Zechariah 8:8

8 and I will 1bring them back and they will 2live in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be 3My people, and I will be their God in truth and righteousness.'

Zechariah 8:8 In-Context

6 "Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'If it is too difficult in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, will it also be too difficult in My sight?' declares the LORD of hosts.
7 "Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'Behold, I am going to save My people from the land of the east and from the land of the west ;
8 and I will bring them back and they will live in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God in truth and righteousness.'
9 "Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'Let your hands be strong, you who are listening in these days to these words from the mouth of the prophets, those who spoke in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, to the end that the temple might be built.
10 'For before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for animal; and for him who went out or came in there was no peace because of his enemies, and I set all men one against another.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Zephaniah 3:20; Zechariah 10:10
  • 2. Jeremiah 3:17; Ezekiel 37:25
  • 3. Ezekiel 11:20; Ezekiel 36:28; Zechariah 2:11

Footnotes 1

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