Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 Jehovah of armies will be, saying, 2 Thus said Jehovah of armies: I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy and with great wrath was I jealous for her. 3 Thus said Jehovah: I turned back to Zion, and I dwelt in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem was called, The city of truth; and the mountain of Jehovah of armies, The holy mountain.
Cross References
Psalm 78:58-59
And they will make him angry with their heights, and they will provoke him to jealousy with their carved images.
Isaiah 42:13-14
Jehovah as a strong one shall go forth; as a man of war he shall raise up jealousy: he shall shout, also he shall cry aloud; he shall be strong against his enemies.
Isaiah 59:17
And he will put on justice as a coat of mail, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and be will put on robes of vengeance a garment, and he will clothe himself with zeal as an upper garment
Isaiah 63:4-6
For the day of vengeance is in my heart, and the year of my redemption came.
Isaiah 63:15
Look from the heavens, and see from thy holy dwelling and thy glory: where thy zeal and thy strength? the multitude of thy bowels and thy compassions to me restrained themselves.
Ezekiel 36:5-6
For this, thus said the Lord Jehovah: If not in the fire of my jealousy I spake against the rest of the nations and against all Edom who gave my land to them for a possession with joy of all the heart, with contempt of soul for casting it out for plunder.
Joel 2:18
And Jehovah will be jealous for his land, and he will pity. for his people.
Nahum 1:2
God is jealous and Jehovah avenging; Jehovah avenging and possessing wrath; Jehovah avenging to his adversaries and he keeping for his enemies.
Nahum 1:6
Before the face of his wrath who shall stand? and who will rise up in the burning of his anger? his wrath was poured out as fire, and the rocks were torn down from him.
Zechariah 1:14-16
And the messenger speaking with me, will say to me, Call thou, saying, Thus said Jehovah of armies; I was jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great jealousy.