Zechariah 1:21

Good News Translation

I asked, “What have they come to do?” He answered, “They have come to terrify and overthrow the nations that completely crushed the land of Judah and scattered its people.”

Cross References

Psalm 75:10

He will break the power of the wicked, but the power of the righteous will be increased.

Psalm 83:2

Look! Your enemies are in revolt, and those who hate you are rebelling.

Lamentations 2:17

The Lord has finally done what he threatened to do: He has destroyed us without mercy, as he warned us long ago. He gave our enemies victory, gave them joy at our downfall.

Daniel 12:7

The angel raised both hands toward the sky and made a solemn promise in the name of the Eternal God. I heard him say, “It will be three and a half years. When the persecution of God's people ends, all these things will have happened.”

Zechariah 1:19

I asked the angel that had been speaking to me, “What do these horns mean?” He answered, “They stand for the world powers that have scattered the people of Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”