New American Standard Bible 2020
Zechariah 8:16-23
16TheseH428 are the thingsH1697 whichH834 you shall doH6213: speakH1696 the 1truthH571 to oneH376 anotherH7453; 2judgeH8199 with truthH571 and judgmentH4941 for peaceH7965 at your 3gatesH8179. 17Also let noneH376H408 of you 4deviseH2803 evilH7463 in your heartH3824 against anotherH7453, and do not loveH157 56perjuryH7621H8267; for allH3605 theseH428 things are whatH834 I 7hateH8130,’ 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 8fourthH7243, the fastH6685 of the 9fifthH2549, the fastH6685 of the 10seventhH7637, and the fastH6685 of the 11tenthH6224 months will becomeH1961 12joyH8342, jubilationH8057, and 13cheerfulH2896 festivalsH4150 for the houseH1004 of JudahH3063; so 14loveH157 truthH571 and peaceH7965.’
20“The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘It will yetH5750 turn out that 15peoplesH5971 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 16pleadH2470 forH2470 the favorH6440 of the LordH3068, and to seekH1245 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635; 17I alsoH1571 will goH1980.” 22So 18manyH7227 peoplesH5971 and mightyH6099 nationsH1471 will comeH935 to seekH1245 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 in JerusalemH3389, and to 19pleadH2470 forH2470 the favorH6440 of the LordH3068.’ 23The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘In thoseH1992 daysH3117 tenH6235 peopleH376 from allH3605 the 20nationsH1471 will 2122graspH2388 the 23garmentH3671 of a JewH3064, sayingH559, “Let us goH1980 with you, for we have heardH8085 that GodH430 is with you.”’”
Notes
- 1. Zechariah 8:16 Ps 15:2; Prov 12:17-19; Zech 8:3; Eph 4:25 ↩
- 2. Zechariah 8:16 Is 9:7; 11:4, 5; Zech 7:9 ↩
- 3. Zechariah 8:16 I.e., the place where court was held ↩
- 4. Zechariah 8:17 Prov 3:29; Jer 4:14; Zech 7:10 ↩
- 5. Zechariah 8:17 Lit a false oath ↩
- 6. Zechariah 8:17 Zech 5:4; Mal 3:5 ↩
- 7. Zechariah 8:17 Prov 6:16-19; Hab 1:13 ↩
- 8. Zechariah 8:19 2 Kin 25:3, 4; Jer 39:2 ↩
- 9. Zechariah 8:19 Zech 7:3, 5 ↩
- 10. Zechariah 8:19 2 Kin 25:25; Zech 7:5 ↩
- 11. Zechariah 8:19 Jer 52:4 ↩
- 12. Zechariah 8:19 Ps 30:11; Is 12:1 ↩
- 13. Zechariah 8:19 Or goodly ↩
- 14. Zechariah 8:19 Zech 8:16; Luke 1:74, 75 ↩
- 15. Zechariah 8:20 Ps 117:1; Jer 16:19; Mic 4:2, 3; Zech 2:11; 14:16 ↩
- 16. Zechariah 8:21 Zech 7:2 ↩
- 17. Zechariah 8:21 Or let me go too ↩
- 18. Zechariah 8:22 Is 2:2, 3; 25:7; 49:6, 22, 23; 60:3-12 ↩
- 19. Zechariah 8:22 Zech 8:21 ↩
- 20. Zechariah 8:23 Lit languages of the nations ↩
- 21. Zechariah 8:23 Lit grasp, and they will grasp ↩
- 22. Zechariah 8:23 Is 45:14, 24; 60:14 ↩
- 23. Zechariah 8:23 Lit hem of a garment ↩
Commentaries on Zechariah 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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