Zechariah 8
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Zechariah 8:18-23

18Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 19“The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘The fastH6685 of the 1fourthH7243, the fastH6685 of the 2fifthH2549, the fastH6685 of the 3seventhH7637, and the fastH6685 of the 4tenthH6224 months will becomeH1961 5joyH8342, jubilationH8057, and 6cheerfulH2896 festivalsH4150 for the houseH1004 of JudahH3063; so 7loveH157 truthH571 and peaceH7965.’

20“The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘It will yetH5750 turn out that 8peoplesH5971 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 9pleadH2470 forH2470 the favorH6440 of the LordH3068, and to seekH1245 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635; 10I alsoH1571 will goH1980.” 22So 11manyH7227 peoplesH5971 and mightyH6099 nationsH1471 will comeH935 to seekH1245 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 in JerusalemH3389, and to 12pleadH2470 forH2470 the favorH6440 of the LordH3068.’ 23The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘In thoseH1992 daysH3117 tenH6235 peopleH376 from allH3605 the 13nationsH1471 will 1415graspH2388 the 16garmentH3671 of a JewH3064, sayingH559, “Let us goH1980 with you, for we have heardH8085 that GodH430 is with you.”’”

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Notes

  1. 1. Zechariah 8:19 2 Kin 25:3, 4; Jer 39:2 ↩
  2. 2. Zechariah 8:19 Zech 7:3, 5 ↩
  3. 3. Zechariah 8:19 2 Kin 25:25; Zech 7:5 ↩
  4. 4. Zechariah 8:19 Jer 52:4 ↩
  5. 5. Zechariah 8:19 Ps 30:11; Is 12:1 ↩
  6. 6. Zechariah 8:19 Or goodly ↩
  7. 7. Zechariah 8:19 Zech 8:16; Luke 1:74, 75 ↩
  8. 8. Zechariah 8:20 Ps 117:1; Jer 16:19; Mic 4:2, 3; Zech 2:11; 14:16 ↩
  9. 9. Zechariah 8:21 Zech 7:2 ↩
  10. 10. Zechariah 8:21 Or let me go too ↩
  11. 11. Zechariah 8:22 Is 2:2, 3; 25:7; 49:6, 22, 23; 60:3-12 ↩
  12. 12. Zechariah 8:22 Zech 8:21 ↩
  13. 13. Zechariah 8:23 Lit languages of the nations ↩
  14. 14. Zechariah 8:23 Lit grasp, and they will grasp ↩
  15. 15. Zechariah 8:23 Is 45:14, 24; 60:14 ↩
  16. 16. Zechariah 8:23 Lit hem of a garment ↩

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