Zechariah 8:12

Good News Translation

They will plant their crops in peace. Their vines will bear grapes, the earth will produce crops, and there will be plenty of rain. I will give all these blessings to the people of my nation who survive.

Cross References

Genesis 26:12

Isaac sowed crops in that land, and that year he harvested a hundred times as much as he had sown, because the Lord blessed him.

Genesis 27:28

May God give you dew from heaven and make your fields fertile! May he give you plenty of grain and wine!

1 Kings 17:1

A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, “In the name of the Lord, the living God of Israel, whom I serve, I tell you that there will be no dew or rain for the next two or three years until I say so.”

Psalm 72:3

May the land enjoy prosperity; may it experience righteousness.

Psalm 85:12

The Lord will make us prosperous, and our land will produce rich harvests.

Proverbs 19:12

The king's anger is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like welcome rain.

Isaiah 30:23

Whenever you plant your crops, the Lord will send rain to make them grow and will give you a rich harvest, and your livestock will have plenty of pasture.

Isaiah 61:7

Your shame and disgrace are ended. You will live in your own land, And your wealth will be doubled; Your joy will last forever.

Jeremiah 31:12

They will come and sing for joy on Mount Zion and be delighted with my gifts— gifts of grain and wine and olive oil, gifts of sheep and cattle. They will be like a well-watered garden; they will have everything they need.

Ezekiel 34:28

The heathen nations will not plunder them any more, and the wild animals will not kill and eat them. They will live in safety, and no one will terrify them.

Ezekiel 36:12

I will bring you, my people Israel, back to live again in the land. It will be your own land, and it will never again let your children starve.

Ezekiel 36:30

I will increase the yield of your fruit trees and your fields, so that there will be no more famines to disgrace you among the nations.

Ezekiel 36:9

I am on your side, and I will make sure that your land is plowed again and crops are planted on it.

Hosea 13:3

And so these people will disappear like morning mist, like the dew that vanishes early in the day. They will be like chaff which the wind blows from the threshing place, like smoke from a chimney.

Hosea 14:5

I will be to the people of Israel like rain in a dry land. They will blossom like flowers; they will be firmly rooted like the trees of Lebanon.

Joel 2:19

He answered them: “Now I am going to give you grain and wine and olive oil, and you will be satisfied. Other nations will no longer despise you.

Joel 2:22

Animals, don't be afraid. The pastures are green; the trees bear their fruit, and there are plenty of figs and grapes.

Leviticus 26:3

“If you live according to my laws and obey my commands,

Zephaniah 3:13

The people of Israel who survive will do no wrong to anyone, tell no lies, nor try to deceive. They will be prosperous and secure, afraid of no one.”

Haggai 1:10

That is why there is no rain and nothing can grow.

Haggai 2:18

Today is the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, the day that the foundation of the Temple has been completed. See what is going to happen from now on.

Haggai 2:19

Although there is no grain left, and the grapevines, fig trees, pomegranates, and olive trees have not yet produced, yet from now on I will bless you.”

Zechariah 8:6

“This may seem impossible to those of the nation who are now left, but it's not impossible for me.

Malachi 3:11

I will not let insects destroy your crops, and your grapevines will be loaded with grapes.

Matthew 6:33

Instead, be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things.

1 Corinthians 3:21

No one, then, should boast about what human beings can do. Actually everything belongs to you:

Deuteronomy 32:2

My teaching will fall like drops of rain and form on the earth like dew. My words will fall like showers on young plants, like gentle rain on tender grass.

Deuteronomy 33:13

About the tribe of Joseph he said: “May the Lord bless their land with rain And with water from under the earth.

Deuteronomy 33:28

So Jacob's descendants live in peace, secure in a land full of grain and wine, where dew from the sky waters the ground.

James 3:18

And goodness is the harvest that is produced from the seeds the peacemakers plant in peace.