Zechariah 8:2

Zechariah 8:2 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord Almighty says: “I am very jealous for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘I am zealous for Zion with great zeal; With great fervor I am zealous for her.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: My love for Mount Zion is passionate and strong; I am consumed with passion for Jerusalem!

Context of Zechariah 8:2

1Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. 3Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain. 4Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

Zechariah 8:2 word by word

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת קִנֵּ֥אתִי לְצִיּ֖וֹן קִנְאָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה וְחֵמָ֥ה גְדוֹלָ֖ה קִנֵּ֥אתִי לָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• I was jealousקָנָאqânâ' · be jealousH7065
• for Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• with greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• jealousyקִנְאָהqin'âh · jealousyH7068
• furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534

Cross-references for Zechariah 8:2

• Zechariah 1:14So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
• Psalms 78:58For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
• Isaiah 42:13The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
• Isaiah 59:17For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
• Isaiah 63:4For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
• Ezekiel 36:5Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
• Joel 2:18Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
• Nahum 1:2God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

Commentaries on Zechariah 8:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I was jealous - Some refer this to the Jews themselves. They were as the spouse of Jehovah: but they were unfaithful, and God punished them as an injured husband might be expected to punish an unfaithful wife. Others apply it to the enemies of the Jews. Though I gave them a commission to afflict you, yet they exceeded their commission: I will therefore deal with them in fury - in vindictive justice.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Thus saith the Lord of hosts - Jerome: “At each word and sentence, in which good things, for their greatness, almost incredible are promised, the prophet premises, “Thus saith the Lord of hosts,” as if he would say, Think not that what I pledge you are my own, and refuse me not credence as man. What I unfold are the promises of God.” I was jealous - Literally, “I have been and am jealous for.”. He repeats in words slightly varied, but in the same rhythm…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Zeal (or passion or jealousy) is a key part of how the Old Testament describes God (see also Zechariah 1:14). God’s zeal shows that he is personal and deeply involved, not an impersonal force of nature. God is zealous for his word and for the people of his covenant. Because of this zeal, God judges sin, restores those who repent, and rewards those who pursue righteousness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-232. jealous for Zion--(Zec 1:14). with great fury--against her oppressors.Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 8:2

• Gentiles
• Jealousy
• Zion

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Fury
• Ground
• Prosperous
• Bible, the
• God, Names of
• Grace
• Salvation
• Zechariah, Book of

Commentaries on Zechariah 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings