Zechariah 8:1-8 ▼

1 This is this message from the LORD of the Heavenly Armies:

2 |This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: 'I'm greatly jealous about Zion, and that makes me furious about her.'

3 |This is what the LORD says: 'I will return to Zion and I will live in the midst of Jerusalem. And Jerusalem will be called, |The City of Truth| and the mountain of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies will be called, |The Holy Mountain|.'

4 |This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: 'There will yet be old men and old women sitting in the parks of Jerusalem, each one of them holding canes in their hands due to their old age!

5 The city parks will be filled with boys and girls. They will play in the city's open parks.'

6 |This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: 'It may seem impossible to the survivors of this people, but is it impossible for me?' declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

7 |This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: 'Look! After having saved my people from the land of the east and from the land of the west,

8 I will also bring them back to live in the midst of Jerusalem. They will be my people and I will truly be their righteous God.'|