Zechariah 9:13 Cross References
Zechariah 9:13
13: Judah is my bow, and Israel is my arrow! Jerusalem is my sword, and like a warrior, I will brandish it against the Greeks.
Zechariah 10:3
- "My anger burns against your shepherds, and I will punish these leaders. For the LORD Almighty has arrived to look after his flock of Judah; he will make them strong and glorious, like a proud warhorse in battle.
- From Judah will come the cornerstone, the tent peg, the battle bow, and all the rulers.
- They will be like mighty warriors in battle, trampling their enemies in the mud under their feet. Since the LORD is with them as they fight, they will overthrow even the horsemen of the enemy.
- "I will strengthen Judah and save Israel; I will reestablish them because I love them. It will be as though I had never rejected them, for I am the LORD their God, who will hear their cries.
- The people of Israel will become like mighty warriors, and their hearts will be happy as if by wine. Their children, too, will see it all and be glad; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD.
Psalms 45:3
- Put on your sword, O mighty warrior! You are so glorious, so majestic!
Isaiah 49:2
- He made my words of judgment as sharp as a sword. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. I am like a sharp arrow in his quiver.
Revelation 2:12
- "Write this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum. This is the message from the one who has a sharp two-edged sword:
Micah 4:2
- Many nations will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Temple of the God of Israel. There he will teach us his ways, so that we may obey him." For in those days the LORD's teaching and his word will go out from Jerusalem.
- The LORD will settle international disputes. All the nations will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. All wars will stop, and military training will come to an end.
Daniel 8:21
- The shaggy male goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes represents the first king of the Greek Empire.
- The four prominent horns that replaced the one large horn show that the Greek Empire will break into four sections with four kings, none of them as great as the first.
- "At the end of their rule, when their sin is at its height, a fierce king, a master of intrigue, will rise to power.
- He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause a shocking amount of destruction and succeed in everything he does. He will destroy powerful leaders and devastate the holy people.
- He will be a master of deception, defeating many by catching them off guard. Without warning he will destroy them. He will even take on the Prince of princes in battle, but he will be broken, though not by human power.
Zechariah 1:21
- "What are these men coming to do?" I asked. The angel replied, "The blacksmiths have come to terrify the four horns that scattered and humbled Judah. They will throw them down and destroy them."
2 Corinthians 10:3
- We are human, but we don't wage war with human plans and methods.
- We use God's mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the Devil's strongholds.
- With these weapons we break down every proud argument that keeps people from knowing God. With these weapons we conquer their rebellious ideas, and we teach them to obey Christ.
Micah 5:4
- And he will stand to lead his flock with the LORD's strength, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. Then his people will live there undisturbed, for he will be highly honored all around the world.
- And he will be the source of our peace. When the Assyrians invade our land and break through our defenses, we will appoint seven rulers to watch over us, eight princes to lead us.
- They will rule Assyria with drawn swords and enter the gates of the land of Nimrod. They will rescue us from the Assyrians when they pour over the borders to invade our land.
- Then the few left in Israel will go out among the nations. They will be like dew sent by the LORD or like rain falling on the grass, which no one can hold back.
- The remnant of Israel will go out among the nations and be as strong as a lion. And the other nations will be like helpless sheep, with no one to rescue them.
Psalms 144:1
- Bless the LORD, who is my rock. He gives me strength for war and skill for battle.
Revelation 19:15
- From his mouth came a sharp sword, and with it he struck down the nations. He ruled them with an iron rod, and he trod the winepress of the fierce wrath of almighty God.
Revelation 17:14
- Together they will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will defeat them because he is Lord over all lords and King over all kings, and his people are the called and chosen and faithful ones."
Amos 2:11
- I chose some of your sons to be prophets and others to be Nazirites. Can you deny this, my people of Israel?" asks the LORD.
Obadiah 1:21
- Deliverers will go up to Mount Zion in Jerusalem to rule over the mountains of Edom. And the LORD himself will be king!"
