Zechariah 12:5

Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, 'The inhabitants of Jerusalem are our strength because of Yahweh of hosts, their God.'

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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

4On that day—this is Yahweh's declaration—I will strike every horse with confusion and its rider with madness. Over the house of Judah I will open my eyes, but every horse of the peoples I will strike with blindness.

6On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like firepots among wood and like a flaming torch among standing grain, for they will consume all the surrounding peoples on their right and on their left. Jerusalem will again live in her own place.”

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Cross References

Psalms 18:32It is God who puts strength on me like a belt, who places the blameless person on his path. 1

Psalms 20:6Now I know that Yahweh will rescue his anointed one; 1 he will answer him from his holy heaven 1 with the strength of his right hand that can rescue him. 1

Psalms 68:34Ascribe strength to God; 1 his majesty is over Israel, 1 and his strength is in the skies. 1

Psalms 144:1Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, 1 who trains my hands for war 1 and my fingers for battle. 1

Isaiah 1:23Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves; 1 everyone loves bribes and runs after payoffs. 1 They do not defend the fatherless, nor does the widow's legal plea come before them. 1

Isaiah 28:5In that day Yahweh of hosts will become a beautiful crown and a diadem of beauty for the remainder of his people, 1

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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