Zechariah 8:1

The LORD Promises to Bless Jerusalem

1 The word of the LORD Almighty came to me.

Zechariah 8:1 in Other Translations

1 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

1 And the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying,

1 Then another message came to me from the LORD of Heaven’s Armies:

1 And then these Messages from God-of-the-Angel-Armies: A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies:

1 And the word of Jehovah of hosts came [to me], saying,

1 The LORD of Armies spoke his word.

1 The word of the Lord of Hosts came:

1 Another message came to me from the LORD who rules over all. He said,

Zechariah 8:1 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 8:1

Again the word of the Lord of hosts came [to me] saying.
] The phrase, "to me", is wanting in the Hebrew text; and is the only place it is wanting in, as the Masora observes; though undoubtedly it is to be understood; and therefore is rightly supplied, as it is by the Targum, "with me". Mention being made in the latter part of the preceding chapter ( Zechariah 7:8-14 ) of the desolations of the earth, comfort is here administered, as Aben Ezra notes.

Zechariah 8:1 In-Context

1 The word of the LORD Almighty came to me.

2 This is what the LORD Almighty says: “I am very jealous for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her.”

3 This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City, and the mountain of the LORD Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.”

4 This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each of them with cane in hand because of their age.

5 The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.”