Zechariah 8:20

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

Cross-reference

Zechariah 8:13 promises Israel will become a blessing among nations — same context of restoration that leads to peoples coming.

Zechariah 14:17 warns those who do not come, reinforcing the reality of nations gathering to worship described here.

Zechariah 14:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Zechariah 14:16 depicts survivors of all nations worshiping annually, a direct outworking of the peoples coming here.

Zechariah 2:11 expands on nations joining the Lord, fulfilling the promise here that peoples shall come.

Zechariah 14:9 declares the Lord will be king over all the earth — the culmination of the gathering of peoples prophesied here.

Isaiah 49:23 reinforces that kings will bow and serve Israel, adding detail to nations' submission.

Isaiah 2:3 Parallel

Isaiah 2:3 adds that many peoples will invite each other to go up and learn God's ways.

Matthew 8:11 Prophetic fulfillment

Matthew 8:11 says many will come from east and west to feast in the kingdom — a NT fulfillment of the gathering of nations promised in Zechariah.

Malachi 1:11 declares God's name great among the nations — a parallel prophecy of worldwide worship and honor to God.

Isaiah 49:22 depicts nations carrying Israel's children back, showing a specific fulfillment of peoples coming.

Isaiah 2:2 Parallel

Isaiah 2:2 expands on this vision of all nations streaming to God's mountain in the last days.

Micah 4:2 Parallel

Micah 4:2 continues with nations inviting each other to go up to the Lord — identical vision of peoples seeking God.

Isaiah 60:3-12 describes nations coming to Jerusalem's light and bringing tribute, a fuller parallel.

Isaiah 66:18-20 expands on gathering all nations to see God's glory and bring offerings.

Micah 4:1 Parallel

Micah 4:1 describes nations streaming to the mountain of the Lord — the same end-time pilgrimage theme as Zechariah 8:20.

Amos 9:12 Parallel

Amos 9:12 predicts nations will be called by God's name — directly parallel to Zechariah's vision of many peoples seeking the Lord.

Jeremiah 16:19 directly echoes that nations will come from the ends of the earth to confess God.

Psalm 138:4 Parallel

Psalm 138:4 says all kings of the earth shall thank the Lord—echoing the vision of rulers from many nations coming to seek God.

Psalm 117:1 Parallel

Psalm 117:1 calls all nations to praise the Lord—a direct parallel to the prophecy of many peoples coming to worship.

Psalm 72:17 Parallel

Psalm 72:17 says all nations will be blessed and call Him blessed—messianic hope of universal worship, similar to Zechariah's vision.

Acts 15:14 Prophetic fulfillment

Acts 15:14 recounts God visiting the Gentiles to take a people for his name — the apostolic fulfillment of the prophetic inclusion of nations.

Psalm 67:1-4 prays that God's way be known among all nations, leading to peoples praising Him—parallel to nations coming to Jerusalem.

Psalm 22:27 Parallel

Psalm 22:27 says all families of nations shall worship before the Lord—directly echoing the gathering of many peoples to seek God.

2 Chronicles 6:33 Historical context

In 2 Chronicles 6:33, Solomon asks God to hear the foreigner so all peoples may know His name—same theme of nations coming to worship.

2 Chronicles 6:32 Historical context

In 2 Chronicles 6:32, Solomon prays for foreigners who come from afar for God's name—mirroring the prophecy of many peoples coming to seek the Lord.

1 Kings 8:43 Historical context

1 Kings 8:42 continues the prayer for foreigners, showing the basis for the future ingathering of peoples described here.

1 Kings 8:41 Historical context

1 Kings 8:41 prays for foreigners coming to the temple, anticipating this prophecy of many peoples coming to God.

Romans 15:9-12 strings OT quotes about Gentiles praising God — a NT application of the prophecy that nations will seek the Lord.

Isaiah 56:3 Parallel

Isaiah 56:3 reassures foreigners who join the Lord that they are not separated, reinforcing the inclusion of outsiders in worship.

John 10:16 Parallel

John 10:16 has Jesus bringing other sheep into one flock — a direct NT parallel to the ingathering of peoples.

Acts 2:10 Parallel

In Acts 2:10, people from many nations are gathered in Jerusalem for Pentecost, fulfilling Zechariah's prophecy of peoples coming to seek the Lord.

Acts 15:17 Parallel

Acts 15:17 quotes Amos about Gentiles seeking the Lord, matching Zechariah's prophecy of peoples coming to God.

In Revelation 15:4, the song declares all nations will come and worship, directly echoing Zechariah's prophecy.

Jeremiah 3:17 says all nations will gather to Jerusalem as the throne of the Lord, a direct parallel to peoples coming.

Psalm 67:2 Parallel

Psalm 67:2 prays that God's way be known among all nations, which Zechariah 8:20 portrays as being fulfilled when peoples come to seek Him.

Psalm 102:15 predicts nations fearing the Lord's name, directly aligning with the nations coming to seek the Lord in Zechariah 8:20.

Psalm 102:22 explicitly describes peoples and kingdoms gathering to worship the Lord, a near-identical prophecy to Zechariah 8:20.

Isaiah 19:24 envisions Egypt and Assyria blessed alongside Israel, similar to the many nations coming to seek the Lord in Zechariah 8:20.

Isaiah 44:5 Parallel

Isaiah 44:5 echoes this: foreigners declare 'I belong to the Lord' and take the name of Israel, showing nations joining God's people.

Isaiah 45:14 pictures nations coming with tribute, bowing and acknowledging God is with Israel alone, fulfilling the same promise.

Isaiah 55:5 Parallel

Isaiah 55:5 says nations that did not know Israel will run to her because of God, directly matching the ingathering of peoples here.

In Genesis 49:10, the obedience of the peoples to the ruler from Judah prefigures the nations flocking to seek the Lord in Zechariah 8:20.

Isaiah 66:23 envisions all flesh coming to worship before God regularly, the ultimate fulfillment of many cities coming.

Isaiah 49:6 Parallel

Isaiah 49:6 reveals the servant as a light to the nations, broadening the mission beyond Jerusalem.

Zephaniah 3:9 says God will purify speech so all peoples call on Him — a parallel promise of unified worship by the nations.

Isaiah 11:10 shifts focus to the root of Jesse as a signal for the nations to seek him.

Isaiah 49:12 also describes people coming from far away, though primarily focused on the return of exiles, not necessarily all nations.

Zephaniah 2:11 prophesies all nations bowing to God each in its own place — a parallel universal worship theme, though setting differs.

Jeremiah 31:6 calls watchmen to urge going up to Zion to the Lord, a specific instance of the general gathering here.

Esther 8:17 Contrast

Esther 8:17 describes Gentiles declaring themselves Jews out of fear, contrasting with the voluntary seeking of the Lord in Zechariah 8:20.

Romans 3:29 Related theme

Romans 3:29 declares God is God of both Jews and Gentiles, echoing the prophecy's universal scope.

Colossians 3:11 Related theme

In Colossians 3:11, Paul declares that in Christ there is no ethnic division, echoing Zechariah's vision of all nations coming to seek God.

Joshua 2:11 Parallel

Joshua 2:11 records a Gentile (Rahab) acknowledging Yahweh, an individual example of what Zechariah 8:20 depicts on a massive scale.

Deuteronomy 4:6 Related theme

Deuteronomy 4:6 shows that Israel's obedience draws the nations' admiration, a similar dynamic to the gathering of peoples in Zechariah 8:20.