Zechariah 2:12
And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
In Context
13Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:9But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
Esther 6:13Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
Psalms 82:8Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
Psalms 135:4For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.
Isaiah 41:9I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.
Jeremiah 30:16Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries—every one of them—will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided.
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 2:11-13
Zion's Prosperity Predicted. ( b. c. 520.) 10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord . 11 And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee. 12 And the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. 13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord : for he is raised up out of… Read the whole commentary →