Zechariah 1:2

The Lord hath been sore displeased with your fathers.

Cross-references

Zechariah 1:15 shows God's anger turning to the nations who overstepped, contrasting with His anger at Israel's ancestors in v.2.

In 2 Kings 22:17, this same divine anger is threatened against Judah for idolatry, explaining the 'great anger' against ancestors.

In 2 Kings 23:26, the same burning wrath persisted despite reform due to Manasseh's provocations, showing accumulated anger.

In 2 Chronicles 36:13-20, the same divine anger results in exile and destruction, fulfilling the warning against ancestors.

Ezra 9:7 Parallel

In Ezra 9:7, the same guilt from fathers to present leads to captivity, confirming the anger against ancestors.

In Nehemiah 9:26, the same rebellion and blasphemy of ancestors is detailed, justifying God's anger.

Psalm 79:5 Related theme

In Psalm 79:5, the same divine anger is lamented—'How long will you be angry?'—echoing the Lord's wrath against Israel.

Jeremiah 44:6 Related theme

In Jeremiah 44:6, this anger is poured out on Judah's cities, resulting in desolation—the very judgment the ancestors experienced.

In Lamentations 1:12-15, God's anger is depicted as consuming fire against Jerusalem, giving vivid detail to the judgment on the ancestors.

In Lamentations 2:3-5, the Lord's fierce anger cuts down Israel like an enemy, illustrating the severity of his wrath against the ancestors.

In Lamentations 3:42-45, the people confess their rebellion and acknowledge God's anger as just, reinforcing the reason for the ancestors' punishment.

Lamentations 5:7 Related theme

In Lamentations 5:7, the sins of the fathers are directly linked to the suffering of the next generation, explaining why God was angry.

Ezekiel 22:31 Related theme

In Ezekiel 22:31, God's indignation is poured out on Israel for their ways, matching the anger against the ancestors in Zechariah.

Daniel 9:11 Related theme

In Daniel 9:11, all Israel's transgression is confessed as the cause of the curse, directly connecting to the anger against the ancestors.

Jeremiah 32:23 directly describes the ancestors' disobedience and the resulting disaster, explaining why God was angry with them.

Acts 7:52 Parallel

Acts 7:52 specifies that ancestors persecuted and killed prophets, providing the precise reason for God's anger mentioned here.

Ezekiel 20:18 records God's command to the next generation not to follow their fathers' sinful ways, showing the pattern behind the anger.

Matthew 23:30-32 shows the Pharisees aligning themselves with their ancestors who killed prophets, the same sin that provoked God's anger in Zechariah.

In 2 Kings 22:19, Josiah's humility averted the same divine anger, contrasting with the ancestors who provoked it.

Daniel 9:12 Parallel

Daniel 9:12 recalls God's anger against ancestors leading to disaster, echoing the divine wrath mentioned here against the forefathers.

Haggai 2:17 Parallel

Haggai 2:17 describes God striking the people with blight and mildew because they did not return to Him, similar to the anger here.