Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I am
King James Version
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
Holman Bible
“The Lord of Hosts says this: I am extremely jealous
International Standard Version
"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "I'm greatly jealous about Zion, and that makes me furious about her.'
A Conservative Version
Thus says LORD of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.
American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.
Amplified
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I am
Bible in Basic English
These are the words of the Lord of armies: I am angry about the fate of Zion, I am angry about her with great wrath.
Darby Translation
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great fury.
Julia Smith Translation
Thus said Jehovah of armies: I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy and with great wrath was I jealous for her.
King James 2000
Thus says the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: '{I am exceedingly jealous for Zion}; I am jealous for it [with] great wrath.'
Modern King James verseion
So says Jehovah of Hosts: I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: I was in a great jealousy over Zion, yea I have been very jealous over her in great displeasure.
NET Bible
"The Lord who rules over all says, 'I am very much concerned for Zion; indeed, I am so concerned for her that my rage will fall on those who hurt her.'
New Heart English Bible
Thus says the LORD of hosts: "I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath."
The Emphasized Bible
Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I am jealous for Zion with a great jealousy, - Yea, with great wrath, am I jealous for her.
Webster
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
World English Bible
Thus says Yahweh of Armies: "I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath."
Youngs Literal Translation
'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: I have been zealous for Zion with great zeal, With great heat I have been zealous for her.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 8:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Promise To Jerusalem
1
And the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying,
2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I am
Cross References
Psalm 78:58-59
For they provoked him to anger with their high places; they moved him to jealousy with their idols.
Isaiah 42:13-14
The LORD goes out like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his zeal; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes.
Isaiah 59:17
He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in zeal as a cloak.
Isaiah 63:4-6
For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and my year of redemption had come.
Isaiah 63:15
Look down from heaven and see, from your holy and beautiful habitation. Where are your zeal and your might? The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion are held back from me.
Ezekiel 36:5-6
therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Surely I have spoken in my hot jealousy against the rest of the nations and against all Edom, who gave my land to themselves as a possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, that they might make its pasturelands a prey.
Joel 2:18
Then the LORD became jealous for his land and had pity on his people.
Nahum 1:2
The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and wrathful; the LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies.
Nahum 1:6
Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken into pieces by him.
Zechariah 1:14-16
So the angel who talked with me said to me, 'Cry out, Thus says the LORD of hosts: I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion.