New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 8:3-8

3Thus says the Lord, ‘I will return to Zion and will 1dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of 2Truth, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.’ 4Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘3Old men and old women will again sit in the 4streets of Jerusalem, each man with his staff in his hand because of 5age. 5And the 6streets of the city will be filled with 7boys and girls playing in its 8streets.’ 6Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘If it is 9 10too difficult in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, will it also be 11 12too difficult in My sight?’ declares the Lord of hosts. 7Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Behold, I am going to save My people from the land of the 13 14east and from the land of the 15west; 8and I will 16bring them back and they will 17live in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be 18My people, and I will be their God in 19truth and righteousness.’

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Notes

1. Zechariah 8:3 Zech 2:10, 11 ↩
2. Zechariah 8:3 Zech 8:16, 19 ↩
3. Zechariah 8:4 Is 65:20 ↩
4. Zechariah 8:4 Or squares ↩
5. Zechariah 8:4 Lit the multitude of days ↩
6. Zechariah 8:5 Or squares ↩
7. Zechariah 8:5 Jer 30:19, 20; 31:12, 13 ↩
8. Zechariah 8:5 Or squares ↩
9. Zechariah 8:6 Or wonderful ↩
10. Zechariah 8:6 Ps 118:23; 126:1-3 ↩
11. Zechariah 8:6 Or wonderful ↩
12. Zechariah 8:6 Jer 32:17, 27 ↩
13. Zechariah 8:7 Lit rising ↩
14. Zechariah 8:7 Ps 107:3; Is 11:11; 27:12, 13; 43:5 ↩
15. Zechariah 8:7 Lit setting sun ↩
16. Zechariah 8:8 Zeph 3:20; Zech 10:10 ↩
17. Zechariah 8:8 Jer 3:17; Ezek 37:25 ↩
18. Zechariah 8:8 Ezek 11:20; 36:28; Zech 2:11 ↩
19. Zechariah 8:8 Or faithfulness ↩

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