Zechariah 14:17
Zechariah · Old Testament · Chapter 14
“And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.”Zechariah 14:17
What Does Zechariah 14:17 Mean?
Zechariah 14:17 is found in the book of Zechariah, chapter 14, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Zechariah 14:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Zechariah 14:16“And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.”Amos 3:2“You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”Isaiah 60:12“For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.”Jeremiah 14:4“Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.”Amos 4:7“And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.”Psalms 149:7“To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;”James 5:17“Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.”Revelation 11:6“These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.”Genesis 12:3“And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”Deuteronomy 11:17“And then the LORD’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.”Genesis 10:32“These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.”Genesis 28:14“And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.”Deuteronomy 28:23“And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.”1 Kings 17:1“And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”2 Chronicles 6:26“When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;”2 Chronicles 7:13“If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;”Jeremiah 14:22“Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.”1 Kings 8:35“When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:”Psalms 2:8“Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.”Psalms 110:5“The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.”
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