Zechariah 14:2

Easy To Read Version

I will bring all the nations together to fight against Jerusalem. They will capture the city and destroy the houses. The women will be raped, and half of the people will be taken away as prisoners. But the rest of the people will not be taken from the city.

Cross References

Isaiah 13:16

Everything in their houses will be stolen. Their wives will be raped. And their little children will be beaten to death while the people are watching.

Isaiah 4:3

At that time, all the people that are still living in Zion {\cf2\super [38]} and Jerusalem will be called holy (special) people. This will happen to all the people that have their names on a special list; the list of people that will be allowed to continue living.

Isaiah 5:26

\{Look!\} God is giving a sign to the nations in a faraway land. God is raising a flag, and he is whistling to call those people. The enemy is coming from a faraway land. The enemy will soon enter the country. They are moving very quickly.

Isaiah 65:18

My people will be happy.\par They will rejoice forever and ever.\par Why? Because of what I will make.\par I will make a Jerusalem that is full of joy,\par and I will make them a happy people.\par

Jeremiah 21:4

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘You have weapons of war in your hands. You are using those weapons to defend yourselves against the king of Babylon and the Babylonians. {\cf2\super [168]} But I will make those weapons worthless.

Jeremiah 34:1

The message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. The message came at the time when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, was fighting against Jerusalem and all the towns around it. Nebuchadnezzar had with him all his army and the armies of all the kingdoms and peoples in the empire he ruled.

Lamentations 1:10

The enemy stretched out his hand.\par He took all of her nice things.\par In fact, she saw the foreign nations\par go inside her temple.\par And Lord, you said those people\par could not join in our assembly!\par

Ezekiel 5:8

So the Lord my Master says, “So now, even I am against you! And I will punish you while those other people watch.

Joel 3:2

I will also gather all the nations together. I will bring all these nations down into Jehoshaphat Valley. {\cf2\super [24]} There I will judge them. Those nations scattered my people, Israel. They forced them to live in other nations. So I will punish those nations. Those nations divided up my land.

Joel 3:9

Announce this among the nations:\par Prepare for war!\par Wake up the strong men!\par Let all the men of war come near.\par Let them come up!\par

Amos 7:17

But the Lord says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute {\cf2\super [96]} in the city. Your sons and daughters will be killed with swords. Other people will take your land and divide it among themselves. And you will die in a foreign {\cf2\super [97]} country. The people of Israel will definitely be taken from this country as prisoners.’”

Zechariah 12:2

“Look, I will make Jerusalem like a cup of poison to the nations around her. The nations will come and attack that city. And all of Judah will be caught in the trap.

Zechariah 12:3

But I will make Jerusalem like a heavy rock—anyone that tries to take it will hurt himself. Those people will really be cut and scratched. But all the nations on earth will come together to fight against Jerusalem.

Matthew 22:7

The king was very angry. The king sent his army to kill those people that killed his servants. And the army burned their city.

Mark 13:14

“You will see ‘the terrible thing that causes destruction.’ {\cf2\super [185]} You will see this thing standing in the place where it should not be.” (You that read this should understand what it means.) “At that time, the people in Judea should run away to the mountains.

Mark 13:19

Why? Because those days will be full of much trouble. There will be more trouble than has ever happened since the beginning, when God made the world. And nothing as bad as that will ever happen again.

Luke 2:1

At that time, Augustus Caesar {\cf2\super [26]} sent out an order to all people in the countries that were under Roman rule. The order said that all people must write their name in a book (register).