Zechariah 8:12

New American Bible - revised edition

For there will be a sowing of peace: the vine will yield its fruit, the land will yield its crops, and the heavens will yield their dew. I will give all these things to the remnant of this people to possess.

Cross References

Genesis 26:12

Isaac sowed a crop in that region and reaped a hundredfold the same year. Since the Lord blessed him,

Genesis 27:28

May God give to you of the dew of the heavens And of the fertility of the earth abundance of grain and wine.

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab: “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, during these years there shall be no dew or rain except at my word.”

Psalm 72:3

That the mountains may yield their bounty for the people, and the hills great abundance,

Psalm 85:12

Truth will spring from the earth; justice will look down from heaven.

Proverbs 19:12

The king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor, like dew on the grass.

Isaiah 30:23

He will give rain for the seed you sow in the ground, And the bread that the soil produces will be rich and abundant. On that day your cattle will graze in broad meadows;

Isaiah 61:7

Because their shame was twofold and disgrace was proclaimed their portion, They will possess twofold in their own land; everlasting joy shall be theirs.

Jeremiah 31:12

Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion, they shall come streaming to the Lord’s blessings: The grain, the wine, and the oil, flocks of sheep and cattle; They themselves shall be like watered gardens, never again neglected.

Ezekiel 34:28

They shall no longer be plundered by the nations nor will wild beasts devour them, but they shall dwell securely, with no one to frighten them.

Ezekiel 36:12

Upon you I will have them walk, my people Israel. They shall possess you, and you shall be their heritage. Never again shall you rob them of their children.

Ezekiel 36:30

I will increase the fruit on your trees and the crops in your fields so that you no longer endure reproach from the nations because of famine.

Ezekiel 36:9

Look! I am for you! I will turn my face toward you; you will be plowed and planted.

Hosea 13:3

Therefore, they will be like a morning cloud or like the dew that vanishes with the dawn, Like chaff storm-driven from the threshing floor or like smoke out of the window.

Hosea 14:5

I will heal their apostasy, I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from them.

Joel 2:19

In response the Lord said to his people: I am sending you grain, new wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied by them; Never again will I make you a disgrace among the nations.

Joel 2:22

Do not fear, you animals in the wild, for the wilderness pastures sprout green grass. The trees bear fruit, the fig tree and the vine produce their harvest.

Leviticus 26:3

If you live in accordance with my statutes and are careful to observe my commandments,

Zephaniah 3:13

the remnant of Israel. They shall do no wrong and speak no lies; Nor shall there be found in their mouths a deceitful tongue; They shall pasture and lie down with none to disturb them.

Haggai 1:10

Therefore, the heavens withheld the dew, and the earth its yield.

Haggai 2:18

Reflect from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month. From the day on which the temple of the Lord was founded, reflect!

Haggai 2:19

Is there still seed in the storehouse? Have the vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree still not borne fruit? From this day, I will bless you. Future Hope.

Zechariah 8:6

Thus says the Lord of hosts: Even if this should seem impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it seem impossible in my eyes also?—oracle of the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 3:11

I will rebuke the locust for you so that it will not destroy your crops, And the vine in the field will not be barren, says the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.

1 Corinthians 3:21

So let no one boast about human beings, for everything belongs to you,

Deuteronomy 32:2

May my teaching soak in like the rain, and my utterance drench like the dew, Like a downpour upon the grass, like a shower upon the crops.

Deuteronomy 33:13

Of Joseph he said: Blessed by the Lord is his land with the best of heaven above and of the abyss crouching beneath;

Deuteronomy 33:28

Israel abides securely, Jacob dwells apart, In a land of grain and wine, where the heavens drip with dew.

James 3:18

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace.