8:1 And the word of the Lord Almighty came,
saying,
8:2 Thus saith the Lord Almighty; I have been jealous for Jerusalem and for
Sion with great jealousy, and I have been jealous for her with great fury.
8:3 Thus saith the Lord; I will return to Sion, and dwell in the midst of
Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a true city, and the mountain of
the Lord Almighty a holy mountain.
8:4 Thus saith the Lord Almighty; There shall yet dwell old men and old
women in the streets of Jerusalem, every one holding his staff in his hand
for age.
8:5 And the broad places of the city shall be filled with boys and girls
playing in the streets thereof.
8:6 Thus saith the Lord Almighty; If it shall be impossible in the sight of
the remnant of this people in those days, shall it also be impossible in my
sight? saith the Lord Almighty.
8:7 Thus saith the Lord Almighty; Behold, I [will] save my people from the
east country, and the west country;
8:8 and I will bring them in, and cause [them] to dwell in the midst of
Jerusalem: and they shall be to me a people, and I will be to them a God, in
truth and in righteousness.
8:9 Thus saith the Lord Almighty; Let your hands be strong, [ye that] hear
in these days these words out of the mouth of the prophets, from the day
that the house of the Lord Almighty was founded, and from the time that the
temple was built.
8:10 For before those days the wages of men could not be profitable, and
there could be no hire of cattle, and there could be no peace by reason of
the affliction to him that went out or to him that came in: for I would have
let loose all men, every one against his neighbour.
8:11 But now I [will] not do to the remnant of this people according to the
former days, saith the Lord Almighty.
8:12 But I will shew peace: the vine shall yield her fruit, and the land
shall yield her produce, and the heaven shall give its dew: and I will give
as an inheritance all these things to the remnant of my people.
8:13 And it shall come to pass, as ye were a curse among the nations, O
house of Juda, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a
blessing: be of good courage, and strengthen your hands.
8:14 For thus saith the Lord Almighty; As I took counsel to afflict you when
your fathers provoked me, saith the Lord Almighty, and I repented not:
8:15 so have I prepared and taken counsel in these days to do good to
Jerusalem and to the house of Juda: be ye of good courage.
8:16 These [are] the things which ye shall do; speak truth every one with
his neighbour; judge truth and peaceable judgment in your gates:
8:17 and let none of you devise evil in his heart against his neighbour; and
love not a false oath: for all these things I hate, saith the Lord Almighty.
8:18 And the word of the Lord Almighty came to me, saying,
8:19 Thus saith the Lord Almighty, The fourth fast, and the fifth fast, and
the seventh fast, and the tenth fast, shall be to the house of Juda for joy
and gladness, and for good feasts; and ye shall rejoice; and love ye the
truth and peace.
8:20 Thus saith the Lord Almighty; Yet shall many peoples come, and the
inhabitants of many cities;
8:21 and the inhabitants of five cities shall come together to one city,
saying, Let us go to make supplication to the Lord, and to seek the face of
the Lord Almighty; I will go also.
8:22 And many peoples and many nations shall come to seek earnestly the face
of the Lord Almighty in Jerusalem, and to obtain favour of the Lord.
8:23 Thus saith the Lord Almighty; In those days [my word shall be
fulfilled] if ten men of all the languages of the nations should take hold--
even take hold of the hem of a Jew, saying, We will go with thee; for we
have heard that God is with you. |
8:1 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came
to me, saying,
8:2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great
jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
8:3 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.
8:4 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.
8:5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in
the streets thereof.
8:6 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.
8:7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the
east country, and from the west country;
8:8 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.
8:9 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.
8:10 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.
8:11 But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former
days, saith the LORD of hosts.
8:12 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.
8:13 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.
8:14 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:
8:15 So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to
the house of Judah: fear ye not.
8:16 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:
8:17 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.
8:18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,
8:19 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.
8:20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there
shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
8:21 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.
8:22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of
hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.
8:23 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. |