Zechariah 12:5

New Century Version

Then the leaders of Judah will say to themselves, ‘The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the Lord All-Powerful is their God.’

Cross References

Psalm 144:1

Praise the Lord, my Rock, who trains me for war, who trains me for battle.

Psalm 18:32

God is my protection. He makes my way free from fault.

Psalm 18:39

You gave me strength in battle. You made my enemies bow before me.

Psalm 46:1

God is our protection and our strength. He always helps in times of trouble.

Isaiah 1:10

Jerusalem, your rulers are like those of Sodom, and your people are like those of Gomorrah. Hear the word of the Lord; listen to the teaching of our God!

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels and friends of thieves. They all accept money for doing wrong, and they are paid to cheat people. They don’t seek justice for the orphans or listen to the widows’ needs.

Isaiah 1:26

I will bring back judges as you had long ago; your counselors will be like those you had in the beginning. Then you will be called the City That Is Right with God, the Loyal City.”

Isaiah 28:5

At that time the Lord All-Powerful will be like a beautiful crown, like a wonderful crown of flowers for his people who are left alive.

Isaiah 28:6

Then he will give wisdom to the judges who must decide cases and strength to those who battle at the city gate.

Isaiah 29:10

The Lord has made you go into a deep sleep. He has closed your eyes. (The prophets are your eyes.) He has covered your heads. (The seers are your heads.)

Isaiah 32:1

A king will rule in a way that brings justice, and leaders will make fair decisions.

Isaiah 45:24

People will say about me, ‘Goodness and power come only from the Lord.’ ” Everyone who has been angry with him will come to him and be ashamed.

Isaiah 60:17

I will bring you gold in place of bronze, silver in place of iron, bronze in place of wood, iron in place of rocks. I will change your punishment into peace, and you will be ruled by what is right.

Jeremiah 30:21

One of their own people will lead them; their ruler will come from among them. He will come near to me when I invite him. Who would dare to come to me uninvited?” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 33:26

only then would I turn away from Jacob’s descendants. And only then would I not let the descendants of David my servant rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will be kind to them and cause good things to happen to them again.”

Joel 3:16

The Lord will roar like a lion from Jerusalem; his loud voice will thunder from that city, and the sky and the earth will shake. But the Lord will be a safe place for his people, a strong place of safety for the people of Israel.

Zechariah 10:12

I will make my people strong, and they will live as I say,” says the Lord.

Zechariah 10:6

“I will strengthen the people of Judah and save the people of Joseph. I will bring them back, because I care about them. It will be as though I had never left them, because I am the Lord their God, and I will answer them.

Zechariah 12:4

At that time I will confuse every horse and cause its rider to go crazy,” says the Lord. “I will watch over Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the enemies.

Zechariah 12:6

“At that time I will make the leaders of Judah like a fire burning a stack of wood or like a fire burning straw. They will destroy all the people around them left and right. But the people of Jerusalem will remain safe.

Zechariah 14:14

The people of Judah will fight in Jerusalem. And the wealth of the nations around them will be collected—much gold, silver, and clothes.

Judges 5:9

My heart is with the commanders of Israel. They volunteered freely from among the people. Praise the Lord!