Quotes about Jerusalem
Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”
— Zechariah 1:17
So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he told me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
— Zechariah 1:19
“Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”
— Zechariah 2:2
and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it.
— Zechariah 2:4
“Get up, O Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the Daughter of Babylon!”
— Zechariah 2:7
And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.
— Zechariah 2:12
And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”
— Zechariah 3:2
Are these not the words that the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were populous and prosperous, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited?’”
— Zechariah 7:7
This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
— Zechariah 8:3
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Old men and old women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of great age.
— Zechariah 8:4
I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”
— Zechariah 8:8
“so now I have resolved to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid.
— Zechariah 8:15