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Zechariah 1:6 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Zechariah 1:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zechariah chapter 1 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. take: or, overtake”
Zechariah 1:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Zechariah 1:6
God's rhetorical question: 'But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers?' The answer is obviously yes—God's words 'took hold,' meaning judgment caught up with them. The phrase suggests inescapable consequences; divine words accomplish their purpose (Isaiah 55:11). The fathers' return and acknowledgment demonstrates judgment's effectiveness in producing repentance. God's word never fails—whether in blessing obedience or judging rebellion. Prophecy's fulfillment vindicates divine truthfulness.
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Cross-References for Zechariah 1:6
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“and has not pitied: He has caused the enemy to rejoice over you; he has exalted the horn of your adversaries.”
“and the word that I shall speak shall be performed; it shall be no more deferred: for in your days”
“if you will not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God”
“until he has executed”
“but my words will not pass away.”
“all Israel have transgressed your law”
“that he should lie”
“few in number; and all the remnant of Judah”
“who say”
“Son of man”