Zechariah 9:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Prisoners, go home! Now you have something to hope for. I am telling you now, I am coming back to you.

Cross References

Job 42:10

Job prayed for his friends, and the Lord made Job successful again. The Lord gave him twice as much as he had before.

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 the joy that continues forever.

Hebrews 6:18

These two things cannot change: God cannot lie when he says something, and he cannot lie when he makes an oath. So these two things are a great help to us who have come to God for safety. They encourage us to hold on to the hope that is ours.

Jeremiah 51:10

The Lord got even for us. Come, let’s tell about that in Zion. Let’s tell what the Lord our God has done.

Jeremiah 31:17

Israel, there is hope for you.” This message is from the Lord. “Your children will come back to their own land.

Nahum 1:7

The Lord is good. He is a safe place to go to in times of trouble. He takes care of those who trust him.

Hosea 2:15

There I will give her vineyards. I will give her Achor Valley as a doorway of hope. Then she will answer as she did when she came out of the land of Egypt.”

Isaiah 40:2

Speak kindly to Jerusalem and tell her, ‘Your time of service is finished. You have paid the price for your sins.’ I, the Lord, have punished you twice for every sin you committed.”

Joel 3:16

The Lord God will shout from Zion. He will shout from Jerusalem, and the sky and the earth will shake. But the Lord God will be a safe place for his people. He will be a place of safety for the people of Israel.

Ezekiel 37:11

Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are like the whole family of Israel. The people of Israel say, ‘Our bones have dried up; our hope is gone. We have been completely destroyed!’

Micah 4:8

And you, Tower of Flocks, your time will come. Ophel, hill of Zion, you will again have the right to rule. Yes, the kingdom will be in Jerusalem as it was in the past.

Isaiah 52:2

Jerusalem, get up and shake off the dust! Daughter Zion, you were a prisoner, but take the chains off your neck.

Jeremiah 31:6

There will be a time when watchmen shout this message: ‘Come, let’s go up to Zion to worship the Lord our God!’ Even the watchmen in the hill country of Ephraim will shout that message.”

Isaiah 38:18

The dead cannot praise you. People in Sheol cannot sing praises to you. Those who have died and gone below are not trusting in your faithfulness.

Isaiah 49:9

You will tell the prisoners, ‘Come out of your prison!’ You will tell those who are in darkness, ‘Come out of the dark!’ The people will eat along the road, and they will have food even on empty hills.

Jeremiah 50:28

People are running out of Babylon. They are escaping from that country and coming to Zion. They are telling everyone the good news about what the Lord is doing. The Lord our God is giving Babylon the punishment it deserves. The Lord is destroying Babylon, because it destroyed his Temple!

Hebrews 6:19

This hope is like an anchor for us. It is strong and sure and keeps us safe. It goes behind the curtain.

Isaiah 24:22

Many people will be gathered together. They have been locked in the Pit. They have been in prison. But finally, after a long time, they will be judged.

Jeremiah 14:8

God, you are the hope of Israel! You save Israel in times of trouble. But now it seems like you are a stranger in the land, like a traveler who only stays one night.

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are my strength and my protection. You are a safe place to run to in time of trouble. The nations will come to you from all around the world. They will say, “Our fathers had false gods. They worshiped those worthless idols, but the idols did not help them.

Jeremiah 17:13

Lord, you are the hope of Israel. You are like a spring of living water. Those who stop following the Lord will have a very short life.