Zechariah 8
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Zechariah 8
1¶ Again the word of the Lord of the hosts came to me, saying,
2Thus hath the Lord of the hosts said, I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
3Thus hath the Lord said, I will restore Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem shall be called City of truth and the mountain of the Lord of the hosts, the mountain of holiness.
4Thus hath the Lord of the hosts said; Old men and old women shall yet dwell there in the streets of Jerusalem, and each one with his staff in his hand for the multitude of the days.
5And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls who shall play in them.
6Thus saith the Lord of the hosts, If this should appear difficult in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be difficult in my eyes? saith the Lord of the hosts.
7Thus hath the Lord of the hosts said; Behold, I will save my people of the land of the east and of the land where the sun sets;
8and I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
9¶ Thus hath the Lord of the hosts said, Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, from the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of the hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
10For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men each one against his neighbour.
11But now I will not do unto the residue of this people as in the former days, said the Lord of the hosts.
12For the seed of peace shall remain; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her fruit, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all this.
13And it shall come to pass that as ye were a curse among the Gentiles, O house of Judah and house of Israel; so will I save you that ye might be a blessing; fear not, but let your hands be strong.
14For thus hath the Lord of the hosts said, As I thought to punish you when your fathers provoked me to wrath, said the Lord of the hosts, and I did not repent:
15so again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; do not fear.
16These are the things that ye shall do: Speak each one the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;
17and let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, said the Lord.
18¶ And the word of the Lord of the hosts came unto me, saying,
19Thus hath the Lord of the hosts said, The fast of the fourth month and the fast of the fifth and the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
20Thus hath the Lord of the hosts said, It shall yet come to pass that there shall come people and the inhabitants of many cities
21and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go to pray before the Lord and to seek the Lord of the hosts. And the other will respond: I will go also.
22And many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of the hosts in Jerusalem and to pray before the Lord.
23Thus hath the Lord of the hosts said, In those days it shall come to pass that ten men of all the languages of the Gentiles shall take hold of the robe of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Zecharyah 8
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1Again the Devar Hashem Tzva'os came to me, saying,
2Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os; I am jealous for Tziyon with kina gedolah (great jealousy) and I am jealous for her with chemah gedolah (great fury).
3Thus saith Hashem: I will return unto Tziyon, and will dwell in the midst of Yerushalayim; and Yerushalayim shall be called Ir HaEmes; and Har Hashem Tzva'os, Har HaKodesh.
4Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: Zekenim and zekenot shall yet dwell in the rechovot of Yerushalayim, and every man with his staff in his hand me'rov yamim (because of many days).#8:4 i.e., old age
5And the rechovot of the city shall be full of yeladim and yeladot playing in the rechovot thereof.
6Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the she'erit HaAm HaZeh in those days, should it also be marvellous in Mine eyes? saith Hashem Tzva'os.
7Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: Hineni, I will save My people from the eretz mizrach (land of the east), and from the eretz of the setting sun;
8And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Yerushalayim; and they shall be My people, and I will be their G-d, in emes and in tzedakah.
9Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these devarim by the mouth of the nevi'im, on the yom that the Yesod of the Beis Hashem Tzava'os was laid, the Heikhal, that it may be built.
10For before these days there was no sachar for man, nor any sachar for beast; neither was there any shalom to him that went out or came in because of the tzar (oppressor); for I set all men every one against his neighbor.
11But now I will not be unto the she'erit HaAm HaZeh as in the former days, saith Hashem Tzva'os.
12For the zera is of shalom; the gefen shall yield her fruit, and ha'aretz shall give her increase, and HaShomayim shall give their tal; and I will cause the she'erit HaAm HaZeh to possess all these things for a nachalah.
13And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a kelalah (curse) among the Goyim, O Bais Yehudah, and Bais Yisroel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a brocha; fear not, but let your hands be strong.
14For thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: As I determined to bring rah on you, when your avot provoked Me to wrath, saith Hashem Tzava'os, and I relented not with rachamim:
15So again have I determined in these days to do good unto Yerushalayim and to Bais Yehudah; fear ye not.
16These are the things that ye must do: Speak ye every man emes to his neighbor; execute the judgment of mishpat shalom in your she'arim (gates, courts);
17And let none of you imagine ra'ah in your levavot against his neighbor; and love no shevuat sheker (false oath); for all these are things that I hate, saith Hashem.
18And the Devar Hashem Tzva'os came unto me, saying,
19Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: The tzom of the fourth month, and the tzom of the fifth, and the tzom of the seventh, and the tzom of the tenth, shall be to the Bais Yehudah for sasson and simcha, and mo'adim tovim; therefore love emes and shalom.
20Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come amim (nations), and the inhabitants of many cities;
21And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to make entreaty before Hashem, and to seek Hashem Tzva'os. I myself am going.
22Yea, amim rabbim and Goyim powerful shall come to seek Hashem Tzva'os in Yerushalayim, and to daven before Hashem.
23Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: In those days it shall come to pass, that asarah anashim (ten men) out of kol leshonot HaGoyim (all the tongues of the nations) shall take hold, even take hold of the hem of the robe of a Yehudi (Jew), saying, Let us go with you; for we have heard that Elohim is with you.
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