Zechariah 8

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1. 1The word of the LORD of hosts came to me again.
2. 2The LORD of hosts says: I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
3. 3The LORD says: "I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem will be called 'The City of Truth,' and the mountain of the LORD of hosts will be called 'The Holy Mountain.'"
4. 4The LORD of hosts says: There will once again be old men and women living in the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand due to their age.
5. 5The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing.
6. 6The LORD of hosts says: 'If it seems extraordinary to the remnant of this people in these days, should it also seem extraordinary to me?' declares the LORD of hosts.
7. 7The LORD of hosts says: "Watch — I will rescue my people from countries to the east and countries to the west."
8. 8I will bring them, and they will live in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and righteousness.
9. 9The LORD of hosts says: "Be strong and take courage, all of you who are hearing these words today — the same words spoken by the prophets when the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid so the temple could be rebuilt."
10. 10Before those days, there was no work for people or animals, and there was no peace for anyone going out or coming in because of the affliction. I had set everyone against their neighbor.
11. 11"But now I will not treat the remnant of this people the way I did before," says the LORD of hosts.
12. 12For the seed will be prosperous; the vine will produce its fruit, the ground will yield its increase, and the heavens will provide their dew. I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
13. 13And it will come to pass that just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not fear; let your hands be strong.
14. 14The LORD of hosts says: 'As I thought to punish you when your fathers provoked me to wrath,' declares the LORD of hosts, 'and I did not repent.'
15. 15"But now, in these days, I have decided to do good to Jerusalem and the people of Judah. So don't be afraid."
16. 16These are the things you must do: Speak the truth to each other; execute true and peaceful judgment in your gates.
17. 17"Don't plot evil against your neighbors in your hearts, and don't love swearing false oaths. I hate all of these things," declares the LORD.
18. 18The word of the LORD of hosts came to me again.
19. 19Thus says the LORD of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth will be to the house of Judah joy and gladness and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
20. 20The LORD of hosts says: "The time is coming when people from many nations and cities will arrive."
21. 21And the inhabitants of one city will go to another, saying, “Let us go quickly to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts. I will go also.”
22. 22"Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD of hosts and to pray before the LORD."
23. 23The LORD of hosts says: "In those days, 10 men from nations speaking every kind of language will grab the robe of a single Jewish person and say, 'Let us go with you, because we've heard that God is with you.'"