Zechariah 14:17
And this shall be: whoever will not go up, from the families of the earth to Jerusalem, so as to adore the King, the Lord of hosts, there will be no showers upon them.
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Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
Deuteronomy 11:17And the Lord, becoming angry, might close up heaven, so that the rain would not descend, nor would the earth produce her seedlings, and then you would quickly perish from the excellent land, which the Lord will give to you.
1 Kings 8:35And if the heavens have closed, so that there is no rain, because of their sins, and they, praying in this place, shall do penance to your name, and shall be converted from their sins, by occasion of their afflictions,
2 Chronicles 6:26If the heavens have been closed, so that rain does not fall, because of the sin of the people, and if they will petition you in this place, and confess to your name, and be converted from their sins when you will afflict them,
Psalms 2:8Ask of me and I will give to you: the Gentiles for your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for your possession.
Psalms 110:5He has given food to those who fear him. He will be mindful of his covenant in every age.
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 14:17-21
Evangelical Predictions; Threatenings and Promises; Encouraging Prospects. ( b. c. 500.) 16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. 17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 18 And if the family of Egypt go not up,… Read the whole commentary →