Zechariah 8:18

18 The word of the LORD Almighty came to me.

Zechariah 8:18 in Other Translations

18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,

18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

18 Here is another message that came to me from the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

18 Again I received a Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies:

18 Then the word of the Lord of Hosts came to me:

Zechariah 8:18 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 8:18

And the word of the Lord of hosts came unto me, saying.
] The word of prophecy, as the Targum paraphrases it: here begins a new prophecy, respecting the abrogation of Jewish fasts, and the calling of the Gentiles.

Zechariah 8:18 In-Context

16 These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts;

17 do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this,” declares the LORD.

18 The word of the LORD Almighty came to me.

19 This is what the LORD Almighty says: “The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months will become joyful and glad occasions and happy festivals for Judah. Therefore love truth and peace.”

20 This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come,