Zechariah 8:1-15
King James Version
8 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 for very age.
5 And the streets of the city shall be full
of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
6 Thus saith the Lord of hosts;
If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant
of this people in these days,
should it also be marvellous in mine eyes?
saith the Lord of hosts.
7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts;
Behold,
I will save my people from the east country,
and from the west country;
8 And 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 saith the Lord of hosts;
Let your hands be strong,
ye that hear in these days these words
by the mouth of the prophets,
which were in the day
that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts
was laid,
that the temple might be built.
10 For 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 every one against his neighbour.
11 But now I will not be unto the residue of this people
as in the former days,
saith the Lord of hosts.
12 For the seed shall be prosperous;
the vine shall give her fruit,
and the ground shall give her increase,
and the heavens shall give their dew;
and I will cause the remnant of this people
to possess all these things.
13 And it shall come to pass,
that as ye were a curse among the heathen,
O house of Judah,
and house of Israel;
so will I save you,
and ye shall be a blessing:
fear not, but let your hands be strong.
14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts;
As I thought to punish you,
when your fathers provoked me to wrath,
saith the Lord of hosts, and I repented not:
15 So again have I thought in these days
to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah:
fear ye not.
Zechariah 8:22-23
King James Version
22 Yea, many people and strong nations
shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,
and to pray before the Lord.
23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts;
In those days it shall come to pass,
that ten men shall take hold
out of all languages of the nations,
even shall take hold of the skirt 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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