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Zechariah 1:16 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Zechariah 1:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zechariah chapter 1 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Zechariah 1:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on 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. This verse unpacks the "good and comfortable words" of verse 13. God declares "I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies" (shavti li-Yerushalayim be-rachamim, שַׁבְתִּי לִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בְּרַחֲמִים). The verb shavti ("I have returned") uses the perfect tense, indicating completed action—God has already returned, not merely promising future return. The plural rachamim (רַחֲמִים, "mercies") intensifies the concept: abundan...
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Cross-References for Zechariah 1:16
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“Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion”
“daughter of Zion; for”
“and observe my statutes”
“through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They built and finished it”
“if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?”
“αἱ χεῖρες ζοροβαβελ ἐθεμελίωσαν τὸν οἶκον τοῦτον καὶ αἱ χεῖρες αὐτοῦ ἐπιτελέσουσιν αὐτόν καὶ ἐπιγνώσῃ διότι κύριος παντοκράτωρ ἐξαπέσταλκέν με πρὸς σέ”
“says Yahweh your Redeemer.”
“and have mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for my holy name.”
“he measured one thousand cubits”
“and saw”