Mal 1:5
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    5 Your eyes will see it, and then you will say,‘May the LORD be magnified even beyond the border of Israel!’”

  • Mic 4:4
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    4 Each will sit under his own grapevine or under his own fig tree without any fear. The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has decreed it.

  • Mic 2:8
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    8 but you rise up as an enemy against my people. You steal a robe from a friend, from those who pass by peacefully as if returning from a war.

  • Isa 21:6
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    6 For this is what the Lord has told me:“Go, post a guard! He must report what he sees.

  • Isa 52:8
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    8 Listen, your watchmen shout; in unison they shout for joy, for they see with their very own eyes the LORD’s return to Zion.

  • Ps 27:3
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    3 Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident.

  • Zech 8:3
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    3 The 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.”’

  • Isa 31:9
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    9 They will surrender their stronghold because of fear; their officers will be afraid of the LORD’s battle flag.” This is what the LORD says– the one whose fire is in Zion, whose firepot is in Jerusalem.

  • Jer 21:13
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    13 Listen, you who sit enthroned above the valley on a rocky plateau. I am opposed to you,’ says the LORD.‘You boast,“No one can swoop down on us. No one can penetrate into our places of refuge.”

  • Job 19:12
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    12 His troops advance together; they throw up a siege ramp against me, and they camp around my tent.

  • 2 Kgs 19:34
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    34 I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.’”

  • Isa 22:8
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    8 They removed the defenses of Judah. At that time you looked for the weapons in the House of the Forest.

  • Zech 8:15
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    15 so, to the contrary, I have planned in these days to do good to Jerusalem and Judah– do not fear!

  • Ps 118:7
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    7 The LORD is on my side as my helper. I look in triumph on those who hate me.

  • Amos 9:10
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    10 All the sinners among my people will die by the sword– the ones who say,‘Disaster will not come near, it will not confront us.’

  • Ps 54:7
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    7 Surely he rescues me from all trouble, and I triumph over my enemies.

  • Jer 6:3
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    3 Kings will attack it with their armies. They will encamp in siege all around it. Each of them will devastate the portion assigned to him.

  • Zech 14:11
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    11 And people will settle there, and there will no longer be the threat of divine extermination– Jerusalem will dwell in security.

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    32 You will see trouble in my dwelling place! Israel will experience blessings, but there will not be an old man in your house for all time.

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    27 The LORD said to me,“I have made you like a metal assayer to test my people like ore. You are to observe them and evaluate how they behave.”

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    11 I gloat in triumph over those who tried to ambush me; I hear the defeated cries of the evil foes who attacked me.

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