Zechariah 1:17

Conservative English Version

I also promise that my towns will prosper--Jerusalem will once again be my chosen city, and I will comfort the people of Zion.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:6

(SEE 6:4)

Nehemiah 11:20

The rest of the Israelites, including priests and Levites, lived on their own property in the other towns of Judah.

Nehemiah 11:3

Some of the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple workers, and the descendants of Solomon's servants lived on their own property in the towns of Judah. But the leaders of the province lived in Jerusalem with their families.

Psalm 69:35

God will rescue Jerusalem, and he will rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there on their own land,

Isaiah 14:1

The LORD will have mercy on Israel and will let them be his chosen people once again. He will bring them back to their own land, and foreigners will join them as part of Israel.

Isaiah 44:26

I will make the message of my prophets come true. They are saying, "Jerusalem will be filled with people, and the LORD will rebuild the towns of Judah."

Isaiah 49:13

Tell the heavens and the earth to celebrate and sing; command every mountain to join in the song. The LORD's people have suffered, but he has shown mercy and given them comfort.

Isaiah 51:12

I am the LORD, the one who encourages you. Why are you afraid of mere humans? They dry up and die like grass.

Isaiah 51:3

Though Zion is in ruins, the LORD will bring comfort, and the city will be as lovely as the garden of Eden that he provided. Then Zion will celebrate; it will be thankful and sing joyful songs.

Isaiah 52:9

Jerusalem, rise from the ruins! Join in the singing. The LORD has given comfort to his people; he comes to your rescue.

Isaiah 54:8

For a while, I turned away in furious anger. Now I will have mercy and love you forever! I, your protector and LORD, make this promise."

Isaiah 66:13

I will comfort you there like a mother comforting her child."

Jeremiah 31:13

Young women and young men, together with the elderly, will celebrate and dance, because I will comfort them and turn their sorrow into happiness.

Jeremiah 33:13

(SEE 33:12)

Jeremiah 33:9

When that happens, all nations on earth will see the good things I have done for Jerusalem, and how I have given it complete peace. The nations will celebrate and praise and honor me, but they will also tremble with fear.

Ezekiel 36:33

After I have made you clean, I will let you rebuild your ruined towns and let you live in them.

Amos 9:14

I'll make Israel prosper again. You will rebuild your towns and live in them. You will drink wine from your own vineyards and eat the fruit you grow.

Obadiah 1:20

Those who return from captivity will control Phoenicia as far as Zarephath. Captives from Jerusalem who were taken to Sepharad will capture the towns of the Southern Desert.

Zechariah 1:14

So the angel told me to announce: I, the LORD All-Powerful, am very protective of Jerusalem.

Zechariah 1:18

Next, I saw four animal horns.

Zechariah 2:12

Then Judah will be his part of the holy land, and Jerusalem will again be his chosen city.

Zechariah 2:4

and said, "Hurry! Tell that man with the measuring line that Jerusalem won't have any boundaries. It will be too full of people and animals even to have a wall.

Zechariah 3:2

But the LORD said, "Satan, you are wrong. Jerusalem is my chosen city, and this man was rescued like a stick from a flaming fire."

Ephesians 1:4

Before the world was created, God had Christ choose us to live with him and to be his holy and innocent and loving people.