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1205 Saving not difficult. Seed of peace ZECHARIAH 8:5-21
each one also with his staff a in
his hand because of the abundance
of his days. 5 And the
public squares of the city themselves
will be filled with boys
and girls playing in her public
squares.’ ” b
6 “This is what Jehovah of
armies has said, ‘Although it
should seem too difficult in the
eyes of the remaining ones of
this people in those days, should
it seem too difficult also in my
eyes?’ c is the utterance of Jehovah
of armies.”
7 “This is what Jehovah of armies
has said, ‘Here I am saving
my people from the land of
thesunriseandfromthelandof
the setting of the sun. d 8 And I
shall certainly bring them in, and
they must reside in the midst of
Jerusalem; e and they must become
my people, f and I myself
shall become their God in trueness
and in righteousness.’ ” g
9 “This is what Jehovah of armies
has said, ‘Let the hands of
YOU people be strong, h YOU who
are hearing in these days these
words from the mouth of the
prophets, i on the day on which
the foundation of the house of
Jehovah of armies was laid, for
the temple to be built. j 10 For
before those days there were no
wages for mankind made to exist;
k and as for the wages of
domestic animals, there was no
such thing; and to the one going
out and to the one coming in
there was no peace because of
the adversary, l as I kept thrusting
all mankind against one another.’
m
11 “‘And now I shall not be
as in the former days to the remaining
ones of this people,’ n is
the utterance of Jehovah of armies.
12 ‘For there will be the
seed of peace; o the vine itself
will give its fruitage, p and the
earth itself will give its yield, q
and the heavens themselves will
CHAP. 8
a Nu 21:18
Heb 11:21
b Jer 30:19
Jer 31:4
Jer 31:27
Zec 2:4
Mt 11:16
c Job 42:2
Jer 32:27
Mr 10:27
Lu 18:27
d Ps 107:3
e Jer 3:17
Joe 3:20
Am 9:14
f Le 26:12
Jer 30:22
Eze 11:20
Re 21:3
g Jer 4:2
Re 21:7
h 1Ch 22:13
Isa 35:4
Hag 2:4
i Ezr 5:1
j Ezr 6:14
k Hag 1:6
l Jg 5:6
2Ch 15:5
m Isa 19:2
Am 9:4
n Ps 103:9
Isa 12:1
Hag 2:19
o Ps 67:6
Ps 72:3
Isa 30:23
Jas 3:18
p Pr 3:10
q Le 26:4
De 28:4
Second Col.
a De 33:13
Ho 14:5
b Mic 4:6
c Isa 35:10
Isa 61:7
d De 28:37
Jer 42:18
e 2Ki 17:18
f Ge 22:18
Isa 19:24
g Isa 41:10
h Isa 35:4
i Jer 31:28
Jer 32:31
Mal 3:7
j Jer 4:28
Jer 20:16
Eze 24:14
k Jer 29:11
Jer 32:42
Mic 4:10
l Isa 43:1
Zep 3:16
m De 10:12
Mic 6:8
n Le 19:11
Pr 12:19
Jer 9:5
Eph 4:15
Eph 4:25
o Isa 11:4
Am 5:15
Zec 7:9
p Pr 3:29
Jer 4:14
Zec 7:10
Mt 15:19
give their dew; a and I shall certainly
cause the remaining ones b
of this people to inherit all
these things. c 13 And it must
occurthatjustasYOU became a
malediction among the nations, d
O house of Judah and house of
Israel, e so I shall save YOU, and
YOU must become a blessing. f Do
not be afraid. g May YOUR hands
be strong.’ h
14 “For this is what Jehovah
of armies has said, ‘ “Just as I
had in mind to do what was calamitous
to YOU people because
of YOUR forefathers’ making me
indignant,” i Jehovah of armies
has said, “and I felt no regret, j
15 so I will again have in mind in
these days to deal well with Jerusalem
and with the house of Judah.
k Do not be afraid.”’ l
16 “ ‘These are the things that
YOU people should do: m Speak
truthfully with one another. n
With truth and the judgment of
peace do YOUR judging in YOUR
gates. o 17 And calamity to one
another do not YOU scheme up
in YOUR hearts, p and do not love
any false oath; q for these are all
things that I have hated,’ r is the
utterance of Jehovah.”
18 And the word of Jehovah
of armies continued to occur to
me, saying: 19 “This is what Jehovah
of armies has said, ‘The
fast of the fourth s month, and
the fast of the fifth t month, and
the fast of the seventh u month,
and the fast of the tenth v month
will become for the house of Judah
an exultation and a rejoicing
and good festal seasons. w So love
truth and peace.’ x
20 “This is what Jehovah of
armies has said, ‘It will yet
be that peoples and the inhabitants
of many cities will come; y
21 and the inhabitants of one
city will certainly go to those of
q Jer 4:2; Zec 5:4; r Pr 6:16; Pr 8:13; s Jer 52:6;
t Jer 52:12; Zec 7:5; u 2Ki 25:25; v Jer 52:4; w Ps
30:11; Isa 35:10; Jer 31:12; x Ps 119:165; y Ps 22:27;
Isa 2:2; Isa 11:10; Ho 1:10; Mt 8:11.