Zechariah 8

The Coming Peace and Prosperity of Zion

1Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 of hostsH6635 cameH1961, sayingH559, 2“ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘I am 1exceedinglyH1419 jealousH7065 for ZionH6726, yes, with greatH1419 wrathH2534 I am jealousH7065 for her.’ 3ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, ‘I will returnH7725 to ZionH6726 and will 2dwellH7931 in the midstH8432 of JerusalemH3389. Then JerusalemH3389 will be calledH7121 the CityH5892 of 3TruthH571, and the mountainH2022 of the LordH3068 of hostsH6635 will be called the HolyH6944 MountainH2022.’ 4ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘4OldH2205 menH2205 and oldH2205 womenH2205 will againH5750 sitH3427 in the 5streetsH7339 of JerusalemH3389, eachH376 manH376 with his staffH4938 in his handH3027 becauseH4480 of 6ageH7230H3117. 5And the 7streetsH7339 of the cityH5892 will be filledH4390 with 8boysH3206 and girlsH3207 playingH7832 in its 9streetsH7339.’ 6ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘IfH3588 it is 1011tooH6381 difficultH6381 in the sightH5869 of the remnantH7611 of thisH2088 peopleH5971 in thoseH1992 daysH3117, will it alsoH1571 be 1213tooH6381 difficultH6381 in My sightH5869?’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. 7ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘BeholdH2009, I am going to saveH3467 My peopleH5971 from the landH776 of the 1415eastH4217 and from the landH776 of the 16westH3996H8121; 8and I will 17bringH935 them back and they will 18liveH7931 in the midstH8432 of JerusalemH3389; and they shall be 19My peopleH5971, and I will be their GodH430 in 20truthH571 and righteousnessH6666.’

9“ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘Let your handsH3027 be 21strongH2388, you who are listeningH8085 in theseH428 daysH3117 to theseH428 wordsH1697 from the mouthH6310 of the 22prophetsH5030, those whoH834 spoke in the dayH3117 that the foundationH3245 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 of hostsH6635 was laidH3245, to the end that the templeH1964 might be builtH1129. 10For beforeH6440 thoseH1992 daysH3117 there was 23noH3808 wageH7939 for manH120 or any wageH7939 for animalH929; and for him who wentH3318 out or cameH935 in thereH369 was noH3808 2425peaceH7965 becauseH4480 of 26his enemiesH6862, and I 27setH7971 allH3605 menH120 oneH376 against anotherH7453. 11But nowH6258 I will 28not 29treat the remnantH7611 of thisH2088 peopleH5971 as in the formerH7223 daysH3117,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. 12‘For there will be 30peaceH7965 for the seedH2233: the vineH1612 will yieldH5414 its fruitH6529, the landH776 will yieldH5414 its produceH2981 and the heavensH8064 will giveH5414 their 31dewH2919; and I will cause the remnantH7611 of thisH2088 peopleH5971 to inheritH5157 32allH3605 theseH428 things. 13It will comeH1961 about that justH3512 as you were a 33curseH7045 among the nationsH1471, O houseH1004 of JudahH3063 and houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, soH3651 I will saveH3467 you that you may becomeH1961 a 34blessingH1293. Do not fearH3372; let your 35handsH3027 be strongH2388.’

14“For thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘JustH3512 as I 36purposedH2161 to doH7489 harmH7489 to you when your fathersH1 provokedH7107 Me to wrathH7107,’ saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘and I have not 37relentedH5162, 15soH3651 I have againH7725 purposedH2161 in theseH428 daysH3117 to 38doH3190 goodH3190 to JerusalemH3389 and to the houseH1004 of JudahH3063. 39Do not fearH3372! 16TheseH428 are the thingsH1697 whichH834 you should doH6213: speakH1696 the 40truthH571 to oneH376 anotherH7453; 41judgeH8199 with truthH571 and judgmentH4941 for peaceH7965 in your 42gatesH8179. 17Also let noneH376H408 of you 43deviseH2803 evilH7463 in your heartH3824 against anotherH7453, and do not loveH157 4445perjuryH7621H8267; for allH3605 theseH428 are whatH834 I 46hateH8130,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068.”

18Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 of hostsH6635 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 19“ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘The fastH6685 of the 47fourthH7243, the fastH6685 of the 48fifthH2549, the fastH6685 of the 49seventhH7637 and the fastH6685 of the 50tenthH6224 months will becomeH1961 51joyH8342, gladnessH8057, and 52cheerfulH2896 feastsH4150 for the houseH1004 of JudahH3063; so 53loveH157 truthH571 and peaceH7965.’

20“ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘It will yetH5750 be that 54peoplesH5971 will comeH935, even the inhabitantsH3427 of manyH7227 citiesH5892. 21The inhabitantsH3427 of oneH259 will goH1980 to anotherH259, sayingH559, “Let us goH1980 at onceH1980 to 55entreatH2470 the favorH2470H6440 of the LordH3068, and to seekH1245 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635; 56I will alsoH1571 goH1980.” 22So 57manyH7227 peoplesH5971 and mightyH6099 nationsH1471 will comeH935 to seekH1245 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635 in JerusalemH3389 and to 58entreatH2470 the favorH2470H6440 of the LordH3068.’ 23ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘In thoseH1992 daysH3117 tenH6235 menH376 from allH3605 the 59nationsH1471 will 6061graspH2388 the 62garmentH3671 of a JewH3064, sayingH559, “Let us goH1980 with you, for we have heardH8085 that GodH430 is with you.”’”