Zechariah 8:9-11

Common English Bible

Be strong, you who are now hearing these words from the mouths of the prophets spoken on the day when the foundations for the house of the Lord of heavenly forces were laid. ¹⁰ Before this time, there were no wages for people or animals; there was no relief from distress about going out or coming in, because I set everyone against their own neighbor. ¹¹ But now, unlike those earlier days, I’ll be with the few remaining among this people, says the Lord of heavenly forces.