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Zechariah 12:2 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Zechariah 12:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zechariah chapter 12 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. trembling: or, slumber, or, poison when: or, and also against Judah shall he be which shall be in siege against Jerusalem”
Zechariah 12:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Zechariah 12:2
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. God promises to transform Jerusalem from victim to instrument of judgment. The phrase "cup of trembling" (saph ra'al, סַף רַעַל) literally means "cup of reeling" or "bowl of staggering"—nations attacking Jerusalem will drink from this cup and stagger like drunkards. This reverses the prophetic image of Israel drinking God's judgment cup (Isaiah 51:17-22; Jeremiah 25:15-28)—now the attackers drink judgment."All the people round about" refers...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zechariah 12:2
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“full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours it out. Indeed the wicked of the earth drink and drink it to its very dregs.”
“and silver”
“and your God who pleads the cause of his people”
“awake”
“and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God”
“which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels”
“the God of Israel”
“and repay her double as she did”
“and made all the nations to drink”
“her governors and her deputies”