Zechariah 8:3-13

3The LordH3068 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘I will returnH7725 to ZionH6726 and 1dwellH7931 in the midstH8432 of JerusalemH3389. Then JerusalemH3389 will be calledH7121 the CityH5892 of 2TruthH571, and the mountainH2022 of the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 will be called the HolyH6944 MountainH2022.’ 4The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘3OldH2205 menH2205 and oldH2205 womenH2205 will againH5750 sitH3427 in the publicH7339 squaresH7339 of JerusalemH3389, eachH376 personH376 with his staffH4938 in his handH3027 becauseH4480 of 4ageH7230H3117. 5And the publicH7339 squaresH7339 of the cityH5892 will be filledH4390 with 5boysH3206 and girlsH3207 playingH7832 in its squaresH7339.’ 6The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘IfH3588 it isH6381 6tooH6381 difficultH6381 in the sightH5869 of the remnantH7611 of thisH2088 peopleH5971 in thoseH1992 daysH3117, will it alsoH1571 beH6381 7tooH6381 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 89eastH4217 and from the landH776 of the 10westH3996H8121; 8and I will 11bringH935 them back and they will 12liveH7931 in the midstH8432 of JerusalemH3389; and they shall be 13My peopleH5971, and I will be their GodH430 in 14truthH571 and righteousnessH6666.’

9“The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘Let your handsH3027 be 15strongH2388, you who are listeningH8085 in theseH428 daysH3117 to theseH428 wordsH1697 from the mouthH6310 of the 16prophetsH5030, 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 17noH3808 wageH7939 for manH120 norH369 any wageH7939 for animalH929; and for him who wentH3318 outH3318 or cameH935 inH935 thereH369 wasH369 noH369 1819peaceH7965 becauseH4480 of 20his enemiesH6862, and I 21sentH7971 allH3605 the peopleH120 against oneH376 anotherH7453. 11But nowH6258 I will 22not 23treat the remnantH7611 of thisH2088 peopleH5971 as in the formerH7223 daysH3117,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635. 12‘For there will be 24the seedH2233 of peaceH7965: the vineH1612 will yieldH5414 its fruitH6529, the landH776 will yieldH5414 its produceH2981, and the heavensH8064 will provideH5414 their 25dewH2919; and I will giveH5157 to the remnantH7611 of thisH2088 peopleH5971 26allH3605 theseH428 things asH5157 anH5157 inheritanceH5157. 13And it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 that justH3512 asH3512 you were a 27curseH7045 among the nationsH1471, houseH1004 of JudahH3063 and houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, soH3651 I will saveH3467 you that you may becomeH1961 a 28blessingH1293. Do not fearH3372; let your 29handsH3027 be strongH2388.’