Zechariah 12:8

New English Translation

On that day the Lord himself will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like mighty David, and the dynasty of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord before them.

Cross References

Psalm 8:5

and make them a little less than the heavenly beings? You grant mankind honor and majesty;

Psalm 82:6

I thought, ‘You are gods; all of you are sons of the Most High.’

Exodus 14:19

The angel of God, who was going before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them.

Exodus 33:2

I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

Isaiah 30:26

The light of the full moon will be like the sun’s glare and the sun’s glare will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, when the Lord binds up his people’s fractured bones and heals their severe wound.

Isaiah 31:4

Indeed, this is what the Lord says to me: “The Lord will be like a growling lion, like a young lion growling over its prey. Though a whole group of shepherds gathers against it, it is not afraid of their shouts or intimidated by their yelling. In this same way the Lord who commands armies will descend to do battle on Mount Zion and on its hill.

Isaiah 33:24

No resident of Zion will say, “I am ill”; the people who live there will have their sin forgiven.

Isaiah 49:7

This is what the Lord, the protector of Israel, their Holy One, says to the one who is despised and rejected by nations, a servant of rulers: “Kings will see and rise in respect, princes will bow down, because of the faithful Lord, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.”

Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.

Isaiah 63:9

Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.

Jeremiah 27:10

Do not listen to them, because their prophecies are lies. Listening to them will only cause you to be taken far away from your native land. I will drive you out of your country and you will die in exile.

Hosea 1:7

But I will have pity on the nation of Judah. I will deliver them by the Lord their God; I will not deliver them by the warrior’s bow, by sword, by military victory, by chariot horses, or by chariots.”

Hosea 12:3

In the womb he attacked his brother; in his manly vigor he struggled with God.

Hosea 3:5

Afterward, the Israelites will turn and seek the Lord their God and their Davidic king. Then they will submit to the Lord in fear and receive his blessings in the future.

Joel 3:10

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears! Let the weak say, ‘I too am a warrior!’

Leviticus 26:8

Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword.

Micah 5:8

Those survivors from Jacob will live among the nations, in the midst of many peoples. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which attacks when it passes through; it rips its prey and there is no one to stop it.

Micah 7:16

Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.

Micah 7:8

My enemies, do not gloat over me! Though I have fallen, I will get up. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.

Zechariah 10:7

The Ephraimites will be like warriors and will rejoice as if they had drunk wine. Their children will see it and rejoice; they will celebrate in the things of the Lord.

Zechariah 2:5

But I (the Lord says) will be a wall of fire surrounding Jerusalem and the source of glory in her midst.’”

Zechariah 9:14

Then the Lord will appear above them, and his arrow will shoot forth like lightning; the Lord God will blow the trumpet and will sally forth on the southern storm winds.

Zechariah 9:8

Then I will surround my temple to protect it like a guard from anyone crossing back and forth; so no one will cross over against them anymore as an oppressor, for now I myself have seen it.

Malachi 3:1

“I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Matthew 1:23

“Look! The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call him Emmanuel,” which means “God with us.”

Romans 9:5

To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.

1 Timothy 3:16

And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

Hebrews 11:34

quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, became mighty in battle, put foreign armies to flight,

Joshua 23:10

One of you makes a thousand run away, for the Lord your God fights for you as he promised you he would.

Revelation 22:13

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end!)

Revelation 22:16

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star!”