New American Standard Bible 2020
Zechariah 8:2-8
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.’
Notes
- 1. Zechariah 8:2 Zech 1:14 ↩
- 2. Zechariah 8:3 Zech 2:10, 11 ↩
- 3. Zechariah 8:3 Zech 8:16, 19 ↩
- 4. Zechariah 8:4 Is 65:20 ↩
- 5. Zechariah 8:4 Lit the multitude of days ↩
- 6. Zechariah 8:5 Jer 30:19, 20; 31:12, 13 ↩
- 7. Zechariah 8:6 Ps 118:23; 126:1-3 ↩
- 8. Zechariah 8:6 Jer 32:17, 27 ↩
- 9. Zechariah 8:7 Lit sunrise ↩
- 10. Zechariah 8:7 Ps 107:3; Is 11:11; 27:12, 13; 43:5 ↩
- 11. Zechariah 8:7 Lit setting sun ↩
- 12. Zechariah 8:8 Zeph 3:20; Zech 10:10 ↩
- 13. Zechariah 8:8 Jer 3:17; Ezek 37:25 ↩
- 14. Zechariah 8:8 Ezek 11:20; 36:28; Zech 2:11 ↩
- 15. Zechariah 8:8 Or faithfulness ↩
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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