Zechariah 2:12
The people of Judah will be a very special part of his sacred country, and Jerusalem will again be the city that he has chosen.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:9But Yahweh decided that we would be his people; he chose us, the descendants of Jacob, to belong to him.
Esther 6:13He told his wife Zeresh and his friends everything that had happened to him that day. Then his wife and his friends said to him, “Mordecai, the man who has caused you to be completely disgraced/humiliated, is a Jew. It is clear that the God whom the Jews worship is fighting for them. So you will never be able to defeat Mordecai. He will defeat you!”
Psalms 82:8God, arise and judge everyone on [MTY] the earth, because all the people-groups belong to you!
Psalms 135:4He has chosen us, the descendants of Jacob; he has chosen us Israelis to belong to him [DOU].
Isaiah 41:9I summoned you from very distant places [DOU] on the earth, and I said ‘I want you to serve me; I have chosen you, and I will not reject you.’
Jeremiah 30:16But some day all those who are trying to destroy you will be destroyed; all your enemies will be exiled to other nations. All those who have stolen things from you will have their valuable possessions stolen, and all those who attack you will be attacked.
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 →