Zechariah 8

1And the wordH1697 of Jehovah of hostsH6635 cameto me, sayingH559, 2ThusH3541 saith Jehovah of hostsH6635: I am jealousH7065 for ZionH6726 with greatH1419 jealousyH7068, and I am jealousH7065 for her with greatH1419 wrathH2534. 3ThusH3541 saith Jehovah: I am returnedH7725 unto ZionH6726, and will dwellH7931 in the midstH8432 of JerusalemH3389: and JerusalemH3389 shall be calledH7121 The cityH5892 of truthH571; and the mountainH2022 of Jehovah of hostsH6635, The holyH6944 mountainH2022. 4ThusH3541 saith Jehovah of hostsH6635: There shall yetH5750 oldH2205 menH376 and oldH2205 women dwellH3427 in the streets of JerusalemH3389, every manH376 with his staffH4938 in his handH3027 for very age. 5And the streets of the cityH5892 shall be fullH4390 of boysH3206 and girlsH3207 playingH7832 in the streets thereof. 6ThusH3541 saith Jehovah of hostsH6635: If it be marvellous in the eyesH5869 of the remnantH7611 of this peopleH5971 in those daysH3117, should it alsoH1571 be marvellous in mine eyesH5869? saith Jehovah of hostsH6635. 7ThusH3541 saith Jehovah of hostsH6635: Behold, I will saveH3467 my peopleH5971 from the eastH4217 country, and from the west country; 8and I will bringH935 them, and they shall dwellH7931 in the midstH8432 of JerusalemH3389; and they shall beH1961 my peopleH5971, and I will beH1961 their GodH430, in truthH571 and in righteousnessH6666.

9ThusH3541 saith Jehovah of hostsH6635: Let your handsH3027 be strongH2388, ye that hearH8085 in these daysH3117 these wordsH1697 from the mouthH6310 of the prophetsH5030 that were in the dayH3117 that the foundation of the houseH1004 of Jehovah of hostsH6635 was laid, even the temple, that it might be builtH1129. 10For before those daysH3117 there was no hireH7939 for manH376, nor any hireH7939 for beast; neither was there any peaceH7965 to him that wentH3318 out or cameH935 in, because of the adversary: for I set all menH376 every oneH376 against his neighborH7453. 11But nowH6258 I will not be unto the remnantH7611 of this peopleH5971 as in the formerH7223 daysH3117, saith Jehovah of hostsH6635. 12For there shall be the seedH2233 of peaceH7965; the vineH1612 shall giveH5414 its fruitH6529, and the groundH776 shall giveH5414 its increase, and the heavensH8064 shall giveH5414 their dewH2919; and I will cause the remnantH7611 of this peopleH5971 to inheritH5157 all these thingsH428. 13And it shall come to pass that, as ye were a curseH7045 among the nationsH1471, O houseH1004 of JudahH3063 and houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, soH3651 will I saveH3467 you, and ye shall beH1961 a blessingH1293. FearH3372 not, but let your handsH3027 beH1961 strongH2388.

14For thusH3541 saith Jehovah of hostsH6635: As I thought to do evilH7489 unto you, when your fathersH1 provoked me to wrath, saith Jehovah of hostsH6635, and I repentedH5162 not; 15soH3651 again have I thought in these daysH3117 to do goodH3190 unto JerusalemH3389 and to the houseH1004 of JudahH3063: fearH3372 ye not. 16These are the thingsH1697 that ye shall do: SpeakH1696 ye every manH376 the truthH571 with his neighborH7453; execute the judgmentH4941 of truthH571 and peaceH7965 in your gatesH8179; 17and let none of you devise evilH7451 in your heartsH3824 against his neighborH7453; and loveH157 no false oathH7621: for all these are thingsH428 that I hateH8130, saith Jehovah.

18And the wordH1697 of Jehovah of hostsH6635 came unto me, sayingH559, 19ThusH3541 saith Jehovah of hostsH6635: The fastH6685 of the fourthH7243 month, and the fastH6685 of the fifthH2549, and the fastH6685 of the seventhH7637, and the fastH6685 of the tenthH6224, shall beH1961 to the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 joyH8057 and gladnessH8057, and cheerful feastsH4150; therefore loveH157 truthH571 and peaceH7965. 20ThusH3541 saith Jehovah of hostsH6635: It shall yetH5750 comeH935 to pass, that there shall comeH935 peoplesH5971, and the inhabitantsH3427 of manyH7227 citiesH5892; 21and the inhabitantsH3427 of oneH259 city shall goH1980 to another, sayingH559, Let us goH1980 speedily to entreatH2470 the favor of Jehovah, and to seekH1245 Jehovah of hostsH6635: I will goH1980 alsoH1571. 22Yea, manyH7227 peoplesH5971 and strong nationsH1471 shall comeH935 to seekH1245 Jehovah of hostsH6635 in JerusalemH3389, and to entreatH2470 the favor of Jehovah. 23ThusH3541 saith Jehovah of hostsH6635: In those daysH3117 it shall come to pass, that tenH6235 menH376 shall takeH2388 holdH2388, out of all the languagesH3956 of the nationsH1471, they shall takeH2388 holdH2388 of the skirtH3671 of him that is a JewH3064, sayingH559, We will go with you, for we have heardH8085 that GodH430 is with you.