Again the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying :
Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying ,
Translation comparison
Zechariah 8
23 aligned verses; 23 with wording or punctuation differences .
Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
This
is
what
the LORD of Hosts says:
“
I am
jealous for Zion with great zeal;
I am
jealous for her with great fervor
. ”
Thus
saith
the LORD of hosts ;
I was
jealous for Zion with great jealousy,
and
I was
jealous for her with great fury
.
This
is
what
the LORD says:
“
I will
return
to
Zion and dwell in Jerusalem .
Then
Jerusalem will
be called the
City of Truth ,
and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will
be
called
the Holy Mountain. ”
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.
This
is
what
the LORD of Hosts says:
“
Old men and old women will
again
sit
along
the streets of Jerusalem, each
with a
staff in hand because
of
great
age.
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.
And the streets of the city will
be filled
with
boys and girls playing there
. ”
And the streets of the city shall
be full
of
boys and girls playing in
the
streets
thereof
.
This
is
what
the LORD of Hosts says:
“
If this
is
impossible
in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be impossible
in My
eyes? ”
declares
the LORD of Hosts.
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.
This
is
what
the LORD of Hosts says:
“
I will save My people from the land
of
the
east and from the land
of
the
west .
Thus
saith
the LORD of hosts ;
Behold,
I will save my people from the east country,
and from the west country;
I will bring them back
to
dwell in Jerusalem ,
where
they will
be My people, and I will be their faithful
and
righteous
God. ”
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
.
This
is
what
the LORD of Hosts says:
“
Let your hands be strong, you
who
now
hear these words spoken
by the prophets who
were present
when
the foundations
were
laid
to
rebuild
the temple,
the house of the LORD of Hosts.
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
.
For before those
days neither
man nor
beast
received
wages
, nor was there safety
from
the
enemy
for
anyone
who
came
or
went ,
for I had
turned
every man
against his neighbor
.
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
.
But now I will not treat
the remnant
of this people as I
did
in the past
, ”
declares
the LORD of Hosts.
But now I will not be
unto
the residue
of this people as in the former
days
, saith
the LORD of hosts.
“
For the seed will
be prosperous ,
the vine will
yield
its
fruit, the ground will
yield
its
produce
, and the skies
will
give their dew .
To
the remnant of this people I
will
give
all these things as
an
inheritance
.
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.
As you
have
been
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 be
afraid;
let your hands be strong. ”
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.
For this
is
what
the LORD of Hosts says:
“Just
as I resolved
to bring
disaster
upon
you when your fathers provoked Me to anger,
and
I
did
not
relent
, ”
says
the LORD of Hosts,
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:
“
so now
I
have resolved
to do good
again
to
Jerusalem and Judah .
Do
not be
afraid
.
So again
have I
thought
in
these
days
to do well
unto
Jerusalem and to
the
house
of
Judah :
fear
ye
not.
These are the things you
must
do :
Speak truth to one
another,
render
true
and sound
judgments
in your gates ,
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 :
do
not
plot
evil in your hearts against your
neighbor,
and do
not
love to
swear
falsely,
for I
hate
all these things, ”
declares
the LORD.
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.
Then
the word of the LORD of Hosts came to
me, saying,
And
the word of the LORD of hosts came unto
me, saying,
“This
is
what
the LORD of Hosts says:
The fasts
of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months
will
become
times
of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for
the
house
of
Judah.
Therefore you
are
to
love both
truth and peace. ”
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.
This
is
what
the LORD of Hosts says:
“Peoples
will
yet come —
the residents
of many cities —
Thus
saith
the LORD of hosts ;
It
shall
yet come to
pass,
that
there
shall
come
people,
and
the inhabitants
of many cities :
and the residents
of one city will
go to another, saying :
‘
Let us go at
once
to plead
before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts .
I myself
am
going
. ’
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
.
And
many peoples
and strong nations will
come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead
before the LORD. ”
Yea,
many people
and strong nations shall
come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem ,
and to pray
before the LORD.
This
is
what
the LORD of Hosts says:
“
In those days ten men from
the nations of every
tongue
will
tightly
grasp
the robe
of a Jew, saying, ‘Let
us
go with you ,
for we have heard that God is with you. ’”
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.
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