NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible

Zechariah 1

a S Ezr 4:24; S 6:15

b S Ezr 5:1

c Mt 23:35; Lk 11:51

d ver 7; S Ne 12:4

e S 2Ch 36:16

f S Job 22:23

g Mal 3:7; Jas 4:8

h S 2Ch 36:15

i Zec 7:7

j S 2Ki 17:13; S 2Ch 7:14; Ps 106:6; S Jer 23:22

k S 2Ch 24:19; Ps 78:8; S Jer 6:17; 17:23

l S Eze 20:18; S 33:4

m S Isa 44:26

n S Dt 28:2; S Da 9:12; S Hos 5:9

o Jer 12:14–17; La 2:17

p Jer 23:20; 39:16; S 44:17

q S ver 1

r Rev 6:4

s Zec 6:2–7

t Zec 4:1, 4–5; 5:5

u S Da 7:16

v Zec 6:5–8

w Ge 16:7

x S Isa 14:7

y S Ps 6:3

z Ps 40:11

a S Jer 40:5

b S 2Ch 36:21; S Da 9:2

c S Isa 35:4

d S Job 15:11

e Zec 4:1

f S Isa 26:11; S Joel 2:18

g Jer 48:11

h S 2Ch 28:9

i S Ps 69:26; 123:3–4; S Am 1:11

j Zec 8:3

k S Job 38:5; Zec 2:1–2

l S Ezr 1:1

m S Isa 40:1

n S Isa 14:1

o S Ezr 9:9; S Ps 51:18; Isa 54:8–10; S 61:4

p Am 6:13

q S 1Ki 22:11; Ps 75:4

r S Ps 75:10; S Isa 54:16–17; Zec 12:9

1 1:21 In Hebrew texts 1:18–21 is numbered 2:1–4.

Zechariah 2

1 In Hebrew texts 2:1–13 is numbered 2:5–17.

a S Eze 40:3; S Zec 1:16; Rev 21:15

b S Eze 38:11

c S Isa 49:20; S Jer 30:19; S 33:22

d Zec 14:11

e S Isa 26:1; Eze 42:20

f S Isa 10:17

g S Ps 85:9; S Isa 11:10; S 24:23; Rev 21:23

h S Ps 46:5; S Ps 125:2; S Eze 38:14

i S Ps 44:11

j S Eze 17:21; S 37:9

k Mt 24:31; Mk 13:27

l S Isa 42:7

m S Isa 48:20; Jer 3:18

n S Dt 32:10

o S Isa 14:2; S Jer 12:14; S Hab 2:8

p S Isa 48:16; Zec 4:9; 6:15

q S Zep 3:14

2 2:8, 9 Or says after . . . eye: ⁹“I . . . plunder them.”

r S Isa 23:12; S Zep 3:14

s Zec 9:9

t S Ex 25:8; Lev 26:12; S Nu 23:21; Zec 8:3

u S Rev 21:3

v S Jer 24:7; S Mic 4:2; Zec 8:8, 20–22

w Zec 4:9; 6:15

x S Ex 34:9; Ps 33:12; Jer 10:16

y Jer 40:5

z S Dt 12:5; S Isa 14:1

a S Ex 14:14; S Isa 41:1

b S Dt 26:15

Zechariah 3

a S Ezr 2:2; Zec 6:11

b S 2Sa 24:1; S 2Ch 18:21; S Ps 109:6; S Mt 4:10

c Jude 1:9

1 3:1 Hebrew satan means adversary.

