Zechariah 8:3
Zechariah · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.”Zechariah 8:3
What Does Zechariah 8:3 Mean?
Zechariah 8:3 is found in the book of Zechariah, chapter 8, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Restoration, Prophecy & Fulfillment, and New Creation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Zechariah 8:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 46:5“God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.”Psalms 48:1“Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.”Isaiah 2:2“And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.”Isaiah 8:18“Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.”Isaiah 54:14“In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.”Micah 4:1“But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.”Psalms 147:13“For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.”Psalms 87:1“His foundation is in the holy mountains.”Jeremiah 31:23“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.”Zechariah 1:16“Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.”Deuteronomy 28:3“Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.”Isaiah 1:26“And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.”Isaiah 25:6“And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.”Lamentations 5:21“Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.”Zechariah 2:10“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.”Isaiah 30:19“For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.”Isaiah 56:7“Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.”Jeremiah 26:18“Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.”Daniel 9:16“O LORD, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.”Obadiah 1:17“But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.”
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