Zechariah 12:7

God will save the tents of Judah first, so that the honor of David's house and Jerusalem's elite does not eclipse the humble. It matters because God deliberately guards His people from pride and exalts the lowly.

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• Jer 30:18This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
• Amos 9:11“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,
• Ps 55:12For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
• Ps 35:26May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
• Rom 3:27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.
• Luke 1:51–53He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
• Isa 2:11–17The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
• John 7:47–49“Have you also been deceived?” replied the Pharisees.
• Zech 4:6So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
• Ps 38:16For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
• Job 19:5If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me,
• Isa 23:9The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
• Jer 9:23–24This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
• Jas 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
• Zech 11:11It was revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the LORD.
• Jas 4:6But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
• Luke 10:21At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
• Matt 11:25–26At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
• 2 Cor 4:7–12Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
• 1 Cor 1:26–31Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.

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