Verse 15

so now I have purposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem and the house of Judah. Do not be afraid.

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Referenced Verses

  • Zech 8:13 : 13 As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you will become a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.
  • Mic 7:18-20 : 18 Who is a God like You, forgiving iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in steadfast love. 19 He will again have compassion on us; He will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. 20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as You promised to our fathers in days of old.
  • Zeph 3:16-17 : 16 On that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, 'Do not be afraid, Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.' 17 The LORD your God is in your midst—a mighty warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will exult over you with joyful singing.
  • Luke 12:32 : 32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
  • Isa 43:1-2 : 1 But now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, Jacob, He who formed you, Israel: 'Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine.' 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you cross the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not consume you.
  • Jer 29:11-14 : 11 For I know the plans I have for you—this is the LORD's declaration—plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you—this is the LORD's declaration—and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you—this is the LORD's declaration. I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.
  • Jer 32:42 : 42 This is what the LORD says: Just as I have brought all this great disaster upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.
  • Mic 4:10-13 : 10 Writhe in pain and groan, Daughter Zion, like a woman in labor, for now you must leave the city and camp in the open field. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued. There the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies. 11 But now many nations are gathered against you, saying, 'Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gloat over Zion.' 12 But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD; they do not understand His plan, that He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor. 13 Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion, for I will make your horn like iron and your hooves like bronze, and you will crush many nations. You will dedicate their ill-gotten gains to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.