Zechariah 8 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And the word of Jehovah of armies will be, saying, And the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying, The word of the LORD Almighty came to me.
2 Thus said Jehovah of armies: I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy and with great wrath was I jealous for her. “Thus says the LORD of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath. This is what the LORD Almighty says: “I am very jealous for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her.”
3 Thus said Jehovah: I turned back to Zion, and I dwelt in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem was called, The city of truth; and the mountain of Jehovah of armies, The holy mountain. Thus says the LORD: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the LORD of hosts, the holy mountain. This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City, and the mountain of the LORD Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.”
4 Thus said Jehovah of armies: Yet shall old men and old women sit in the broad places of Jerusalem, and a man his support in his hand from the multitude of days. Thus says the LORD of hosts: Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of great age. This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each of them with cane in hand because of their age.
5 And the broad places of the city shall be filled with boys and girls playing in her broad places. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets. The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.”
6 Thus said Jehovah of armies: If it shall be wonderful in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, also shall it be wonderful in mine eyes, says Jehovah of armies: Thus says the LORD of hosts: If it is marvelous in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my sight, declares the LORD of hosts? This is what the LORD Almighty says: “It may seem marvelous to the remnant of this people at that time, but will it seem marvelous to me?” declares the LORD Almighty.
7 Thus said Jehovah of armies: Behold me saving my people from the land of the sun rising, and from the land of the going down of the sun. Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country, This is what the LORD Almighty says: “I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west.
8 And I brought them, and they dwelt in the midst of Jerusalem: and they were to me for a people, and I will be to them for God, in truth and in justice. and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness.” I will bring them back to live in Jerusalem; they will be my people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.”
9 Thus said Jehovah of armies: Your hands shall be strong, ye bearing in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day the house of Jehovah of armies was founded for the temple to be built. Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Let your hands be strong, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of the prophets who were present on the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Now hear these words, ‘Let your hands be strong so that the temple may be built.’ This is also what the prophets said who were present when the foundation was laid for the house of the LORD Almighty.
10 For before these days there was no hire of man, and not any hire of cattle; and to him going out, and to him coming in, no peace from the straits: and I will send all the men each against his neighbor. For before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for beast, neither was there any safety from the foe for him who went out or came in, for I set every man against his neighbor. Before that time there were no wages for people or hire for animals. No one could go about their business safely because of their enemies, since I had turned everyone against their neighbor.
11 And now not as the former days am I to the remnant of this people, says Jehovah of armies. But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares the LORD of hosts. But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as I did in the past,” declares the LORD Almighty.
12 For the seed of peace; the vine shall give her fruit and the earth shall give her produce, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I caused the remnant of this people to inherit all these. For there shall be a sowing of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its produce, and the heavens shall give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. “The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people.
13 And it was as ye were a curse in the nations, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so I will save you, and ye were a praise: ye shall not fear; your hands shall be strengthened. And as you have been a byword of cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong.” Just as you, Judah and Israel, have been a curse among the nations, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid, but let your hands be strong.”
14 For thus said Jehovah of armies; As I had in mind to do evil to you in your fathers provoking me to anger, said Jehovah of armies, and, I lamented not. For thus says the LORD of hosts: “As I purposed to bring disaster to you when your fathers provoked me to wrath, and I did not relent, says the LORD of hosts, This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Just as I had determined to bring disaster on you and showed no pity when your ancestors angered me,” says the LORD Almighty,
15 So I turned back; I had in mind in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: ye shall not fear. so again have I purposed in these days to bring good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; fear not. “so now I have determined to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid.
16 These the words which ye shall do: speak the truth each with his neighbor; truth and the judgment of peace judge ye in your gates. These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace; These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts;
17 And ye shall not purpose evil, a man to his neighbor, in your heart; and ye shall not love the oath of falsehood: for all these which I hated, says Jehovah. do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the LORD.” do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this,” declares the LORD.
18 And the word of Jehovah of armies will be to me, saying, And the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying, The word of the LORD Almighty came to me.
19 Thus said Jehovah of armies: The fast of the fourth, 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 for joy and for gladness, and for good appointments; and love ye truth and peace. “Thus says 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 seasons of joy and gladness and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace. This is what the LORD Almighty says: “The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months will become joyful and glad occasions and happy festivals for Judah. Therefore love truth and peace.”
20 Thus said Jehovah of armies: Yet that peoples shall come, and the inhabitants of many cities: “Thus says the LORD of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities. This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come,
21 And the inhabitants of one went to one, saying, We will go, going to beseech the face of Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of armies: I will go also. The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, ‘Let us go at once to entreat the favor of the LORD and to seek the LORD of hosts; I myself am going.’ and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, ‘Let us go at once to entreat the LORD and seek the LORD Almighty. I myself am going.’
22 And many peoples and strong nations came to seek Jehovah of armies in Jerusalem, and to beseech the face of Jehovah. Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of the LORD. And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD Almighty and to entreat him.”
23 Thus said Jehovah of armies: In those days, that ten men shall take hold from all tongues of the nations, and they took hold of the wing of a man a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we heard God is with you. Thus says the LORD of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’” This is what the LORD Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”
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