Zecharyah 8
8
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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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
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Zechariah 8
8
Obedience and Feasting
1The word of the Lord of Hosts came: 2“The Lord of Hosts says this: I am extremely jealous # Zch 1:14 for Zion; I am jealous for her with great wrath.” 3The Lord says this: “I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City, # Is 1:26 the mountain of the Lord of Hosts, and the Holy Mountain.” 4The Lord of Hosts says this: “Old men and women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of advanced age. 5The streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in them.” 6The Lord of Hosts says this: “Though it may seem incredible to the remnant of this people in those days, should it also seem incredible to Me? ” — this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts. 7The Lord of Hosts says this: “I will save My people from the land of the east and the land of the west. 8I will bring them back # Is 11:11-12; Mc 2:12-13 to live in Jerusalem. They will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.” # Gn 17:7-8; Dt 26:17-18; Rv 21:3
9The Lord of Hosts says this: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words that the prophets spoke when the foundations were laid for the rebuilding of the temple, the house of the Lord of Hosts. 10For prior to those days neither man nor beast had wages. There was no safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I turned everyone against his neighbor. 11But now, I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days” — this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts. 12“For they will sow in peace: the vine will yield its fruit, the land will yield its produce, and the skies will yield their dew. I will give the remnant of this people all these things as an inheritance. # Dt 31:7; Jos 1:6; Is 49:8 13As you have been a curse among the nations, # Dt 21:23; 2Kg 22:19 house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. # Gn 12:2-3 Don’t be afraid; let your hands be strong.” 14For the Lord of Hosts says this: “As I resolved to treat you badly when your fathers provoked Me to anger, and I did not relent,” says the Lord of Hosts, 15“so I have resolved again in these days to do what is good to Jerusalem and the house of Judah. # Dt 8:16; Jr 32:40-41; Ezk 36:11 Don’t be afraid. 16These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another; make true and sound decisions within your gates. 17Do not plot evil # Mc 2:1 in your hearts against your neighbor, # Dt 10:12-22; Mt 22:39 and do not love perjury, # Lv 5:4; Nm 30:2; Jr 5:2 for I hate all this” — this is the Lord’s declaration.
18Then the word of the Lord of Hosts came to me: 19“The Lord of Hosts says this: The fast of the fourth month, # 2Kg 25:3-4; Jr 39:2 the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth # 2Kg 25:1; Jr 39:1 will become times of joy, gladness, and cheerful festivals for the house of Judah. Therefore, love truth and peace.” 20The Lord of Hosts says this: “Peoples will yet come, the residents of many cities; 21the residents of one city will go to another, saying: Let’s go at once to plead for the Lord’s favor and to seek the Lord of Hosts. I am also going. 22Many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the Lord of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead for the Lord’s favor.” # Is 2:2-3; Jr 16:19; Mc 4:1-3; Mal 1:11-14 23The Lord of Hosts says this: “In those days, 10 men from nations of every language will grab the robe of a Jewish man tightly, urging: Let us go with you, # Is 4:1 for we have heard that God is with you.”
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