Zechariah 8:1

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

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

2 "Thus saith the LORD of hosts: `I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.'

3 "Thus saith the LORD: `I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth, and the mountain of the LORD of hosts, the Holy Mountain.'

4 "Thus saith the LORD of hosts: `There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand because of great age.

5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.'