d S Isa 14:1

e S Isa 7:4

f Jude 1:23

g S 2Sa 12:13; S Eze 36:25; S Mic 7:18

h S Ge 41:42; S Ps 132:9; S Isa 52:1; Rev 19:8

i S Ex 29:6

j S Lev 8:35

k Dt 17:8–11; S Eze 44:15–16

l 2Ch 23:6

m Jer 15:19; Zec 6:15

n Hag 1:1

o S Dt 28:46; S Eze 12:11

p S Isa 4:2; S 49:3; S Eze 17:22

q S Ezr 2:2

r S 2Ch 16:9

s Isa 28:16

t S 2Sa 12:13; S Jer 50:20

u S Job 11:18

2 3:9 Or facets

v S Nu 16:14; S 1Ki 4:25; Mic 4:4

Zechariah 4

a S Da 8:18

b Jer 31:26

c S Jer 1:13

d S Ex 25:31; Rev 1:12

e Rev 4:5

f ver 11; S Ps 1:3; S Rev 11:4

g S Zec 1:9

h S 1Ch 3:19; S Ezr 5:2

i S 1Sa 13:22; S 1Ki 19:12

j S 1Sa 2:9

k S Ne 9:20; Isa 11:2–4; S Da 2:34; Hos 1:7

l S Ps 26:12; Jer 51:25

m S Ps 118:22

n S 1Ch 15:28

o S Ezr 3:11

p Ezr 3:8; S 6:15; Zec 6:12

q S Zec 2:9

r S Hag 2:23

s Hag 2:3

t S 2Ch 16:9; Rev 5:6

u S Ezr 5:1; S Ne 12:1; S Job 38:5

v S ver 3; S Rev 11:4

1 4:10 Or the plumb line

w Ex 29:7; 40:15; S Ps 45:7; S Isa 20:3; S Da 9:24–26

2 4:14 Or two who bring oil and

Zechariah 5

a S Ps 40:7; S Jer 36:4; Rev 5:1

b S Jer 1:13

c Isa 24:6; 34:2; 43:28; Mal 3:9; 4:6

1 5:2 That is, about 30 feet long and 15 feet wide or about 9 meters long and 4.5 meters wide

