Zechariah 8:12

Easy To Read Version

“These people will plant in peace. Their grapevines will produce grapes. The land will give good crops, and the skies will give rain. I will give all these things to these, my people.

Cross References

Genesis 26:12

Isaac planted fields in that place. And that year he gathered a great harvest. The Lord blessed him very much.

Genesis 27:28

May the Lord give you plenty of rain so you will have good crops and wine.

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. Elijah said to King Ahab, “I serve the Lord God of Israel. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall during the next few years. The rain will fall only if I command it to fall.”

Psalm 72:3

Let there be peace and justice throughout the land.\par

Psalm 85:12

The Lord will give us many good things.\par The ground will grow many good crops.\par

Proverbs 19:12

Angry words from a king are like the roars of a lion. But compliments from him are like a gentle rain falling softly on the grass.

Isaiah 30:23

At that time, the Lord will send rain for you. You will plant seeds in the ground, and the ground will grow food for you. You will have a very large harvest. You will have plenty of food in the fields for your animals. There will be large fields for your sheep.

Isaiah 61:7

“In the past other people shamed you and said bad things to you. You were shamed much more than any other people. So in your land you will get two times more than other people. You will get happiness that continues forever.

Jeremiah 31:12

The people of Israel will come\par to the top of Zion, {\cf2\super [252]} \par and they will shout with joy.\par Their faces will shine with happiness\par about the good things the Lord gives them.\par The Lord will give them grain, new wine,\par olive oil, young sheep, and cows.\par They will be like a garden\par that has plenty of water.\par And the people of Israel will not\par be troubled anymore.\par

Ezekiel 34:28

They won’t be caught like an animal by the nations any more. Those animals won’t eat them any more. But they will live safely. No one will make them afraid.

Ezekiel 36:12

Yes, I will lead many people—my people, Israel—to your land. You will be their property. And you won’t take away their children again.”

Ezekiel 36:30

I will give you large crops of fruit from your trees and the harvest from your fields so you will never again feel the shame of being hungry in a foreign country.

Ezekiel 36:9

I am with you. I will help you. People will till your soil. People will plant seeds in you.

Hosea 13:3

That is why those people will soon disappear. They will be like the fog that comes early in the morning—that fog comes and then soon disappears. The Israelites will be like chaff {\cf2\super [144]} that is blown from the threshing floor. {\cf2\super [145]} The Israelites will be like smoke that rises from a chimney and disappears.

Hosea 14:5

I will be like the dew to Israel.\par Israel will blossom like the lily. {\cf2\super [149]} \par He will grow like the cedar trees of Lebanon.\par

Joel 2:19

The Lord spoke to his people.\par He said,\par “I will send you grain, wine, and oil.\par You will have plenty.\par I won’t shame you among the nations any more.\par

Joel 2:22

Animals of the field, don’t be afraid.\par The desert pastures will grow grass.\par The trees will grow fruit.\par The fig trees and the vines will grow\par plenty of fruit.\par

Leviticus 26:3

“Remember my laws and commands, and obey them!

Zephaniah 3:13

The survivors {\cf2\super [22]} of Israel won’t do bad things. They won’t tell lies. They won’t try to trick people with lies. They will be like sheep that eat and lie down in peace—and no one will bother them.”

Haggai 1:10

That is why the sky holds back its dew. And that is why the earth holds back its crops.”

Haggai 2:18

\{The Lord said,\} “Today is the 24th day of the ninth month. You have finished laying the foundation of the Lord’s temple. So notice what happens from this day forward!

Haggai 2:19

Is there any grain still in the barn? \{No!\} Look at the vines, the fig trees, the pomegranates, {\cf2\super [11]} and the olive trees. Are they producing fruit? \{No!\} But, starting today, I will bless you!”

Zechariah 8:6

The survivors {\cf2\super [20]} will think it is wonderful. And I will think it is wonderful too!”

Malachi 3:11

I will not let pests destroy your crops. Your grapevines will all produce grapes.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.

Matthew 6:33

The thing you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing the good things God wants you to do. Then all these other things you need will be given to you.

1 Corinthians 3:21

So you should not boast about men. All things are yours:

Deuteronomy 32:2

My teachings will come like the rain, like a mist falling {to the ground}, like a gentle rain on the soft grass, like rain on the green plants.

Deuteronomy 33:13

Moses said this about Joseph:

Deuteronomy 33:28

So Israel will live in safety, Jacob’s well belongs to them. They will get a land of grain and wine. And that land will get plenty of rain.

James 3:18

People who work for peace in a peaceful way get the good things that come from right living.