Zechariah 3:9

For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

Cross-references

Zechariah 4:10 explains that the seven eyes on the stone are the eyes of the Lord surveying the earth, linking the stone's vision to divine omniscience.

Zechariah 13:1 describes a fountain cleansing from sin—the same 'single day' removal of iniquity here, linking the stone’s work to a future fountain.

Isaiah 53:4-12 portrays the suffering servant bearing iniquities—it expands on how the stone removes iniquity through substitutionary suffering.

Jeremiah 31:34 promises forgiveness and no more remembrance of sin—it parallels the complete removal of iniquity declared here.

Jeremiah 50:20 says iniquity will be sought but none found—it echoes the total removal of iniquity in a single day.

Daniel 9:24-27 speaks of finishing transgression and atoning for iniquity—it provides a timeframe for the sin-removal promised here.

John 1:29 Allusion

John 1:29 identifies Jesus as the Lamb who takes away the world’s sin—it directly fulfills the promise of iniquity removed in a single day.

Hebrews 7:27 emphasizes Christ's once-for-all sacrifice, directly echoing the single day in which iniquity is removed.

Revelation 5:6 reveals the Lamb with seven eyes (the seven spirits), directly echoing Zechariah's stone with seven eyes, linking the removal of iniquity to the Lamb's sacrifice.

In Genesis 49:24, the 'Stone of Israel' is a messianic title echoed in the stone with seven eyes here.

Luke 20:17 Allusion

In Luke 20:17, Jesus applies the rejected cornerstone to himself, connecting to the stone with seven eyes as a messianic symbol.

In Revelation 1:4, the seven spirits before God's throne correspond to the seven eyes on the stone here.