Zechariah 1:16

New Living Translation

“‘Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I have returned to show mercy to Jerusalem. My Temple will be rebuilt, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, and measurements will be taken for the reconstruction of Jerusalem.’

Cross References

Job 38:5

Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line?

Isaiah 12:1

In that day you will sing: “I will praise you, O Lord! You were angry with me, but not anymore. Now you comfort me.

Isaiah 34:11

It will be haunted by the desert owl and the screech owl, the great owl and the raven. For God will measure that land carefully; he will measure it for chaos and destruction.

Jeremiah 30:18

This is what the Lord says: “When I bring Israel home again from captivity and restore their fortunes, Jerusalem will be rebuilt on its ruins, and the palace reconstructed as before.

Ezekiel 40:3

As he brought me nearer, I saw a man whose face shone like bronze standing beside a gateway entrance. He was holding in his hand a linen measuring cord and a measuring rod.

Ezekiel 47:3

Measuring as he went, he took me along the stream for 1,750 feet and then led me across. The water was up to my ankles.

Ezekiel 48:35

“The distance around the entire city will be 6 miles. And from that day the name of the city will be ‘The Lord Is There.’”

Haggai 1:14

So the Lord sparked the enthusiasm of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the enthusiasm of Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the enthusiasm of the whole remnant of God’s people. They began to work on the house of their God, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,

Zechariah 10:6

“I will strengthen Judah and save Israel; I will restore them because of my compassion. It will be as though I had never rejected them, for I am the Lord their God, who will hear their cries.

Zechariah 2:4

The other angel said, “Hurry, and say to that young man, ‘Jerusalem will someday be so full of people and livestock that there won’t be room enough for everyone! Many will live outside the city walls.

Zechariah 2:5

Then I, myself, will be a protective wall of fire around Jerusalem, says the Lord. And I will be the glory inside the city!’”

Zechariah 2:6

The Lord says, “Come away! Flee from Babylon in the land of the north, for I have scattered you to the four winds.

Zechariah 4:9

“Zerubbabel is the one who laid the foundation of this Temple, and he will complete it. Then you will know that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has sent me.

Zechariah 8:3

“And now the Lord says: I am returning to Mount Zion, and I will live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City; the mountain of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will be called the Holy Mountain.