Zechariah 8
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 8:16-23

16These are the things which you should do: speak the 1truth to one another; 2judge with truth and judgment for peace in your 3gates. 17Also let none of you 4devise evil in your heart against another, and do not love 56perjury; for all these are what I 7hate,’ declares the Lord.”

18Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, 19“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘The fast of the 8fourth, the fast of the 9fifth, the fast of the 10seventh and the fast of the 11tenth months will become 12joy, gladness, and 13cheerful feasts for the house of Judah; so 14love truth and peace.’

20“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘It will yet be that 15peoples will come, even the inhabitants of many cities. 21The inhabitants of one will go to another, saying, “Let us go at once to 16entreat the favor of the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts; 17I will also go.” 22So 18many peoples and mighty nations will come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and to 19entreat the favor of the Lord.’ 23Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘In those days ten men from all the 20nations will 2122grasp the 23garment of a Jew, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’”

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Notes

  1. 1. Zechariah 8:16 Ps 15:2; Prov 12:17-19; Zech 8:3; Eph 4:25 ↩
  2. 2. Zechariah 8:16 Is 9:7; 11:4, 5; Zech 7:9 ↩
  3. 3. Zechariah 8:16 I.e. the place where court was held ↩
  4. 4. Zechariah 8:17 Prov 3:29; Jer 4:14; Zech 7:10 ↩
  5. 5. Zechariah 8:17 Lit false oath ↩
  6. 6. Zechariah 8:17 Zech 5:4; Mal 3:5 ↩
  7. 7. Zechariah 8:17 Prov 6:16-19; Hab 1:13 ↩
  8. 8. Zechariah 8:19 2 Kin 25:3, 4; Jer 39:2 ↩
  9. 9. Zechariah 8:19 Zech 7:3, 5 ↩
  10. 10. Zechariah 8:19 2 Kin 25:25; Zech 7:5 ↩
  11. 11. Zechariah 8:19 Jer 52:4 ↩
  12. 12. Zechariah 8:19 Ps 30:11; Is 12:1 ↩
  13. 13. Zechariah 8:19 Or goodly ↩
  14. 14. Zechariah 8:19 Zech 8:16; Luke 1:74, 75 ↩
  15. 15. Zechariah 8:20 Ps 117:1; Jer 16:19; Mic 4:2, 3; Zech 2:11; 14:16 ↩
  16. 16. Zechariah 8:21 Zech 7:2 ↩
  17. 17. Zechariah 8:21 Or let me go too ↩
  18. 18. Zechariah 8:22 Is 2:2, 3; 25:7; 49:6, 22, 23; 60:3-12 ↩
  19. 19. Zechariah 8:22 Zech 8:21 ↩
  20. 20. Zechariah 8:23 Lit languages of the nations ↩
  21. 21. Zechariah 8:23 Lit grasp, and they will grasp ↩
  22. 22. Zechariah 8:23 Is 45:14, 24; 60:14 ↩
  23. 23. Zechariah 8:23 Or corner of the garment ↩

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