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Zechariah 8:13

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And it shall come to pass, [that] as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, [but] let your hands be strong.

And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse {H7045} among the heathen {H1471}, O house {H1004} of Judah {H3063}, and house {H1004} of Israel {H3478}; so will I save {H3467} you, and ye shall be a blessing {H1293}: fear {H3372} not, but let your hands {H3027} be strong {H2388}.

House of Y'hudah and house of Isra'el, just as you were formerly a curse among the nations, so now I will save you; and you will be a blessing. Don't be afraid, but take courage!'

As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”

And it shall come to pass that, as ye were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong.

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Cross-References

  • Zephaniah 3:20 (9 votes)

    At that time will I bring you [again], even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.

  • Psalms 72:17 (9 votes)

    His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

  • Zechariah 8:9 (9 votes)

    ¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which [were] in the day [that] the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.

  • Ezekiel 5:15 (8 votes)

    So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that [are] round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken [it].

  • Genesis 12:2 (8 votes)

    And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

  • Genesis 12:3 (8 votes)

    And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

  • 1 Corinthians 16:13 (8 votes)

    ¶ Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.