Zechariah 8
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1Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
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2Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
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3Thus 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.
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4Thus 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.
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5And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
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6Thus 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.
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7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
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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.
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9Thus 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.
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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 every one against his neighbour.
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11But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.
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12For 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.
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13And 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.
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14For 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:
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15So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
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16These 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:
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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, saith the LORD.
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18And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,
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19Thus 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.
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20Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
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21And 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.
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22Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.
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23Thus 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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Chapter 8
Cross References
Zechariah 8:2
Joel 2:18¶ Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.Zechariah 1:14So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith th...Nahum 1:2God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the...Psalms 78:58For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy...Isaiah 59:17For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon hi...
Zechariah 8:3
Zechariah 1:16Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house...Jeremiah 31:23Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this spee...Isaiah 1:26And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beg...John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the g...Joel 3:17So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain:...
Zechariah 8:4
Isaiah 65:20There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not fi...Job 42:17So Job died, being old and full of days.1 Samuel 2:31Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’...Hebrews 12:22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heaven...Lamentations 2:20¶ Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat...
Zechariah 8:5
Jeremiah 31:13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for...Jeremiah 31:27¶ Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and...Psalms 144:12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may b...Psalms 128:3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children l...Matthew 11:16¶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting...
Zechariah 8:6
Jeremiah 32:27Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?Romans 4:20He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith...Luke 1:37For with God nothing shall be impossible.Luke 18:27And he said,The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.Jeremiah 32:17Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power...
Zechariah 8:7
Isaiah 43:5Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather th...Isaiah 49:12Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the we...Isaiah 27:12¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the c...Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coast...Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shal...
Zechariah 8:8
Ezekiel 36:28And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my p...Ezekiel 11:20That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and th...Jeremiah 31:33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After...Jeremiah 4:2And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousne...Revelation 21:3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is...
Zechariah 8:9
Isaiah 35:4Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God w...Haggai 2:21Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the...Ezra 5:1Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied...1 Chronicles 22:13Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgment...Joshua 1:6Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an i...
Zechariah 8:10
Haggai 1:6Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink...Amos 3:6Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there...Isaiah 19:2And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every o...Amos 9:4And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command th...Haggai 2:16Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were b...
Zechariah 8:11
Isaiah 12:1And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast ang...Haggai 2:19Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pom...Psalms 103:9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.Zechariah 8:8And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they...Malachi 3:9Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
Zechariah 8:12
Leviticus 26:4Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase,...Deuteronomy 33:13¶ And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious thing...Genesis 27:28Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and...Zechariah 8:6Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of...Ezekiel 34:26And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will c...
Zechariah 8:13
Zephaniah 3:20At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I w...Psalms 72:17His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun:...Zechariah 8:9¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these...Ezekiel 5:15So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto t...Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name...
Cross References
Zechariah 8:2
Joel 2:18¶ Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.Zechariah 1:14So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith th...Nahum 1:2God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the...Psalms 78:58For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy...Isaiah 59:17For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon hi...
Zechariah 8:3
Zechariah 1:16Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house...Jeremiah 31:23Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this spee...Isaiah 1:26And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beg...John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the g...Joel 3:17So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain:...
Zechariah 8:4
Isaiah 65:20There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not fi...Job 42:17So Job died, being old and full of days.1 Samuel 2:31Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’...Hebrews 12:22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heaven...Lamentations 2:20¶ Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat...
Zechariah 8:5
Jeremiah 31:13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for...Jeremiah 31:27¶ Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and...Psalms 144:12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may b...Psalms 128:3Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children l...Matthew 11:16¶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting...
Zechariah 8:6
Jeremiah 32:27Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?Romans 4:20He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith...Luke 1:37For with God nothing shall be impossible.Luke 18:27And he said,The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.Jeremiah 32:17Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power...
Zechariah 8:7
Isaiah 43:5Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather th...Isaiah 49:12Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the we...Isaiah 27:12¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the c...Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coast...Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shal...
Zechariah 8:8
Ezekiel 36:28And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my p...Ezekiel 11:20That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and th...Jeremiah 31:33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After...Jeremiah 4:2And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousne...Revelation 21:3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is...
Zechariah 8:9
Isaiah 35:4Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God w...Haggai 2:21Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the...Ezra 5:1Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied...1 Chronicles 22:13Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgment...Joshua 1:6Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an i...
Zechariah 8:10
Haggai 1:6Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink...Amos 3:6Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there...Isaiah 19:2And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every o...Amos 9:4And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command th...Haggai 2:16Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were b...
Zechariah 8:11
Isaiah 12:1And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast ang...Haggai 2:19Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pom...Psalms 103:9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.Zechariah 8:8And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they...Malachi 3:9Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
Zechariah 8:12
Leviticus 26:4Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase,...Deuteronomy 33:13¶ And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious thing...Genesis 27:28Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and...Zechariah 8:6Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of...Ezekiel 34:26And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will c...
Zechariah 8:13
Zephaniah 3:20At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I w...Psalms 72:17His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun:...Zechariah 8:9¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these...Ezekiel 5:15So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto t...Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name...