Zechariah 8:2

“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.”

"Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury." - Zechariah 8:2
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What does Zechariah 8:2 mean?

Zechariah 8:2 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads: "Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury." This verse is part of a larger prophecy given to the prophet Zechariah by the Lord. The book…

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The Zeal of the Lord: A Jealous Love for Zion

In the book of Zechariah, we encounter a profound expression of God’s love, a love that is fierce and protective—one that is described as jealousy. The verse Zechariah 8:2 states, "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for…

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A Prayer for Divine Jealousy and Restoration

O Lord of Hosts, We come before You in awe of Your magnificent power and unchanging nature, as revealed in Your words in Zechariah 8:2, "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury." We acknowledge Your…

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Zechariah 8:2 - "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury."
Isaiah 8:2 - "And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah."
Zechariah 7:8 - "¶ And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,"
"¶ And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying," - Zechariah 7:8
Zechariah 2:8 - "For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye."
Zechariah 8:8 - "And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness."
Zechariah 8:18 - "¶ And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,"
Zechariah 8:1 - "Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,"
Zechariah 4:8 - "Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
"And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah." - Isaiah 8:2
Zechariah 8:5 - "And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof."
Ezra 8:11 - "And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males."
2 Chronicles 35:8 - "And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen."
Zechariah 8:11 - "But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts."
Zechariah 7:8-10 - "And the word of the Lord came again to Zechariah: “This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’"
Ezra 8:3 - "Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty."
Zechariah 5:8 - "And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof."
Zechariah 8:22 - "Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD."
Zechariah 8:15 - "So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not."
Zechariah 10:8 - "I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased."
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:"
Zechariah 1:2 - "The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers."
"¶ And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying," - Zechariah 8:18
"Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying," - Zechariah 4:8
"Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying," - Zechariah 8:1
Zechariah 8:7 - "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;"
Zechariah 2:7 - "Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon."
Zechariah 8:6 - "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts."
Zechariah 11:8 - "Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me."