Zechariah 1:17 “Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities…”

Zechariah 1:17

Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

World English Bible

“Proclaim further, saying, ‘The LORD of Armies says: “My cities will again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion, and will again choose Jerusalem.”’”

American Standard Version

Cry yet again, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: My cities shall yet overflow with prosperity; and Jehovah shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

Geneva Bible 1599

Cry yet, and speake, Thus saith the Lord of hostes, My cities shall yet be broken with plentie: the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet chuse Ierusalem.

Darby Translation

Cry further, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: My cities shall yet overflow with prosperity, and Jehovah shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

Young's Literal Translation

Again call, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Again do my cities overflow from good, And Jehovah hath again comforted Zion, And He hath fixed again on Jerusalem.'

Bible in Basic English

And again let your voice be loud and say, This is what the Lord of armies has said: My towns will again be overflowing with good things, and again the Lord will give comfort to Zion and take Jerusalem for himself.

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Cross references

“My cities”

Psalm 69:35 Isaiah 44:26 Isaiah 61:4–6 Jeremiah 33:13 Ezekiel 36:33 Amos 9:14

Psalm 69:35 · BSB

For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.

Isaiah 44:26 · BSB

who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’

Isaiah 61:4–6 · BSB

They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.

Jeremiah 33:13 · BSB

In the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts…

Ezekiel 36:33 · BSB

This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt.

Amos 9:14 · BSB

I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.

“the Lord shall”

Isaiah 51:3 Isaiah 54:8 Isaiah 66:13 Zephaniah 3:15–17 Isaiah 49:13 Isaiah 51:12

Isaiah 51:3 · BSB

For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and mel…

Isaiah 54:8 · BSB

In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.

Isaiah 66:13 · BSB

As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”

Zephaniah 3:15–17 · BSB

The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.

Isaiah 49:13 · BSB

Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.

Isaiah 51:12 · BSB

“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?

“choose”

Zechariah 2:12 2 Chronicles 6:6 Isaiah 14:1 Zechariah 3:2 Ephesians 1:4 Psalm 132:13

Zechariah 2:12 · BSB

And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 6:6 · BSB

But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’

Isaiah 14:1 · BSB

For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.

Zechariah 3:2 · BSB

And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”

Ephesians 1:4 · BSB

For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

Psalm 132:13 · BSB

For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’

18Then I looked up and saw four horns.

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