Joel 3:6
- You have sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, who took them far from their homeland.
- But I will bring them back again from all these places to which you sold them, and I will pay you back for all you have done.
- I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the peoples of Arabia, a nation far away. I, the LORD, have spoken!"
1 Corinthians 1:21
- Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never find him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save all who believe.
- God's way seems foolish to the Jews because they want a sign from heaven to prove it is true. And it is foolish to the Greeks because they believe only what agrees with their own wisdom.
- So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended, and the Gentiles say it's all nonsense.
- But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles, Christ is the mighty power of God and the wonderful wisdom of God.
- This "foolish" plan of God is far wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God's weakness is far stronger than the greatest of human strength.
Hebrews 4:12
- For the word of God is full of living power. It is sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep into our innermost thoughts and desires. It exposes us for what we really are.
Revelation 19:21
- Their entire army was killed by the sharp sword that came out of the mouth of the one riding the white horse. And all the vultures of the sky gorged themselves on the dead bodies.
Psalms 149:6
- Let the praises of God be in their mouths, and a sharp sword in their hands--
Daniel 11:32
- He will flatter those who have violated the covenant and win them over to his side. But the people who know their God will be strong and will resist him.
- "Those who are wise will give instruction to many. But for a time many of these teachers will die by fire and sword, or they will be jailed and robbed.
- While all these persecutions are going on, a little help will arrive, though many who join them will not be sincere.
Romans 15:16
- a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News and offer you up as a fragrant sacrifice to God so that you might be pure and pleasing to him by the Holy Spirit.
- So it is right for me to be enthusiastic about all Christ Jesus has done through me in my service to God.
- I dare not boast of anything else. I have brought the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I lived before them.
- I have won them over by the miracles done through me as signs from God--all by the power of God's Spirit. In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ all the way from Jerusalem clear over into Illyricum.
- My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else.
Isaiah 41:15
- You will be a new threshing instrument with many sharp teeth. You will tear all your enemies apart, making chaff of mountains.
- You will toss them in the air, and the wind will blow them all away; a whirlwind will scatter them. And the joy of the LORD will fill you to overflowing. You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
2 Timothy 4:7
- I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.
Revelation 1:16
- He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was as bright as the sun in all its brilliance.
Ephesians 6:17
- Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Mark 16:15
- And then he told them, "Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere.
- Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.
- These signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak new languages.
- They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won't hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick and heal them."
- When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God's right hand.
Lamentations 4:2
- See how the precious children of Jerusalem, worth their weight in gold, are now treated like pots of clay.
Zechariah 12:2
- I will make Jerusalem and Judah like an intoxicating drink to all the nearby nations that send their armies to besiege Jerusalem.
- On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone, a burden for the world. None of the nations who try to lift it will escape unscathed.
- "On that day, says the LORD, I will cause every horse to panic and every rider to lose his nerve. I will watch over the people of Judah, but I will blind the horses of her enemies.
- And the clans of Judah will say to themselves, `The people of Jerusalem have found strength in the LORD Almighty, their God.'
- "On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a brazier that sets a woodpile ablaze or like a burning torch among sheaves of grain. They will burn up all the neighboring nations right and left, while the people living in Jerusalem remain secure.
Psalms 18:32
- God arms me with strength; he has made my way safe.
- He makes me as surefooted as a deer, leading me safely along the mountain heights.
- He prepares me for battle; he strengthens me to draw a bow of bronze.
- You have given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand supports me; your gentleness has made me great.
Jeremiah 51:20
- "You are my battle-ax and sword," says the LORD. "With you I will shatter nations and destroy many kingdoms.
Psalms 49:2
- High and low, rich and poor--listen!
- For my words are wise, and my thoughts are filled with insight.
- I listen carefully to many proverbs and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.
- There is no need to fear when times of trouble come, when enemies are surrounding me.
- They trust in their wealth and boast of great riches.