New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 8:4-8

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

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Notes

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

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