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Zechariah 8:6 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Zechariah 8:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zechariah chapter 8 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. marvellous: or, hard, or, difficult”
Zechariah 8:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Zechariah 8:6
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. God anticipates skeptical response to His promises. The word "marvellous" (yippale, יִפָּלֵא) from pala means extraordinary, wonderful, difficult, or seemingly impossible—beyond natural expectation. The "remnant" (she'erit, שְׁאֵרִית) refers to the small community of returned exiles who might find these promises too good to be true given their meager circumstances.The rhetorical question "should it also be marvellous in m...
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Cross-References for Zechariah 8:6
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“I am Yahweh”
“The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
“looking to the promise of God”
“when the season comes round”
“you will be silent and not able to speak”
“to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them”
“and said”
“you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for you”
“This is the LORD's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.”