Zechariah 8:8

Zechariah · Old Testament · Chapter 8

“And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.”Zechariah 8:8

What Does Zechariah 8:8 Mean?

Zechariah 8:8 is found in the book of Zechariah, chapter 8, verse 8 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 8:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

2 Corinthians 6:16“And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”Hebrews 8:10“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:”Revelation 21:3“And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.”Zechariah 13:9“And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.”Ezekiel 36:28“And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.”Revelation 21:7“He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.”Jeremiah 24:7“And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.”Ezekiel 11:20“That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.”Jeremiah 31:33“But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”Jeremiah 4:2“And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.”Jeremiah 11:4“Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:”Ezekiel 37:27“My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”Zephaniah 3:14“Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.”Leviticus 26:12“And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.”Ezekiel 37:25“And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.”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 14:3“And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,”Jeremiah 30:22“And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.”Jeremiah 32:41“Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”Joel 3:20“But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.”

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