Thematic Bible
Zechariah 12:1 (show verse)
The oracle (a burdensome message) of the word of the Lord concerning Israel.
Thus declares the Lord who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:
Thus declares the Lord who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:
Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Jerusalem » The lord making jerusalem a cup of trembling
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Sanctification
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Jerusalem » The lord making jerusalem a cup of trembling
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Sanctification
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Zechariah 12:2 (show verse)
“Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling (staggering) to all the surrounding peoples; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah.
Cup » Cup of wrath, the wicked drink of
Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Jerusalem » Prophecies respecting » To be a terror to her enemies
Jerusalem » The lord making jerusalem a cup of trembling
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Wrath » Cup of
Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Jerusalem » Prophecies respecting » To be a terror to her enemies
Jerusalem » The lord making jerusalem a cup of trembling
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Wrath » Cup of
Zechariah 12:3 (show verse)
And in that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will come and be gathered against it.
Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Jerusalem » Prophecies respecting » To be a terror to her enemies
Jerusalem » The lord making jerusalem a cup of trembling
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Jerusalem » Prophecies respecting » To be a terror to her enemies
Jerusalem » The lord making jerusalem a cup of trembling
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Zechariah 12:4 (show verse)
In that day,” declares the Lord, “I will strike every horse with panic and his rider with madness; but I will open My eyes and watch over the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the [opposing] nations with blindness.
Zechariah 12:5 (show verse)
Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are our strength in the Lord of hosts, their God.’
Zechariah 12:6 (show verse)
“In that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, and like a flaming torch among sheaves [of grain]. They will devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left; and the people of Jerusalem will again live [securely] in their own place, in Jerusalem.
Zechariah 12:7 (show verse)
The Lord shall save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not be magnified above Judah.
Zechariah 12:8 (show verse)
In that day the Lord will defend the people of Jerusalem, and the one who is impaired among them in that day [of persecution] will become [strong and noble] like David; and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the Lord [who is] before them.
Battle of Life » God » Represented as » A defence
God » Christ as » Defence of believers by
Holy spirit » The lord pouring out his spirit
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
divine Protector » A defence
God » Christ as » Defence of believers by
Holy spirit » The lord pouring out his spirit
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
divine Protector » A defence
Zechariah 12:9 (show verse)
And in that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Zechariah 12:10 (show verse)
“I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace (unmerited favor) and supplication. And they will look at Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him as one who weeps bitterly over a firstborn.
Contrition » Promises to those who come in contrition
the First-born » Precious and valuable
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » To the contrite
Grace » The holy ghost is the spirit of
Holy spirit » The lord pouring out his spirit
Holy spirit » Promised » Upon young and old
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Jews, the » Promises respecting » The pouring out of the spirit upon them
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Their humiliation for the rejection of Christ
Levites » Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the messiah
Names » Of the holy spirit » Spirit of grace
typical nature of Paschal lamb » Eaten with bitter herbs
Prayer » The holy ghost » Promised as a spirit of
Prophecies respecting Christ » His being pierced
Repentance » By the operation of the holy ghost
Returning to God » Promises to those who come in contrition
Spear » Plunged into jesus' side
Spirit » The leadership of holy spirit » Upon young and old
Spirit » Promised » Upon young and old
Titles and names of the holy ghost » Spirit of grace
the First-born » Precious and valuable
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » To the contrite
Grace » The holy ghost is the spirit of
Holy spirit » The lord pouring out his spirit
Holy spirit » Promised » Upon young and old
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » The fate of israel
Jews, the » Promises respecting » The pouring out of the spirit upon them
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Their humiliation for the rejection of Christ
Levites » Of their repentance of the crucifixion of the messiah
Names » Of the holy spirit » Spirit of grace
typical nature of Paschal lamb » Eaten with bitter herbs
Prayer » The holy ghost » Promised as a spirit of
Prophecies respecting Christ » His being pierced
Repentance » By the operation of the holy ghost
Returning to God » Promises to those who come in contrition
Spear » Plunged into jesus' side
Spirit » The leadership of holy spirit » Upon young and old
Spirit » Promised » Upon young and old
Titles and names of the holy ghost » Spirit of grace
Zechariah 12:11 (show verse)
In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning of [the city of] Hadadrimmon in the Valley of Megiddo [over beloved King Josiah].
Zechariah 12:12 (show verse)
The land will mourn, every family by itself; the [royal] family of the house of David by itself and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan [David’s son] by itself and their wives by themselves;
Zechariah 12:13 (show verse)
the [priestly] family of the house of Levi by itself and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei [grandson of Levi] by itself and their wives by themselves;
Zechariah 12:14 (show verse)
all the families that remain, each by itself, and their wives by themselves [each with an overwhelming individual regret for having blindly rejected their Messiah].