Zechariah 7:14
But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
Context
This verse from Zechariah Chapter 7 connects to 10 cross-references. A delegation asks whether to continue the fasts commemorating Jerusalem's fall. God replies with a question: were those fasts really for him? He calls for genuine justice, kindness, and mercy — not oppressing widows, orphans, strangers, and the poor. The …
Other Translations
but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
And I toss them on all the nations, That they have not known, The land hath been desolate behind them, Of any passing by and turning back, And they set a desirable land for a desolation!
But with a storm-wind I sent them in flight among all the nations of whom they had no knowledge. So the land was waste after them, so that no man went through or came back: for they had made waste the desired land.
Cross References
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And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall …
And the Lord shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, …
The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou …
The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the …
And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; …
To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for …
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in …
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The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the …