Zechariah 8 (NET)

Zechariah 8:1¹Then the message of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies came to me as follows:Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

Zechariah 8:2²“The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, ‘I am very much concerned for Zion; indeed, I am so concerned for her that my rage will fall on those who hurt her.’Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Joel 2:18Ps 78:58-59Zech 1:14-16Isa 42:13-14Nah 1:2Ezek 36:5-6Isa 59:17Isa 63:15Isa 63:4-6Nah 1:6

Zechariah 8:3³The Lord says, ‘I have returned to Zion and will live within Jerusalem. Now Jerusalem will be called “truthful city,” “mountain of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,” “holy mountain.”’Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:John 1:14Zech 1:162 Cor 6:16Col 2:9Eph 2:21-22Isa 1:26Isa 66:20Jer 30:10-11Jer 31:23Jer 33:16

Zechariah 8:4⁴Moreover, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, ‘Old men and women will once more live in the plazas of Jerusalem, each one leaning on a cane because of advanced age.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 65:20-22Job 42:171 Sam 2:31Heb 12:22Job 5:26Lam 5:11-15Lam 2:20-22

Zechariah 8:5⁵And the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 31:13Jer 30:19-20Jer 31:27Jer 33:11Lam 2:19Matt 11:16-17Ps 128:3-4Ps 144:12-15Zech 2:4

Zechariah 8:6⁶And,’ says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, ‘though such a thing may seem to be difficult in the opinion of the small community of those days, will it also appear difficult to me?’ asks the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 32:27Luke 1:37Luke 18:27Rom 4:20-212 Kgs 7:2Gen 18:14Jer 32:17Luke 1:20Num 11:22-23Ps 118:23

Zechariah 8:7⁷“The Lord of Heaven’s Armies asserts, ‘I am about to save my people from the lands of the east and the west.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 31:8Amos 9:14-15Isa 27:12-13Isa 43:5-6Isa 49:12Mal 1:11Ezek 37:19-25Hos 11:10-11Isa 11:11-16Isa 59:19

Zechariah 8:8⁸And I will bring them to settle within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and righteousness.’Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 36:28Ezek 11:20Jer 31:33Jer 4:2Rev 21:3Rev 21:72 Cor 6:16-18Zech 13:9Ezek 37:27Zeph 3:14-20

Zechariah 8:9⁹“The Lord of Heaven’s Armies also says, ‘Gather strength, you who are listening to these words today from the mouths of the prophets who were there at the founding of the house of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, so that the temple might be built.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 35:41 Chr 22:132 Tim 2:1Eph 6:10Ezra 5:1-2Hag 2:211 Chr 28:20Hag 1:1Hag 1:12Hag 2:4-9

Zechariah 8:10¹⁰Before that time there was no compensation for man or animal, nor was there any relief from adversity for those who came and went, because I had pitted everybody—each one—against everyone else.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Hag 1:6-11Amos 9:4Isa 19:2Amos 3:6Hag 2:16-18Jer 16:16Judg 5:11Judg 5:6-7Matt 10:34-362 Chr 15:5-7

Zechariah 8:11¹¹But I will be different now to this remnant of my people from the way I was in those days,’ says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 12:1Hag 2:19Ps 103:9Zech 8:8-9Isa 11:13Mal 3:9-11

Zechariah 8:12¹²‘for there will be a peaceful time of sowing, the vine will produce its fruit, and the ground its yield, and the skies will rain down dew. Then I will allow the remnant of my people to possess all these things.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Lev 26:4-5Deut 33:13Gen 27:28Matt 6:33Ezek 34:26-27Ezek 36:30Hag 1:10Hag 2:19Joel 2:22Zech 8:6

Zechariah 8:13¹³And it will come about that just as you, both Judah and Israel, were a curse to the nations, so I will save you and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid! Instead, be strong.’Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Cor 16:13Gen 12:2-3Ps 72:17Zech 8:9Zeph 3:20Ezek 5:15Ruth 4:11-12Gal 3:28-29Jer 29:18Zech 10:6-9

Zechariah 8:14¹⁴“For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, ‘As I had planned to hurt you when your fathers made me angry,’ says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, ‘and I was not sorry,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 24:14Jer 31:28Jer 4:282 Chr 36:16Isa 14:24Jer 15:1-6Jer 20:16Ps 33:11Zech 1:6

Zechariah 8:15¹⁵so, to the contrary, I have planned in these days to do good to Jerusalem and Judah—do not fear!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Zech 8:13Mic 7:18-20Luke 12:32Jer 29:11-14Jer 32:42Mic 4:10-13Isa 43:1-2Zeph 3:16-17

Zechariah 8:16¹⁶These are the things you must do: Speak the truth, each of you, to one another. Practice true and righteous judgment in your courts.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Eph 4:25Zech 7:9Ps 15:2Deut 10:12-13Luke 3:8-14Isa 9:7Matt 5:9Prov 12:17Prov 12:19Zech 8:19

Zechariah 8:17¹⁷Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another. Do not favor a false oath—these are all things that I hate,’ says the Lord.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Prov 6:16-19Hab 1:13Jer 4:14Jer 44:4Mal 3:5Mic 2:1-3Prov 3:29Ps 10:3Ps 5:5-6Jer 4:2

Zechariah 8:18¹⁸The message of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies came to me as follows:Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

Zechariah 8:19¹⁹“The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, ‘The fast of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months will become joyful and happy, pleasant feasts for the house of Judah; so love truth and peace.’Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 39:2Zech 8:16Zech 7:3Zech 7:52 Kgs 25:25Jer 52:4Ps 30:112 Kgs 25:3-4Luke 1:74-75Isa 12:1

Zechariah 8:20²⁰The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, ‘It will someday come to pass that people—residents of many cities—will come.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 2:2-3Mic 4:1-2Zech 2:11Isa 60:3-12Jer 16:19Matt 8:111 Kgs 8:411 Kgs 8:432 Chr 6:32-33Amos 9:12

Zechariah 8:21²¹The inhabitants of one will go to another and say, “Let’s go up at once to ask the favor of the Lord, to seek the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Indeed, I’ll go with you.”’Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Zech 7:2Ps 146:1-2Hos 6:3Ps 103:22Ps 122:1-9

Zechariah 8:22²²Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord of Heaven’s Armies and to ask his favor.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Zech 8:21Isa 25:7Isa 60:3-22Rev 15:4Rev 21:24Gal 3:8Isa 55:5Hag 2:7Isa 66:23Jer 4:2

Zechariah 8:23²³The Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, ‘In those days ten people from all languages and nations will grasp hold of—indeed, grab—the robe of one Jew and say, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 55:51 Cor 14:25Isa 45:14Isa 60:3Acts 13:47-48Isa 66:181 Kgs 8:42-43Josh 2:9-13Rev 14:6-7Ruth 1:16-17