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American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: It shall yet come to pass , that there shall come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;
New American Standard Bible
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘It will yet be that
King James Version
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
Holman Bible
The Lord of Hosts says this: “Peoples will yet come, the residents of many cities;
International Standard Version
"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "In the future, people will come, including residents of many cities,
A Conservative Version
Thus says LORD of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, and the inhabitants of many cities.
Amplified
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘It will come to pass that peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will come [to Jerusalem].
Bible in Basic English
This is what the Lord of armies has said: It will again come about that when peoples and those living in great towns come,
Darby Translation
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet again shall there come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;
Julia Smith Translation
Thus said Jehovah of armies: Yet that peoples shall come, and the inhabitants of many cities:
King James 2000
Thus says the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Thus says Yahweh of hosts: '[It will happen] again that nations and the inhabitants of many cities will come.
Modern King James verseion
So says Jehovah of Hosts: There yet shall be peoples and inhabitants of many cities;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: There shall yet come people, and the inhabiters of many cities.
NET Bible
The Lord who rules over all says, 'It will someday come to pass that people -- residents of many cities -- will come.
New Heart English Bible
Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Many peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come;
The Emphasized Bible
Thus, saith Yahweh of hoses, - It shall yet be that there shall come in peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;
Webster
Thus saith the LORD of hosts: It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
World English Bible
Thus says Yahweh of Armies: "Many peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come;
Youngs Literal Translation
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Yet come do peoples, and inhabitants of many cities,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 8:20
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Context Readings
Many Nations Will Come To The Lord's People
19 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The fast of the fourth month , and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love truth and peace. 20 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: It shall yet come to pass , that there shall come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities; 21 and the inhabitants of one city'shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of hosts: I will go also.
Cross References
Jeremiah 16:19
O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit.
Zechariah 2:11
And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts has sent me unto thee.
1 Kings 8:41
Moreover concerning the foreigner, that is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come out of a far country for thy name's sake;
1 Kings 8:43
hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calleth to thee for; that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by my name.
2 Chronicles 6:32-33
Moreover concerning the foreigner, that is not of thy people Israel, when he shall come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thine outstretched arm; when they shall come and pray toward this house:
Psalm 22:27
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn unto Jehovah; And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Psalm 67:1-4
God be merciful unto us, and bless us, And cause his face to shine upon us; Selah
Psalm 72:17
His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him; All nations shall call him happy.
Psalm 89:9
Thou rulest the pride of the sea: When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
Psalm 117:1-2
O praise Jehovah, all ye nations; Laud him, all ye peoples.
Psalm 138:4-5
All the kings of the earth shall give thee thanks, O Jehovah, For they have heard the words of thy mouth.
Isaiah 2:2-3
And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
Isaiah 11:10
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting-place shall be glorious.
Isaiah 49:6
yea, he saith, It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
Isaiah 49:22-23
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my ensign to the peoples; and they shall bring thy sons in their bosom, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.
Isaiah 60:3-12
And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Isaiah 66:18-20
For I know their works and their thoughts: the time cometh, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and shall see my glory.
Hosea 1:10
Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass that, in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
Hosea 2:23
And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them that were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
Amos 9:12
that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations that are called by my name, saith Jehovah that doeth this.
Micah 4:1-2
But in the latter days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and peoples shall flow unto it.
Zechariah 14:16-17
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, Jehovah of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
Malachi 1:11
For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name'shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense'shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name'shall be great among the Gentiles, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Matthew 8:11
And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
Acts 15:14
Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
Acts 15:18
Saith the Lord, who maketh these things known from of old.
Romans 15:9-12
and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, Therefore will I give praise unto thee among the Gentiles, And sing unto thy name.
Revelation 11:15
And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever.