Zechariah 8:5

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

Zechariah 8:5 in Other Translations

KJV
5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
ESV
5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.
NLT
5 And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls at play.
MSG
5 And boys and girls will fill the public parks, laughing and playing - a good city to grow up in."
CSB
5 The streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in them."

Zechariah 8:5 In-Context

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.”
6 This is what the LORD Almighty says: “It may seem marvelous to the remnant of this people at that time, but will it seem marvelous to me?” 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.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Jeremiah 30:20; Jeremiah 31:13
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