Zechariah 8:15

15 so I have again purposed in these days to 1do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. 2Do not fear!

Zechariah 8:15 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 8:15

So again
Or "so I am returned" F14, as in ( Zechariah 8:3 ) : have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem, and to the
house of Judah;
by bestowing the above mentioned blessings on them; and as Jehovah has thought, so it comes to pass, and as he has purposed, so it stands; whatever he determines shall be, as for evil, so for good, ( Isaiah 14:24 ) : fear ye not;
as in ( Zechariah 8:13 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F14 (ytbv Nk) "sic conversus sum", Pagninus, Montanus, Calvin; "ita conversus", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "reversus sum", Burkius.

Zechariah 8:15 In-Context

13 'It will come about that just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you that you may become a blessing. Do not fear; let your hands be strong.'
14 "For thus says the LORD of hosts, 'Just as I purposed to do harm to you when your fathers provoked Me to wrath,' says the LORD of hosts, 'and I have not relented,
15 so I have again purposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not fear!
16 'These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates.
17 'Also let none of you devise evil in your heart against another, and do not love perjury ; for all these are what I hate,' declares the LORD ."

Cross References 2

  • 1. Jeremiah 29:11; Micah 7:18-20
  • 2. Zechariah 8:13
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