Zechariah 12:5

And the governors of Juda shall say in their heart: Let the inhabitants of Jerusalem be strengthened for me in the Lord of hosts, their God.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4In that day, saith the Lord, I will strike every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open my eyes upon the house of Juda, and will strike every horse of the nations with blindness.

6In that day I will make the governors of Juda like a furnace of fire amongst wood, and as a firebrand amongst hay: and they shall devour all the people round about, to the right hand, and to the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place in Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Psalms 18:32For who is God but the Lord? or who is God but our God?

Psalms 20:6We will rejoice in thy salvation; and in the name of our God we shall be exalted.

Psalms 68:34who mounteth above the heaven of heavens, to the east. Behold he will give to his voice the voice of power:

Psalms 144:1Hear, O Lord, my prayer: give ear to my supplication in thy truth: hear me in thy justice.

Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are faithless, companions of thieves: they all love bribes, the run after rewards. They judge not for the fatherless: and the widow's cometh not in to them.

Isaiah 28:5In that day the Lord of hosts shall be a crown of glory, and a garland of joy to the residue of his people:

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 12:2-9

The Security of the Church; Punishment of the Church's Enemies; Promises to Judah. ( b. c. 500.) 1 The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord , which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. 2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. 3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all… Read the whole commentary →

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