Zechariah 1:14-16 elaborates the comforting answer, revealing God's zeal and plans to rebuild Jerusalem.

Zechariah 2:4-12 develops the comfort further with God dwelling in Jerusalem and many nations joining.

Zechariah 8:2-8 promises restoration and blessing, fulfilling the comforting words of 1:13.

Zechariah 8:19 turns fasts into joyful feasts, embodying the comfort promised in 1:13.

Isaiah 40:1 calls for comfort, which God directly delivers in Zechariah 1:13.

Isaiah 40:2 specifies the comfort as pardon and end of warfare, matching the gracious words in Zechariah 1:13.

Jeremiah 29:10 establishes the 70-year limit and restoration, the basis for God's comforting reply in Zechariah 1:13.

Jeremiah 30:10-22 expands the restoration promise that underlies the comfort in Zechariah 1:13.

Jeremiah 31:3-14 expands on God's everlasting love and comfort, echoing the gracious words spoken here.

Zephaniah 3:14-20 calls for rejoicing as God rejoices over his people with quieting love, mirroring the comfort here.

Proverbs 12:25 states that a good word gladdens the heart, directly illustrating the effect of God's comforting words.