Thematic Bible
Zechariah 8:1 (show verse)
And the word of Yahweh of hosts came, saying,
Zechariah 8:2 (show verse)
"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: '{I am exceedingly jealous for Zion}; I am jealous for it [with] great wrath.'
Zechariah 8:3 (show verse)
Thus says Yahweh: 'I have returned to Zion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem will be called the faithful city, and the mountain of Yahweh of hosts [will be called] the holy mountain.'
Zechariah 8:4 (show verse)
Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Old men and old women shall again sit in the public squares of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand {because of great age}.
Zechariah 8:5 (show verse)
And the public squares of the city will be filled [with] boys and girls playing in its public squares.'
Zechariah 8:6 (show verse)
Thus says Yahweh of hosts: '[Even] if it seems impossible {to the remnant} of this people in those days, should it also seem impossible {to me}?' {declares} Yahweh of hosts.
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Zechariah 8:7 (show verse)
Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Look! I [am] going to save my people from the land of the east, and from the land of the west,
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Zechariah 8:8 (show verse)
and I will bring them and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They will be my people and I will be their God in faithfulness and in righteousness.'
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Zechariah 8:9 (show verse)
"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Let your hands be strong, you who are hearing in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who [were present] on [the] day {the foundation was laid for the rebuilding of the temple, the house of Yahweh of hosts}.
Zechariah 8:10 (show verse)
For before those days there was no wage for people or for animals, and there was no safety from the enemy for those who went out or those who came in, and I sent each person against {one another}.
Zechariah 8:11 (show verse)
But now {I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days},' {declares} Yahweh of hosts.
Zechariah 8:12 (show verse)
'For [there will be] a sowing of peace; the vine will give its fruit, and the soil will give its produce, and the heavens will give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these [things].
Zechariah 8:13 (show verse)
{And then}, just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you will be a blessing. You must not be afraid; let your hands be strong!'"
Zechariah 8:14 (show verse)
For thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Just as I planned to bring disaster on you when your ancestors provoked me to anger," says Yahweh of hosts, "and I did not regret [it],
Zechariah 8:15 (show verse)
{so again I have planned} in these days to do good to Jerusalem and the house of Judah. Do not be afraid!
Zechariah 8:16 (show verse)
These [are] the things that you must do: speak truth, each [of you], with his neighbor; practice trustworthy judgment and peace in your gates.
Zechariah 8:17 (show verse)
Do not devise evil in your hearts [against] your neighbor, and do not love {a false oath}, because all these [are] things I hate," {declares} Yahweh.
Zechariah 8:18 (show verse)
And the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying
Zechariah 8:19 (show verse)
"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'The fast of the fourth [month], the fifth [month], the seventh [month], and the tenth [month] will be for the house of Judah jubilation and joy and merry festivals; therefore love truth and peace.'
Zechariah 8:20 (show verse)
Thus says Yahweh of hosts: '[It will happen] again that nations and the inhabitants of many cities will come.
Zechariah 8:21 (show verse)
And the inhabitants of one city will go to another [city], saying, "Let us go immediately to entreat {the favor of} Yahweh, to seek Yahweh of hosts--I also will go!"
Zechariah 8:22 (show verse)
And many peoples and powerful nations will come to seek Yahweh of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat {the favor of} Yahweh.'
Zechariah 8:23 (show verse)
Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'In those days ten men from {all the nations of every language} will take hold of the hem of a Judean man, saying, "Let us go with you, for we have heard [that] God [is] with you!" '"