Zechariah 12:8 “On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the…”

Zechariah 12:8

On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.

World English Bible

In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He who is feeble among them at that day will be like David, and David’s house will be like God, like the LORD’s angel before them.

American Standard Version

In that day shall Jehovah defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of Jehovah before them.

Geneva Bible 1599

In that day shall the Lord defende the inhabitants of Ierusalem, and he that is feeble among them, in that day shall be as Dauid: and the house of Dauid shall be as Gods house, and as the Angel of the Lord before them.

Darby Translation

In that day will Jehovah defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that stumbleth among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David as God, as the Angel of Jehovah before them.

Young's Literal Translation

In that day cover over doth Jehovah the inhabitant of Jerusalem, And the stumbling among them hath been in that day as David, And the house of David as God — As a messenger of Jehovah — before them.

Bible in Basic English

In that day the Lord will be a cover over the people of Jerusalem; and he who is feeble among them in that day will be as strong as David, and the family of David will be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.

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Cross references

“defend”

Zechariah 2:5 Zechariah 9:8 Zechariah 9:15 Zechariah 9:16 Joel 3:16 Joel 3:17

Zechariah 2:5 · BSB

For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”

Zechariah 9:8 · BSB

But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.

Zechariah 9:15 · BSB

The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.

Zechariah 9:16 · BSB

On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land.

Joel 3:16 · BSB

The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.

Joel 3:17 · BSB

Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.

“he”

Joel 3:10 Micah 7:16 Isaiah 30:26 Jeremiah 30:19–22 Micah 5:8 Hebrews 11:34

Joel 3:10 · BSB

Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’

Micah 7:16 · BSB

Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.

Isaiah 30:26 · BSB

The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds H…

Jeremiah 30:19–22 · BSB

Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.

Micah 5:8 · BSB

Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with…

Hebrews 11:34 · BSB

quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

“feeble”

Micah 7:8 Isaiah 49:7 Isaiah 53:3 Jeremiah 27:10

Micah 7:8 · BSB

Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

Isaiah 49:7 · BSB

Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is…

Isaiah 53:3 · BSB

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

Jeremiah 27:10 · BSB

For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish.

“the house”

Micah 5:2–4 Hosea 3:5 Revelation 22:13 Ezekiel 37:24–26 Matthew 1:23 John 17:21–23

Micah 5:2–4 · BSB

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel — One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.

Hosea 3:5 · BSB

Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.

Revelation 22:13 · BSB

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

Ezekiel 37:24–26 · BSB

My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.

Matthew 1:23 · BSB

“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us” ).

John 17:21–23 · BSB

that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.

“as the”

Malachi 3:1 Genesis 22:15–17 2 Samuel 14:17–20 Isaiah 63:9 Hosea 12:3 Acts 7:30–35

Malachi 3:1 · BSB

“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of…

Genesis 22:15–17 · BSB

And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,

2 Samuel 14:17–20 · BSB

And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”

Isaiah 63:9 · BSB

In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Hosea 12:3 · BSB

In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel, and in his vigor he wrestled with God.

Acts 7:30–35 · BSB

After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.

Also

Psalm 82:6

Psalm 82:6 · BSB

I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

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

In context

7The LORD will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah.

9So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

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