Zechariah 8:12

New English Translation

‘for there will be a peaceful time of sowing, the vine will produce its fruit and the ground its yield, and the skies will rain down dew. Then I will allow the remnant of my people to possess all these things.

Cross References

Genesis 26:12

When Isaac planted in that land, he reaped in the same year a hundred times what he had sown, because the Lord blessed him.

Genesis 27:28

May God give you the dew of the sky and the richness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.”

Psalm 72:3

The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice.

Psalm 85:12

Yes, the Lord will bestow his good blessings, and our land will yield its crops.

Proverbs 19:12

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

Isaiah 30:23

He will water the seed you plant in the ground, and the ground will produce crops in abundance. At that time your cattle will graze in wide pastures.

Isaiah 61:7

Instead of shame, you will get a double portion; instead of humiliation, they will rejoice over the land they receive. Yes, they will possess a double portion in their land and experience lasting joy.

Jeremiah 31:12

They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion. They will be radiant with joy over the good things the Lord provides, the grain, the fresh wine, the olive oil, the young sheep and calves he has given to them. They will be like a well-watered garden and will not grow faint or weary any more.

Ezekiel 34:28

They will no longer be prey for the nations and the wild beasts will not devour them. They will live securely and no one will make them afraid.

Ezekiel 36:12

I will lead people, my people Israel, across you; they will possess you and you will become their inheritance. No longer will you bereave them of their children.

Ezekiel 36:30

I will multiply the fruit of the trees and the produce of the fields, so that you will never again suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations.

Ezekiel 36:9

For indeed, I am on your side; I will turn to you, and you will be plowed and planted.

Hosea 13:3

Therefore they will disappear like the morning mist, like early morning dew that evaporates, like chaff that is blown away from a threshing floor, like smoke that disappears through an open window.

Hosea 14:5

I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily, he will send down his roots like a cedar of Lebanon.

Joel 2:19

The Lord responded to his people, “Look! I am about to restore your grain as well as fresh wine and olive oil. You will be fully satisfied. I will never again make you an object of mockery among the nations.

Joel 2:22

Do not fear, wild animals! For the pastures of the wilderness are again green with grass. Indeed, the trees bear their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield to their fullest.

Leviticus 26:3

“‘If you walk in my statutes and are sure to obey my commandments,

Zephaniah 3:13

The Israelites who remain will not act deceitfully. They will not lie, and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth. Indeed, they will graze peacefully like sheep and lie down; no one will terrify them.”

Haggai 1:10

This is why the sky has held back its dew and the earth its produce.

Haggai 2:18

‘Think carefully about the past: from today, the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, to the day work on the temple of the Lord was resumed, think about it.

Haggai 2:19

The seed is still in the storehouse, isn’t it? And the vine, fig tree, pomegranate, and olive tree have not produced. Nevertheless, from today on I will bless you.’”

Zechariah 8:6

And,’ says the Lord who rules over all, ‘though such a thing may seem to be difficult in the opinion of the small community of those days, will it also appear difficult to me?’ asks the Lord who rules over all.

Malachi 3:11

Then I will stop the plague from ruining your crops, and the vine will not lose its fruit before harvest,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Matthew 6:33

But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

1 Corinthians 3:21

So then, no more boasting about mere mortals! For everything belongs to you,

Deuteronomy 32:2

My teaching will drop like the rain, my sayings will drip like the dew, as rain drops upon the grass, and showers upon new growth.

Deuteronomy 33:13

Of Joseph he said: May the Lord bless his land with the harvest produced by the sky, by the dew, and by the depths crouching beneath;

Deuteronomy 33:28

Israel lives in safety, the fountain of Jacob is quite secure, in a land of grain and new wine; indeed, its heavens rain down dew.

James 3:18

And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.