Zechariah 2:8

New Century Version

This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “After he has honored me and sent me against the nations who took your possessions—because whoever touches you hurts what is precious to me—

Cross References

Genesis 20:6

Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know you did not realize what you were doing. So I did not allow you to sin against me and touch her.

2 Kings 24:2

The Lord sent raiding parties from Babylon, Aram, Moab, and Ammon against Jehoiakim to destroy Judah. This happened as the Lord had said it would through his servants the prophets.

Psalm 17:8

Protect me as you would protect your own eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings.

Proverbs 7:2

Obey my commands, and you will live. Guard my teachings as you would your own eyes.

Isaiah 49:19

“You were destroyed and defeated, and your land was made useless. But now you will have more people than the land can hold, and those people who destroyed you will be far away.

Jeremiah 12:14

This is what the Lord said to me: “Here is what I will do to all my wicked neighbors who take the land I gave my people Israel. I will pull them up and throw them out of their land. And I will pull up the people of Judah from among them.

Jeremiah 27:7

All nations will serve Nebuchadnezzar and his son and grandson. Then the time will come for Babylon to be defeated, and many nations and great kings will make Babylon their servant.

Ezekiel 25:12

“This is what the Lord God says: ‘Edom took revenge on the people of Judah, and the Edomites became guilty because of it.

Ezekiel 25:15

“This is what the Lord God says: ‘The Philistines have taken revenge with hateful hearts. Because of their strong hatred, they have tried to destroy Judah.

Ezekiel 26:2

“Human, the city of Tyre has spoken against Jerusalem: ‘The city that traded with the nations is destroyed. Now we can be the trading center. Since the city of Jerusalem is ruined, we can make money.’

Ezekiel 26:20

At that time I will send you down to the place of the dead to join those who died long ago. I will make you live with the dead below the earth in places that are like old ruins. You will not come back from there or have any place in the world of the living again.

Ezekiel 35:5

“ ‘You have always been an enemy of Israel. You let them be defeated in war when they were in trouble at the time of their final punishment.

Ezekiel 36:11

I will increase the number of people and animals living on you. They will grow and have many young. You will have people living on you as you did before, and I will make you better off than at the beginning. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 38:11

You will say, “I will march against a land of towns without walls. I will attack those who are at rest and live in safety. All of them live without city walls or gate bars or gates.

Ezekiel 38:14

“So prophesy, human, and say to Gog, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Now that my people Israel are living in safety, you will know about it.

Amos 1:11

This is what the Lord says: “For the many crimes of Edom, I will punish them. They hunted down their relatives, the Israelites, with the sword, showing them no mercy. They were angry all the time and kept on being very angry.

Amos 1:13

This is what the Lord says: “For the many crimes of Ammon, I will punish them. They ripped open the pregnant women in Gilead so they could take over that land and make their own country larger.

Amos 1:9

This is what the Lord says: “For the many crimes of Tyre, I will punish them. They sold all the people of one area as slaves to Edom, and they forgot the agreement among relatives they had made with Israel.

Micah 4:11

But now many nations have come to fight against you, saying, “Let’s destroy Jerusalem. We will look at her and be glad we have defeated her.”

Micah 5:6

They will destroy the Assyrians with their swords; they will conquer the land of Assyria with their swords drawn. They will rescue us from the Assyrians when they come into our land, when they walk over our borders.

Micah 7:10

Then my enemies will see this, and they will be ashamed, those who said to me, ‘Where is the Lord your God?’ I will look down on them. They will get walked on, like mud in the street.”

Habakkuk 2:17

You hurt many people in Lebanon, but now you will be hurt. You killed many animals there, and now you must be afraid because of what you did to that land, those cities, and the people who lived in them.

Habakkuk 2:8

Because you have stolen from many nations, those who are left will take much from you. This is because you have killed many people, destroying countries and cities and everyone in them.

Zephaniah 2:8

“I have heard the insults of the country of Moab and the threats of the people of Ammon. They have insulted my people and have taken their land.”

Zechariah 2:11

“At that time people from many nations will join with the Lord and will become my people. Then I will live among you, and you will know that the Lord All-Powerful has sent me to you.

Zechariah 2:9

I will shake my hand against them so that their slaves will rob them.” Then you will know that the Lord All-Powerful sent me.

Zechariah 8:5

And the streets will be filled with boys and girls playing.”

Malachi 3:1

The Lord All-Powerful says, “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way for me. Suddenly, the Lord you are looking for will come to his Temple; the messenger of the agreement, whom you want, will come.”

Matthew 25:40

“Then the King will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, anything you did for even the least of my people here, you also did for me.’

Matthew 25:45

“Then the King will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, anything you refused to do for even the least of my people here, you refused to do for me.’

John 14:26

But the Helper will teach you everything and will cause you to remember all that I told you. This Helper is the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name.

John 17:18

I have sent them into the world, just as you sent me into the world.

Acts 9:4

Saul fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”

Deuteronomy 32:10

He found them in a desert, a windy, empty land. He surrounded them and brought them up, guarding them as those he loved very much.

2 Thessalonians 1:6

God will do what is right. He will give trouble to those who trouble you.

1 John 4:14

We have seen and can testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.