Zechariah 8 (New International Version)

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The LORD Promises to Bless Jerusalem

1 Again the word of the LORD Almighty came to me. 2 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "I am very jealous¹ for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her." 3 This is what the LORD says: "I will return² to Zion³ and dwell in Jerusalem.⁴ Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth,⁵ and the mountain⁶ of the LORD Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.⁷" 4 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem,⁸ each with cane in hand because of his age. 5 The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.⁹" 6 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "It may seem marvelous to the remnant of this people at that time,¹⁰ but will it seem marvelous to me?¹¹" declares the LORD Almighty. 7 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west.¹² 8 I will bring them back¹³ to live¹⁴ in Jerusalem; they will be my people,¹⁵ and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.¹⁶" 9 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "You who now hear these words spoken by the prophets¹⁷ who were there when the foundation¹⁸ was laid for the house of the LORD Almighty, let your hands be strong¹⁹ so that the temple may be built. 10 Before that time there were no wages²⁰ for man or beast. No one could go about his business safely²¹ because of his enemy, for I had turned every man against his neighbor. 11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as I did in the past,"²² declares the LORD Almighty. 12 "The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit,²³ the ground will produce its crops,²⁴ and the heavens will drop their dew.²⁵ I will give all these things as an inheritance²⁶ to the remnant of this people.²⁷ 13 As you have been an object of cursing²⁸ among the nations, O Judah and Israel, so will I save²⁹ you, and you will be a blessing.³⁰ Do not be afraid,³¹ but let your hands be strong.³²" 14 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Just as I had determined to bring disaster³³ upon you and showed no pity when your fathers angered me," says the LORD Almighty, 15 "so now I have determined to do good³⁴ again to Jerusalem and Judah.³⁵ Do not be afraid. 16 These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth³⁶ to each other, and render true and sound judgment³⁷ in your courts;³⁸ 17 do not plot evil³⁹ against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely.⁴⁰ I hate all this," declares the Lord. 18 Again the word of the LORD Almighty came to me. 19 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "The fasts of the fourth,⁴¹ fifth,⁴² seventh⁴³ and tenth⁴⁴ months will become joyful⁴⁵ and glad occasions and happy festivals for Judah. Therefore love truth⁴⁶ and peace." 20 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come, 21 and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, 'Let us go at once to entreat⁴⁷ the LORD and seek⁴⁸ the LORD Almighty. I myself am going.' 22 And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD Almighty and to entreat him."⁴⁹

Judgment on Israel's Enemies

23 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "In those days ten men from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, 'Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.' "⁵⁰ AN ORACLE⁵¹

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1. Zechariah 8:2 - S Joel 2:18

2. Zechariah 8:3 - Zec 1:16

3. Zechariah 8:3 - S Isa 52:8; S Joel 3:21

4. Zechariah 8:3 - S Zec 2:10

5. Zechariah 8:3 - S Ps 15:2; S Isa 1:26; S 48:1; S Jer 33:16

6. Zechariah 8:3 - S Jer 26:18

7. Zechariah 8:3 - S Isa 1:26; S Mic 4:1

8. Zechariah 8:4 - S Isa 65:20

9. Zechariah 8:5 - S Jer 30:20; 31:13

10. Zechariah 8:6 - Ps 118:23; 126:1-3

11. Zechariah 8:6 - Jer 32:17,27

12. Zechariah 8:7 - Ps 107:3; S Isa 11:11; S 43:5

13. Zechariah 8:8 - S Eze 37:12; Zec 10:10

14. Zechariah 8:8 - S Jer 31:24

15. Zechariah 8:8 - S Isa 51:16; S Eze 11:19-20; S 36:28; S Zec 2:11; Heb 8:10

16. Zechariah 8:8 - Jer 11:4; Zec 10:6

17. Zechariah 8:9 - S Ezr 5:1

18. Zechariah 8:9 - S Ezr 3:11

19. Zechariah 8:9 - S Hag 2:4

20. Zechariah 8:10 - S Isa 5:10; S Hag 1:6

21. Zechariah 8:10 - S 2Ch 15:5

22. Zechariah 8:11 - Isa 12:1

23. Zechariah 8:12 - S Ps 85:12; S Joel 2:22

24. Zechariah 8:12 - S Ps 67:6

25. Zechariah 8:12 - S Ge 27:28

26. Zechariah 8:12 - S Ps 65:13; S Isa 60:21; Ob 1:17

27. Zechariah 8:12 - S Hos 2:21

28. Zechariah 8:13 - S Nu 5:27; S Dt 13:15; S Ps 102:8; Jer 42:18

29. Zechariah 8:13 - S Ps 48:8

30. Zechariah 8:13 - S Ge 12:2; S Joel 2:14

31. Zechariah 8:13 - S Hag 2:5

32. Zechariah 8:13 - ver 9

33. Zechariah 8:14 - Jer 31:28; S Eze 24:14

34. Zechariah 8:15 - ver 13; S Jer 29:11; Mic 7:18-20

35. Zechariah 8:15 - Jer 31:28; 32:42

36. Zechariah 8:16 - S Ps 15:2; S Jer 33:16; S Eph 4:25

37. Zechariah 8:16 - S Eze 18:8

38. Zechariah 8:16 - S Eze 45:9; S Am 5:15; S Zec 7:9

39. Zechariah 8:17 - Pr 3:29

40. Zechariah 8:17 - S Pr 6:16-19; S Jer 7:9; Zec 5:4

41. Zechariah 8:19 - S 2Ki 25:7; Jer 39:2

42. Zechariah 8:19 - S Jer 52:12

43. Zechariah 8:19 - 2Ki 25:25

44. Zechariah 8:19 - Jer 52:4

45. Zechariah 8:19 - Ps 30:11

46. Zechariah 8:19 - ver 16

47. Zechariah 8:21 - S Zec 7:2

48. Zechariah 8:21 - Jer 26:19

49. Zechariah 8:22 - S Ps 86:9; 117:1; Isa 2:2-3; S 44:5; S 45:14; 49:6; Isa 60:3; S Zec 2:11

50. Zechariah 8:23 - S Ps 102:22; S Isa 14:1; S 45:14; S 56:3; 1Co 14:25

51. Zechariah 8:23 - S ISA 13:1; JER 23:33

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