Zechariah 8:13
And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
Cross-references
Zechariah 8:20-23 describes nations flocking to Jerusalem because Israel becomes a blessing, the result promised in v.13.
Zechariah 10:6 promises salvation and restoration to Judah and Joseph — directly echoing the 'I will save you' and blessing of Zechariah 8:13.
Zechariah 1:19 shows horns scattering Judah and Israel — illustrating the judgment that made them a curse among nations.
Genesis 12:3 promises that all families of the earth will be blessed through Abraham—the same global blessing Israel brings in Zechariah 8:13.
Ezekiel 37:16-19 depicts the reunification of Judah and Israel, directly paralleling Zechariah's saving of both houses.
Ezekiel 37:11 captures Israel's hopelessness ('bones dried, hope lost'), the curse side of Zechariah's reversal to blessing.
Ezekiel 5:15 describes Israel becoming a reproach and taunt among nations — the very curse Zechariah 8:13 says they were before restoration.
Jeremiah 44:12 declares the remnant will be a curse, the very state Zechariah 8:13 turns into a blessing.
Jeremiah 42:18 warns of becoming a curse in Egypt, the same curse condition Zechariah 8:13 promises to reverse into blessing.
Jeremiah 29:18 includes 'a curse' among the punishments for exile, matching the curse Zechariah 8:13 says will become a blessing.
Jeremiah 26:6 says the city will be made a curse to all nations, the very state Zechariah 8:13 promises to transform into a blessing.
Jeremiah 25:18 uses the same 'curse' language for Jerusalem's judgment, which Zechariah 8:13 reverses to a blessing.
Jeremiah 24:9 describes Israel being made a curse among the nations, the exact condition Zechariah 8:13 promises will turn into a blessing.
Isaiah 65:15 declares the name of the unfaithful will become a curse, matching the 'curse among nations' Zechariah 8:13 mentions.
Genesis 12:2 contains the original promise 'thou shalt be a blessing' to Abraham, which Zechariah sees fulfilled in Israel's restoration.
Isaiah 19:24 echoes the promise that Israel will be a blessing among nations, with Egypt and Assyria joining as a third.
Psalm 79:4 cries that Israel has become a taunt to neighbors, the same shameful status Zechariah 8:13 says will be turned to blessing.
Psalm 72:17 declares all nations blessed in the king—echoing the Abrahamic blessing that Zechariah sees Israel fulfilling after restoration.
Genesis 26:4 reiterates to Isaac that all nations will be blessed through his seed, linking Israel's blessing role to the patriarchal covenant.
Psalm 44:14 describes being a byword and laughingstock among peoples, directly paralleling the 'curse among nations' in Zechariah 8:13.
Psalm 44:13 laments being a taunt and mockery to neighbors, the same 'curse among nations' Zechariah 8:13 says Israel experienced.
Deuteronomy 29:23-28 details the desolation and exile that made Israel a byword among nations, the very curse Zechariah 8:13 says will be reversed.
1 Kings 9:7 warns Israel will become a proverb and a byword among peoples, echoing the curse language Zechariah 8:13 recalls.
2 Chronicles 7:20-22 repeats the warning of exile and becoming a byword, identical to the curse context in Zechariah 8:13.
2 Kings 17:18-20 recounts God rejecting Israel and Judah, casting them out — the historical curse that Zechariah 8:13 says they were.
Galatians 3:14 shows the blessing to the nations fulfilled in Christ, who brings Abraham's blessing to Gentiles.
Daniel 9:11 confesses the curse from the law poured out on Israel for sin — the same curse Zechariah 8:13 references as their past state.
Zephaniah 3:20 promises Israel will become 'a name and a praise among all people,' paralleling the blessing theme.
Isaiah 19:25 expands the blessing to include Egypt and Assyria, whom God calls 'my people' and 'the work of my hands'.
Ezekiel 34:26 promises God will make them 'a blessing' — similar restoration theme to Zechariah's reversal from curse to blessing.
Lamentations 2:16 shows enemies gloating over Jerusalem's fall, matching the curse condition Zechariah 8:13 reverses.
Lamentations 2:15 depicts Jerusalem as an object of scorn, reflecting the curse state Zechariah 8:13 says will turn into blessing.
Jeremiah 32:30-32 attributes the curse to Israel's persistent evil — explaining why they became a curse among nations as in Zechariah 8:13.
Isaiah 61:9 describes Israel's offspring as blessed among nations — a parallel theme to Zechariah's 'ye shall be a blessing'.
Micah 5:7 uses 'dew from the LORD' to describe the remnant's blessing among many peoples, similar to being a blessing.