d Ex 20:15; Mal 3:8

e Ex 20:7; Isa 48:1

f Zec 8:17

g Lev 14:34–45; S Pr 3:33; S Hab 2:9–11; Mal 3:5

h Mic 6:10

2 5:6 Or appearance

i Mic 6:11

j Lev 11:19

k S Ge 10:10

l Jer 29:5, 28

m S Da 1:2

3 5:11 Hebrew Shinar

Zechariah 6

a ver 5; S 2Ki 2:11

b Rev 6:5

c Rev 6:2

d S Eze 37:9; Mt 24:31; Rev 7:1

e S Jos 3:11

1 6:5 Or winds

f Isa 43:6; Zec 1:8

2 6:6 Or horses after them

g S Eze 5:13; S 24:13

h S Zec 1:10

3 6:8 Or spirit

i Ezr 7:14–16; Jer 28:6

j Ps 21:3

k S Ezr 2:2; S Zec 3:1

l S 1Ch 6:15; S Ezr 3:2

m S Isa 4:2; S Eze 17:22

4 6:11 Hebrew Jehozadak, a variant of Jozadak

n Ezr 3:8–10; Zec 4:6–9

o S Ps 110:4

p S Ex 28:12

5 6:13 Or there

q Isa 60:10

6 6:14 Syriac; Hebrew Helem

7 6:14 Or and the gracious one, the

r Zec 2:9–11

s Isa 58:12; Jer 7:23; S Zec 3:7

Zechariah 7

a S Ezr 5:1

b Ne 1:1

c Jer 26:19; Zec 8:21

d Hag 2:10–14

e Zec 12:12–14

f 2Ki 25:9; Jer 52:12–14

g Isa 58:5

h 2Ki 25:25

i S Da 9:2

j S Isa 43:23

k Isa 1:11–20; Zec 1:4

l Jer 22:21

m S Jer 17:26

n Jer 44:4–5

o S Jer 22:3; 42:5; Zec 8:16

p S Dt 22:1

q Jer 49:11

r S Ex 22:21

s S Lev 25:17; Isa 1:23

t S Ex 22:22; S Job 35:8; S Isa 1:17; S Eze 45:9; S Mic 6:8

u S Isa 9:9

v S Jer 32:33

w S Jer 5:3; 8:5; 11:10; S 17:23; S Eze 5:6

x S Jer 5:3; 17:1; S Eze 11:19

y S Ne 9:29

z S Jer 42:21; S Da 9:12

a S Jer 7:27

b Isa 1:15; S Jer 11:11; 14:12; S Mic 3:4

c S Pr 1:28; S La 3:44; S Eze 20:31

d S Lev 26:33; Dt 4:27; 28:64–67; S Ps 44:11

e Jer 23:19

f S Isa 33:8

g S Jer 7:34; S 44:6; S Eze 12:19

Zechariah 8

a S Joel 2:18

b Zec 1:16

c S Isa 52:8; S Joel 3:21

d S Zec 2:10

e S Ps 15:2; S Isa 1:26; S 48:1; S Jer 33:16

f S Jer 26:18

g S Isa 1:26; S Mic 4:1

h S Isa 65:20

i S Jer 30:20; 31:13

j Ps 118:23; 126:1–3

k Jer 32:17, 27

l Ps 107:3; S Isa 11:11; S 43:5

m S Eze 37:12; Zec 10:10

n S Jer 31:24

o S Isa 51:16; S Eze 11:19–20; S 36:28; S Zec 2:11; Heb 8:10

p Jer 11:4; Zec 10:6

q S Hag 2:4

r S Ezr 5:1

s S Ezr 3:11

t S Isa 5:10; S Hag 1:6

u S 2Ch 15:5

v Isa 12:1

w S Ps 85:12; S Joel 2:22

x S Ps 67:6

y S Ge 27:28

z S Ps 65:13; S Isa 60:21; Ob 1:17

a S Hos 2:21

b S Nu 5:27; S Dt 13:15; S Ps 102:8; Jer 42:18

c S Ps 48:8

d S Ge 12:2; S Joel 2:14

e S Hag 2:5

f ver 9

g S Eze 24:14

1 8:13 That is, your name has been used in cursing (see Jer. 29:22); or, you have been regarded as under a curse.

2 8:13 Or and your name will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or and you will be seen as blessed

h ver 13; S Jer 29:11; Mic 7:18–20

i Jer 31:28; 32:42

j S Ps 15:2; S Jer 33:16; S Eph 4:25

k S Eze 18:8

l S Eze 45:9; S Am 5:15; S Zec 7:9

m Pr 3:29

n S Pr 6:16–19; S Jer 7:9; Zec 5:4

o S 2Ki 25:7; Jer 39:2

p S Jer 52:12

q 2Ki 25:25

r Jer 52:4

s Ps 30:11

t ver 16

u S Zec 7:2

v Jer 26:19

w S Ps 86:9; 117:1; Isa 2:2–3; S 44:5; S 45:14; 49:6; S Zec 2:11

x S Ps 102:22; S Isa 14:1; S 45:14; S 56:3; 1Co 14:25

Zechariah 9

a S Isa 13:1; Jer 23:33

b Isa 17:1; S Am 1:5

c S Jer 49:23

1 9:1 Or Damascus. / For the eye of the LORD is on all people, / as well as on the tribes of Israel,

