Zechariah 8
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Zechariah 8:4-8

4Thus saithH559 YhwhH3068 of ArmiesH6635; There shall yet old menH2205 and old womenH2205 dwellH3427 in the streetsH7339 of JerusalemH3389, and every manH376 with his staffH4938 in his handH3027 for veryH7230 ageH3117.1

5And the streetsH7339 of the cityH5892 shall be fullH4390 of boysH3206 and girlsH3207 playingH7832 in the streetsH7339 thereof.

6Thus saithH559 YhwhH3068 of ArmiesH6635; If it be marvellousH6381 in the eyesH5869 of the remnantH7611 of this peopleH5971 in these daysH3117, should it also be marvellousH6381 in mine eyesH5869? saithH5002 YhwhH3068 of ArmiesH6635.2

7Thus saithH559 YhwhH3068 of ArmiesH6635; Behold, I will saveH3467 my peopleH5971 from the eastH4217 countryH776, and from the westH8121H3996 countryH776;3

8And I will bringH935 them, and they shall dwellH7931 in the midstH8432 of JerusalemH3389: and they shall be my peopleH5971, and I will be their GodH430, in truthH571 and in righteousnessH6666.

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Notes

  1. 1. Zechariah 8:4 very…: Heb. multitude of days. ↩
  2. 2. Zechariah 8:6 marvellous: or, hard, or, difficult. ↩
  3. 3. Zechariah 8:7 the west…: Heb. the country of the going down of the sun. ↩

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