Zechariah 8

The Restoration of Jerusalem

(Micah 4:6–13)

1Again the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559: 2This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559: “I am jealousH7065 for ZionH6726 with greatH1419 zealH7068; I am jealousH7065 for her with greatH1419 fervorH2534.”

3This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559: “I will returnH7725 toH413 ZionH6726 and dwellH7931 inH8432 JerusalemH3389. Then JerusalemH3389 will be calledH7121 the CityH5892 of TruthH571, and the mountainH2022 of the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 will be called the HolyH6944 MountainH2022.”

4This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559: “Old menH2205 and old womenH2205 will againH5750 sitH3427 along the streetsH7339 of JerusalemH3389, eachH376 with a staffH4938 in handH3027 because ofH7230 great ageH3117. 5And the streetsH7339 of the cityH5892 will be filledH4390 with boysH3206 and girlsH3207 playingH7832 thereH7339.”

6This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559: “IfH3588 this is impossibleH63811 in the eyesH5869 of the remnantH7611 of thisH2088 peopleH5971 in theseH1992 daysH3117, should it alsoH1571 be impossibleH6381 in My eyesH5869?” declaresH5002 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635.

7This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635H2005 saysH559: “I will saveH3467 My peopleH5971 from the landH776 of the eastH4217 and from the landH776 ofH3996 the westH8121. 8I will bring themH935 backH853 to dwellH7931 inH8432 JerusalemH3389, where they will beH1961 My peopleH5971, and IH589 will beH1961 their faithfulH571 and righteousH6666 GodH430.”

9This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559: “Let your handsH3027 be strongH2388, you who nowH3117H428 hearH8085 theseH428 wordsH1697 spokenH834H6310 by the prophetsH5030 who were present whenH3117 the foundations were laidH3245 to rebuildH1129 the templeH1964, the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635. 10ForH3588 beforeH6440 thoseH1992 daysH3117 neitherH3808 manH120 norH369 beastH929 receivedH1961H7939 wagesH7939, nor was thereH369 safetyH7965 fromH4480 the enemyH6862 for anyone who cameH3318 or wentH935, for I had turnedH7971 everyH3605 manH120H376 against his neighborH7453. 11But nowH6258 IH589 will not treatH3808 the remnantH7611 of thisH2088 peopleH5971 as I did in the pastH7223H3117,” declaresH5002 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635.

12“ForH3588 the seedH2233 will be prosperousH7965, the vineH1612 will yieldH5414 its fruitH6529, the groundH776 will yieldH5414 its produceH2981, and the skiesH8064 will giveH5414 their dewH2919. To the remnantH7611 of thisH2088 peopleH5971 I will give allH3605 these thingsH428 as an inheritanceH5157. 13AsH834 you have beenH1961 a curseH7045 among the nationsH1471, O houseH1004 of JudahH3063 and houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, soH3651 I will saveH3467 youH853, and you will beH1961 a blessingH1293. Do notH408 be afraidH3372; let your handsH3027 be strongH2388.”

14ForH3588 this is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559: “Just asH834 I resolvedH2161 to bring disasterH7489 upon you when your fathersH1 provoked Me to angerH7107, and I did notH3808 relentH5162,” saysH559 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635, 15“soH3651 nowH428H3117 I have resolvedH2161 to do goodH3190 againH7725 to JerusalemH3389 andH853 JudahH1004H3063. Do notH408 be afraidH3372. 16TheseH428 are the thingsH1697 you must doH6213: SpeakH1696 truthH571 to oneH376H854 anotherH7453, render trueH571 and soundH7965 judgmentsH4941H8199 in your gatesH8179, 17do notH408 plotH2803 evilH7451 in your heartsH3824 against your neighborH7453, and do notH408 loveH157 to swearH7621 falselyH8267, forH3588 I hateH8130 allH3605 these thingsH428,” declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.

18Then the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 cameH1961 to meH413, sayingH559, 19“This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559: The fastsH6685 of the fourthH7243, the fifthH2549, the seventhH7637, andH6685 the tenthH6224 months will becomeH1961 times of joyH8342 and gladnessH8057, cheerfulH2896 feastsH4150 for the houseH1004 of JudahH3063. Therefore you are to loveH157 both truthH571 and peaceH7965.”

20This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559: “PeoplesH5971 will yetH5750 comeH935—the residentsH3427 of manyH7227 citiesH5892— 21and the residentsH3427 of oneH259 city will goH1980 toH413 anotherH259, sayingH559: ‘Let us goH1980 at once to pleadH2470 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 and to seekH1245 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635. IH589 myselfH1571 am goingH1980.’ 22And manyH7227 peoplesH5971 and strongH6099 nationsH1471 will comeH935 to seekH1245 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 in JerusalemH3389 and to pleadH2470 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068.”

23This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 of HostsH6635 saysH559: “In thoseH1992 daysH3117 tenH6235 menH582 from the nationsH1471 of everyH3605 tongueH3956 will tightlyH2388 graspH2388 the robeH3671 of a JewH3064H376, sayingH559, ‘Let us goH1980 with youH5973, forH3588 we have heardH8085 that GodH430 is with youH5973.’”