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Zechariah 2:6 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Zechariah 2:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zechariah chapter 2 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
The Call to Flee Babylon
“Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.”
Zechariah 2:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Zechariah 2:6
Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD. The double interjection hoy hoy (הוֹי הוֹי) functions as an urgent call or alarm—attention! Emergency! God calls exiles still in eretz tsafon (אֶרֶץ צָפוֹן, the land of the north—Babylon/Mesopotamia) to nusu (נֻסוּ, flee/escape). Though Cyrus permitted return (538 BC), many Jews remained in Babylon by choice, having established lives and businesses there.The reason for urgency: ki kh-arba ruchot hashamayim perashtikhem (כִּי כְאַרְבַּע רוּחוֹת ה...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zechariah 2:6
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“and those who remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and you shall know that I”
“flee you from the Chaldeans; with a voice of singing declare you”
“depart you”
“saying”
“when they had taken them out”
“from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods”
“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations”
“and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of you; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about you; and a third part I will scatter to all the winds”
“because of Manasseh”