Thematic Bible
Zechariah 12:1 (show verse)
An oracle. The word of Yahweh concerning Israel. "{Thus declares} Yahweh, who stretches out [the] heavens, founds [the] earth, and forms the spirit of humankind in its midst:
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)
'Look, I [am] going to make Jerusalem a cup of reeling for all the surrounding nations; it will also be against Judah in the siege against Jerusalem.
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 then} on that day I will make Jerusalem a stone weight for all the peoples. All those lifting it up will grievously hurt themselves, and all the nations of the earth will assemble 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)
On that day,' {declares} Yahweh, 'I will strike every horse with confusion, and the one riding it with madness; but over the house of Judah {I will keep my eyes open}, and I will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.
Zechariah 12:5 (show verse)
And the clans of Judah will say {to themselves}, "The inhabitants of Jerusalem are a strength to us, through Yahweh of hosts, their God."
Zechariah 12:6 (show verse)
" 'On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a pan of fire among [sticks of] wood, and like a torch of fire among stalks of grain, and they will devour to [the] right and to [the] left all the surrounding peoples, and Jerusalem will be inhabited again [in] its place, in Jerusalem.
Zechariah 12:7 (show verse)
And Yahweh will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not be exalted over Judah.
Zechariah 12:8 (show verse)
On that day Yahweh will put a shield around the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who stumbles among them on that day will be like David, and the house of David [will be] like God, like the angel of Yahweh, {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 then} on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations coming against Jerusalem.
Zechariah 12:10 (show verse)
" 'I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication, and they will look to me whom they pierced, and they shall mourn over him, as one wails over an only child, and they will grieve bitterly over him as [one] grieves 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)
On that day the wailing will be great in Jerusalem, like the wailing for Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
Zechariah 12:12 (show verse)
And the land shall mourn, {each clan by itself}; the clan of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the clan of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves;
Zechariah 12:13 (show verse)
the clan of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the clan of the Shimeites by itself, and their wives by themselves;
Zechariah 12:14 (show verse)
and all those clans remaining, {each clan by itself}, and their wives by themselves.'"