d Eze 28:1–19

e S Ge 10:15

f Job 27:16; S Eze 28:4

g S Isa 23:11

h S Isa 23:1; Jer 25:22; Eze 26:3–5; 27:32–36; 28:18

i Jer 47:5

j S Isa 14:30

k S Job 25:2

l S Jer 47:1; S Joel 3:4; S Zep 2:4

m S Isa 26:1

n Zec 14:21

o S Isa 52:1; S 54:14; S Joel 3:17

p S Isa 62:11

q S 1Ki 1:39

r S Ps 24:7; S 149:2; Mic 4:8

s Isa 9:6–7; 43:3–11; Jer 23:5–6; Zep 3:14–15; Zec 2:10

t S Ge 49:11; S 1Ki 1:33

u Mt 21:5*; Jn 12:15*

v Hos 1:7; 2:18; Mic 4:3; 5:10; Zec 10:4

w S Isa 2:4

x Ps 72:8

y S Ex 24:8; S Mt 26:28; S Lk 22:20

2 9:10 That is, the Euphrates

z S Isa 10:4; S 42:7

a Jer 38:6

b S Joel 3:16

c S Dt 21:17; S Isa 40:2

d S 2Sa 22:35

e S Isa 49:2

f S Joel 3:6

g S Jer 51:20

h Isa 31:5

i Ps 18:14; S Hab 3:11

j S Lev 25:9; S Mt 24:31

k Isa 21:1; 66:15

l Isa 31:5; 37:35; Zec 12:8

m Zec 14:3

n Zec 10:7

o Zec 14:20

p S Ex 27:2

q S Isa 10:20

3 9:15 Or bowl, / like

r S Jer 31:11

Zechariah 10

a S Lev 26:4; S 1Ki 8:36; S Ps 104:13; S 135:7

b S Job 14:9

c Eze 21:21

d S Isa 44:25

e Jer 23:16

f S Isa 40:19

g S Nu 27:17; S Jer 23:1; S Hos 3:4; S Mt 9:36

h Isa 14:9; S Jer 25:34

i S Eze 34:8–10

j S Ps 118:22; S Ac 4:11

k S Isa 22:23

l S Zec 9:10

m S 2Sa 22:43; S Mic 7:10

n S Am 2:15; S Mic 5:8; Hag 2:22; Zec 12:4

o S Eze 30:24

1 10:4, 5 Or ruler, all of them together. / 5They

p S Ps 102:13; S Isa 14:1

q S Eze 36:37; 37:19; S Zec 8:7–8

r Ps 34:17; Isa 58:9; 65:24; Zec 13:9

s Zec 9:15

t S 1Sa 2:1; S Isa 60:5; S Joel 2:23

u Isa 5:26

v S Jer 33:22; S Eze 36:11

w S Isa 44:21; S Eze 6:9

x S Isa 11:11; S Zec 8:8

y S Jer 50:19

z S Isa 49:19

a Isa 19:5–7; S 51:10

b Zep 2:13

c Eze 30:13

d Eze 29:15

e S Eze 30:24

f S Mic 4:5

Zechariah 11

a S Eze 31:3

b S 2Ch 36:19; Zec 12:6

c S Isa 2:13

d Isa 32:19

e S Isa 10:34

f S Isa 5:29

g Jer 2:15; 50:44; Eze 19:9

h S Jer 25:34

i Jer 50:7; S Eze 34:2–3

j Zec 14:13

k Isa 9:19–21; S Jer 13:14; S La 2:21; 5:8; S Mic 5:8; 7:2–6

l S Jer 25:34

m S Eze 14:5

n S Jer 43:11

o S Isa 9:20

p ver 7

q S Ps 89:39; Jer 14:21

r S Ge 23:16; Mt 26:15

s S Ex 21:32

t Mt 27:9–10*; Ac 1:18–19

u Jer 23:1

v S Eze 30:21–22

w S Jer 23:1

Zechariah 12

a S Isa 13:1

b S Ge 1:8; S Ps 104:2; S Jer 51:15

c Ps 102:25; Heb 1:10

d S Isa 57:16

e S Ps 75:8

f S Ps 60:3; S Isa 51:23

g Zec 14:14

h Isa 66:18; Zec 14:2

i S Isa 28:16; Da 2:34–35

j S Isa 29:8

k Ps 76:6; S Zec 10:5

l S Eze 30:24

