# Zechariah 8:13

> As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”

— Zechariah 8:13, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- 520-518 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: Zechariah 1:1 dates itself by the eighth month of the second year of Darius.

## Who ruled

- **Darius I**, king of Persia, 522-486 BC · Source: Behistun Inscription, written at his order in three languages; Herodotus III

## See also

- Genesis 12:2-3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/12/2
- Psalms 72:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/72/17
- Zephaniah 3:20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zephaniah/3/20
- Zechariah 8:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/8/9
- 1 Corinthians 16:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/16/13
- Ruth 4:11-12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ruth/4/11
- Ezekiel 5:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezekiel/5/15
- Jeremiah 29:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/29/18

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/8/13
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/zechariah/8
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).