Zechariah 8

The Coming Peace and Prosperity of Zion

1Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 cameH1961, sayingH559, 2“The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘I amH7065 1exceedinglyH1419 jealousH7065 for ZionH6726, yes, with greatH1419 wrathH2534 I amH7065 jealousH7065 for her.’ 3The LordH3068 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘I will returnH7725 to ZionH6726 and 2dwellH7931 in the midstH8432 of JerusalemH3389. Then JerusalemH3389 will be calledH7121 the CityH5892 of 3TruthH571, and the mountainH2022 of the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 will be called the HolyH6944 MountainH2022.’ 4The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘4OldH2205 menH2205 and oldH2205 womenH2205 will againH5750 sitH3427 in the publicH7339 squaresH7339 of JerusalemH3389, eachH376 personH376 with his staffH4938 in his handH3027 becauseH4480 of 5ageH7230H3117. 5And the publicH7339 squaresH7339 of the cityH5892 will be filledH4390 with 6boysH3206 and girlsH3207 playingH7832 in its squaresH7339.’ 6The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘IfH3588 it isH6381 7tooH6381 difficultH6381 in the sightH5869 of the remnantH7611 of thisH2088 peopleH5971 in thoseH1992 daysH3117, will it alsoH1571 beH6381 8tooH6381 difficultH6381 in My sightH5869?’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635. 7The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘BeholdH2009, I am going to saveH3467 My peopleH5971 from the landH776 of the 910eastH4217 and from the landH776 of the 11westH3996H8121; 8and I will 12bringH935 them back and they will 13liveH7931 in the midstH8432 of JerusalemH3389; and they shall be 14My peopleH5971, and I will be their GodH430 in 15truthH571 and righteousnessH6666.’

9“The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘Let your handsH3027 be 16strongH2388, you who are listeningH8085 in theseH428 daysH3117 to theseH428 wordsH1697 from the mouthH6310 of the 17prophetsH5030, those whoH834 spoke in the dayH3117 that the foundationH3245 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 was laidH3245, so that the templeH1964 might be builtH1129. 10For beforeH6440 thoseH1992 daysH3117 there was 18noH3808 wageH7939 for manH120 norH369 any wageH7939 for animalH929; and for him who wentH3318 outH3318 or cameH935 inH935 thereH369 wasH369 noH369 1920peaceH7965 becauseH4480 of 21his enemiesH6862, and I 22sentH7971 allH3605 the peopleH120 against oneH376 anotherH7453. 11But nowH6258 I will 23not 24treat the remnantH7611 of thisH2088 peopleH5971 as in the formerH7223 daysH3117,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635. 12‘For there will be 25the seedH2233 of peaceH7965: the vineH1612 will yieldH5414 its fruitH6529, the landH776 will yieldH5414 its produceH2981, and the heavensH8064 will provideH5414 their 26dewH2919; and I will giveH5157 to the remnantH7611 of thisH2088 peopleH5971 27allH3605 theseH428 things asH5157 anH5157 inheritanceH5157. 13And it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 that justH3512 asH3512 you were a 28curseH7045 among the nationsH1471, houseH1004 of JudahH3063 and houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, soH3651 I will saveH3467 you that you may becomeH1961 a 29blessingH1293. Do not fearH3372; let your 30handsH3027 be strongH2388.’

14“For thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559: ‘JustH3512 asH3512 I 31determinedH2161 to doH7489 harmH7489 to you when your fathersH1 provokedH7107 Me toH7107 angerH7107,’ saysH559 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, ‘and I have not 32relentedH5162, 15soH3651 I have againH7725 determinedH2161 in theseH428 daysH3117 to 33doH3190 goodH3190 to JerusalemH3389 and to the houseH1004 of JudahH3063. 34Do not fearH3372! 16TheseH428 are the thingsH1697 whichH834 you shall doH6213: speakH1696 the 35truthH571 to oneH376 anotherH7453; 36judgeH8199 with truthH571 and judgmentH4941 for peaceH7965 at your 37gatesH8179. 17Also let noneH376H408 of you 38deviseH2803 evilH7463 in your heartH3824 against anotherH7453, and do not loveH157 3940perjuryH7621H8267; for allH3605 theseH428 things are whatH834 I 41hateH8130,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068.”

18Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 19“The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘The fastH6685 of the 42fourthH7243, the fastH6685 of the 43fifthH2549, the fastH6685 of the 44seventhH7637, and the fastH6685 of the 45tenthH6224 months will becomeH1961 46joyH8342, jubilationH8057, and 47cheerfulH2896 festivalsH4150 for the houseH1004 of JudahH3063; so 48loveH157 truthH571 and peaceH7965.’

20“The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘It will yetH5750 turn out that 49peoplesH5971 will comeH935, that is, the inhabitantsH3427 of manyH7227 citiesH5892. 21The inhabitantsH3427 of oneH259 city will goH1980 to anotherH259, sayingH559, “Let’s goH1980 atH1980 onceH1980 to 50pleadH2470 forH2470 the favorH6440 of the LordH3068, and to seekH1245 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635; 51I alsoH1571 will goH1980.” 22So 52manyH7227 peoplesH5971 and mightyH6099 nationsH1471 will comeH935 to seekH1245 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 in JerusalemH3389, and to 53pleadH2470 forH2470 the favorH6440 of the LordH3068.’ 23The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘In thoseH1992 daysH3117 tenH6235 peopleH376 from allH3605 the 54nationsH1471 will 5556graspH2388 the 57garmentH3671 of a JewH3064, sayingH559, “Let us goH1980 with you, for we have heardH8085 that GodH430 is with you.”’”