Zechariah 8:11

11 But now I will not be to the remnant of this people as in the former days," says Yahweh of Hosts.

Zechariah 8:11 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 8:11

But now I [will] not [be] unto the residue of this people,
&c.] The remnant brought out of captivity, settled in the land, and now rebuilding the temple: as in the former days, saith the Lord of hosts;
when they neglected the house of the Lord, caring only for their own cieled houses, ( Haggai 1:2-11 ) .

Zechariah 8:11 In-Context

9 Thus says Yahweh of Hosts: "Let your hands be strong, you who hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who were in the day that the foundation of the house of Yahweh of Hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.

10 For before those days there was no wages for man, nor any wages for an animal; neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men everyone against his neighbor.

11 But now I will not be to the remnant of this people as in the former days," says Yahweh of Hosts.

12 "For the seed of peace and the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will give its increase, and the heavens will give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.

13 It shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don't be afraid. Let your hands be strong."