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Zechariah 8 (WEBP)

[1] The word of Yahweh of Armies came to me.
[2] Yahweh of Armies says: “I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.”
[3] Yahweh says: “I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the middle of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called ‘The City of Truth;’ and the mountain of Yahweh of Armies, ‘The Holy Mountain.’ ”
[4] Yahweh of Armies says: “Old men and old women will again dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand because of their old age.
[5] The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”
[6] Yahweh of Armies says: “If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my eyes?” says Yahweh of Armies.
[7] Yahweh of Armies says: “Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country.
[8] I will bring them, and they will dwell within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.”
[9] Yahweh of Armies says: “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 Armies 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 Armies.
[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. 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 I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don’t be afraid. Let your hands be strong.”
[14] For Yahweh of Armies says: “As I thought to do evil to you when your fathers provoked me to wrath,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I didn’t repent,
[15] so again I have thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Don’t be afraid.
[16] These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates,
[17] and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath; for all these are things that I hate,” says Yahweh.
[18] The word of Yahweh of Armies came to me.
[19] Yahweh of Armies says: “The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months shall be for the house of Judah joy, gladness, and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace.”
[20] Yahweh of Armies says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come.
[21] The inhabitants of one will go to another, saying, ‘Let’s go speedily to entreat the favor of Yahweh, and to seek Yahweh of Armies. I will go also.’
[22] Yes, many peoples and strong nations will come to seek Yahweh of Armies in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of Yahweh.”
[23] Yahweh of Armies says: “In those days, ten men out of all the languages of the nations will take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, ‘We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’ ”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Zechariah 8 (KJVS)

[1] 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.
[16] These are the things that ye shall do; () Speak () ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute () the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
[17] and 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, () saith () the Lord.
[18] And the word of the Lord of hosts came unto me, saying, ()
[19] Thus saith () the Lord of hosts; 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.
[20] Thus saith () the Lord of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come () people, and the inhabitants () of many cities:
[21] and the inhabitants () of one city shall go () to another, saying, () Let us go () speedily () to pray () before the Lord, and to seek () the Lord of hosts: I will go () also.
[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.

Zechariah 8:4 Heb. multitude of days
Zechariah 8:6 Or, hard or difficult
Zechariah 8:7 Heb. the country of the going down of the Sun
Zechariah 8:10 Or, the hire of man became nothing. etc.
Zechariah 8:12 Heb. of peace
Zechariah 8:16 Heb. judge truth, and the judgment of peace
Zechariah 8:19 Heb. solemn, or set times
Zechariah 8:21a Or, continually. Heb. going
Zechariah 8:21b Heb. to intreat the face

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Zechariah 8 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο λογος κυριου παντοκρατορος λεγων
[2] ταδε λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ εζηλωσα την ιερουσαλημ και την σιων ζηλον μεγαν και θυμω μεγαλω εζηλωσα αυτην
[3] ταδε λεγει κυριος και επιστρεψω επι σιων και κατασκηνωσω εν μεσω ιερουσαλημ και κληθησεται η ιερουσαλημ πολις η αληθινη και το ορος κυριου παντοκρατορος ορος αγιον
[4] ταδε λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ ετι καθησονται πρεσβυτεροι και πρεσβυτεραι εν ταις πλατειαις ιερουσαλημ εκαστος την ραβδον αυτου εχων εν τη χειρι αυτου απο πληθους ημερων
[5] και αι πλατειαι της πολεως πλησθησονται παιδαριων και κορασιων παιζοντων εν ταις πλατειαις αυτης
[6] ταδε λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ διοτι ει αδυνατησει ενωπιον των καταλοιπων του λαου τουτου εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις μη και ενωπιον εμου αδυνατησει λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ
[7] ταδε λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ ιδου εγω ανασωζω τον λαον μου απο γης ανατολων και απο γης δυσμων
[8] και εισαξω αυτους και κατασκηνωσω εν μεσω ιερουσαλημ και εσονται μοι εις λαον και εγω εσομαι αυτοις εις θεον εν αληθεια και εν δικαιοσυνη
[9] ταδε λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ κατισχυετωσαν αι χειρες υμων των ακουοντων εν ταις ημεραις ταυταις τους λογους τουτους εκ στοματος των προφητων αφ ης ημερας τεθεμελιωται ο οικος κυριου παντοκρατορος και ο ναος αφ ου ωκοδομηται
[10] διοτι προ των ημερων εκεινων ο μισθος των ανθρωπων ουκ εσται εις ονησιν και ο μισθος των κτηνων ουχ υπαρξει και τω εκπορευομενω και τω εισπορευομενω ουκ εσται ειρηνη απο της θλιψεως και εξαποστελω παντας τους ανθρωπους εκαστον επι τον πλησιον αυτου
[11] και νυν ου κατα τας ημερας τας εμπροσθεν εγω ποιω τοις καταλοιποις του λαου τουτου λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ
[12] αλλ η δειξω ειρηνην η αμπελος δωσει τον καρπον αυτης και η γη δωσει τα γενηματα αυτης και ο ουρανος δωσει την δροσον αυτου και κατακληρονομησω τοις καταλοιποις του λαου μου παντα ταυτα
[13] και εσται ον τροπον ητε εν καταρα εν τοις εθνεσιν οικος ιουδα και οικος ισραηλ ουτως διασωσω υμας και εσεσθε εν ευλογια θαρσειτε και κατισχυετε εν ταις χερσιν υμων
[14] διοτι ταδε λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ ον τροπον διενοηθην του κακωσαι υμας εν τω παροργισαι με τους πατερας υμων λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ και ου μετενοησα
[15] ουτως παρατεταγμαι και διανενοημαι εν ταις ημεραις ταυταις του καλως ποιησαι την ιερουσαλημ και τον οικον ιουδα θαρσειτε
[16] ουτοι οι λογοι ους ποιησετε λαλειτε αληθειαν εκαστος προς τον πλησιον αυτου και κριμα ειρηνικον κρινατε εν ταις πυλαις υμων
[17] και εκαστος την κακιαν του πλησιον αυτου μη λογιζεσθε εν ταις καρδιαις υμων και ορκον ψευδη μη αγαπατε διοτι ταυτα παντα εμισησα λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ
[18] και εγενετο λογος κυριου παντοκρατορος προς με λεγων
[19] ταδε λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ νηστεια η τετρας και νηστεια η πεμπτη και νηστεια η εβδομη και νηστεια η δεκατη εσονται τω οικω ιουδα εις χαραν και εις ευφροσυνην και εις εορτας αγαθας και ευφρανθησεσθε και την αληθειαν και την ειρηνην αγαπησατε
[20] ταδε λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ ετι ηξουσιν λαοι πολλοι και κατοικουντες πολεις πολλας
[21] και συνελευσονται κατοικουντες πεντε πολεις εις μιαν πολιν λεγοντες πορευθωμεν δεηθηναι του προσωπου κυριου και εκζητησαι το προσωπον κυριου παντοκρατορος πορευσομαι καγω
[22] και ηξουσιν λαοι πολλοι και εθνη πολλα εκζητησαι το προσωπον κυριου παντοκρατορος εν ιερουσαλημ και του εξιλασκεσθαι το προσωπον κυριου
[23] ταδε λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις εαν επιλαβωνται δεκα ανδρες εκ πασων των γλωσσων των εθνων και επιλαβωνται του κρασπεδου ανδρος ιουδαιου λεγοντες πορευσομεθα μετα σου διοτι ακηκοαμεν οτι ο θεος μεθ υμων εστιν