m Isa 10:17–18; S Zec 11:1

n Ob 1:18

o Zec 14:10

p Jer 30:18; S Am 9:11

q S Ps 91:4; S Joel 3:16; S Zec 9:15

r Joel 3:10

s Ps 82:6

t Mic 7:8

u S Isa 29:7

v S Zec 1:21; 14:2–3

w S Eze 37:9

x Isa 44:3; S Eze 39:29; Joel 2:28–29

y S Ps 22:16; Jn 19:34, 37*

z Jdg 11:34

a S Ge 21:16; Jer 31:19

b Jer 50:4

1 12:10 Or the Spirit

2 12:10 Or to

Zechariah 13

b S Lev 16:30; S Ps 51:2; Heb 9:14

c S Jer 43:12; S Eze 6:6; S 36:25; S Hos 2:17

d S Mic 5:13

e 1Ki 22:22; Jer 23:14–15

f S Jer 28:16

g Dt 13:6–11; 18:20; S Ne 6:14; Jer 23:34; S Eze 14:9

h S Jer 6:15

i Mt 3:4

j S 1Ki 18:7; S Isa 20:2

k S Eze 12:24

l S Am 7:14

1 13:5 Or farmer; a man sold me in my youth

m S Isa 34:5; Jer 47:6

2 13:6 Or wounds between your hands

n Isa 40:11; S 53:4; Eze 37:24

o S 2Sa 17:2; Mt 26:31*; Mk 14:27*

p S Eze 5:2–4, 12; Zec 14:2

q S Isa 4:4; 33:14; Mal 3:2

r S Ps 12:6; S Da 11:35; 1Pe 1:6–7

s S Job 6:29; S Jer 6:27

t S Ps 50:15

u Ps 105:1

v S Ps 86:7; S Isa 30:19; S Zec 10:6

w S Lev 26:12; S Jer 30:22

x S Isa 44:5; S Jer 29:12; S Eze 20:38

Zechariah 14

a Isa 13:6; S Joel 1:15; Mal 4:1

b S Isa 23:18

c S Isa 2:3; S Zec 12:3

d S Eze 5:8

e S Ge 34:29; S La 5:11

f Isa 13:6; S Zec 13:8

g Zec 9:14–15

h S Isa 8:9; S Zec 12:9

i Eze 11:23

j S Nu 16:31

k Am 1:1

l Isa 29:6; 66:15–16

m S Dt 33:2; Mt 16:27; 25:31; Jude 14

n S Isa 13:10; S Jer 4:23

1 14:5 Or 5My mountain valley will be blocked and will extend to Azel. It will be blocked as it was blocked because of the earthquake

o Jer 30:7

p Rev 21:23–25; 22:5

q S Isa 13:10; S 30:26

r Eze 47:1–12; Jn 7:38; Rev 22:1–2

s S Isa 30:25

t Joel 2:20

u S Ge 8:22

v S Ps 22:28; S Ob 1:21

w S Dt 6:4; Ps 47:7; Isa 45:24; Rev 11:15

x Hab 2:14; Eph 4:5–6

y 1Ki 15:22

z S Jos 15:32

a Isa 2:2; Jer 30:18; S Am 9:11

b S Jer 20:2

c S 2Ki 14:13

d S Ne 3:1

e Zec 12:6

f Zec 2:4

g S Ps 48:8; S Eze 34:25–28

h S Isa 11:4

i ver 18; S Lev 26:16; S Dt 28:22; Job 18:13

j S Ge 35:5

k S Jdg 7:22; S Zec 11:6

l Zec 12:2

m S Isa 23:18

n ver 12

o S 2Ki 19:31

p S Ps 22:29; S 86:9; S Isa 19:21

q S Ob 1:21

r S Ex 23:16; Isa 60:6–9; S Mic 4:2

s S 2Ch 32:23

t S Jer 14:4; S Am 4:7

u S Ge 27:29

v S ver 12

w S Ezr 3:4

2 14:18 Or part, then the LORD

x S Ex 39:30

y S Eze 46:20

z Zec 9:15

a S Jer 31:40; Ro 14:6–7; 1Co 10:31

b Ne 8:10

c Zec 9:8

d S Ne 11:1

e S Eze 44:9

3 14:21 Or merchant