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# Chapter 8
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1 Again the word of the Lord of hosts came, saying,
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2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
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‘I am zealous for Zion with great zeal;
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With great fervor I am zealous for her.’
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3 “Thus says the Lord:
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‘I will return to Zion,
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And dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth,
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The Mountain of the Lord of hosts,
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The Holy Mountain.’
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4 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
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‘Old men and old women shall again sit
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In the streets of Jerusalem,
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Each one with his staff in his hand
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Because of great age.
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5 The streets of the city
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Shall be full of boys and girls
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Playing in its streets.’
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6 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
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‘If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days,
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Will it also be marvelous in My eyes?’
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Says the Lord of hosts.
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7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
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‘Behold, I will save My people from the land of the east
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And from the land of the west;
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8 I will bring them back,
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And they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.
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They shall be My people
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And I will be their God,
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In truth and righteousness.’
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9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
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‘Let your hands be strong,
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You who have been hearing in these days
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These words by the mouth of the prophets,
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Who spoke in the day the foundation was laid
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For the house of the Lord of hosts,
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That the temple might be built.
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10 For before these days
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There were no wages for man nor any hire for beast;
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There was no peace from the enemy for whoever went out or came in;
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For I set all men, everyone, against his neighbor.
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11 But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,’ says the Lord of hosts.
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12 ‘For the seed shall be prosperous,
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The vine shall give its fruit,
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The ground shall give her increase,
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And the heavens shall give their dew—
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I will cause the remnant of this people
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To possess all these.
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13 And it shall come to pass
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That just as you were a curse among the nations,
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O house of Judah and house of Israel,
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So I will save you, and you shall be a blessing.
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Do not fear,
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Let your hands be strong.’
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14 “For thus says the Lord of hosts:
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‘Just as I determined to punish you
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When your fathers provoked Me to wrath,’
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Says the Lord of hosts,
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‘And I would not relent,
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15 So again in these days
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I am determined to do good
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To Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
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Do not fear.
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16 These are the things you shall do:
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Speak each man the truth to his neighbor;
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Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;
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17 Let none of you think evil in your heart against your neighbor;
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And do not love a false oath.
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For all these are things that I hate,’
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Says the Lord.”
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18 Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,
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19 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
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‘The fast of the fourth month,
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The fast of the fifth,
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The fast of the seventh,
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And the fast of the tenth,
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Shall be joy and gladness and cheerful feasts
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For the house of Judah.
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Therefore love truth and peace.’
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20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
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‘Peoples shall yet come,
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Inhabitants of many cities;
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21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying,
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“Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord,
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And seek the Lord of hosts.
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I myself will go also.”
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22 Yes, many peoples and strong nations
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Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,
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And to pray before the Lord.’
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23 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.” ’ ” |