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11 But now I won’t deal with the few remaining people
    as I did in earlier times, declares Yahweh Tsebaoth.
12 Seeds will thrive in peacetime.
    Vines will produce their grapes.
        The land will yield its crops.
            The sky will produce its dew.
    I will give the few remaining people
    all these things as an inheritance.
13 Just as you, people of Judah and people of Israel,
    have been a curse among the nations,
        so I will now save you,
            and you will become a blessing.
    Don’t be afraid. Let your hands work hard.

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11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as I did in the past,”(A) declares the Lord Almighty.

12 “The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit,(B) the ground will produce its crops,(C) and the heavens will drop their dew.(D) I will give all these things as an inheritance(E) to the remnant of this people.(F) 13 Just as you, Judah and Israel, have been a curse[a](G) among the nations, so I will save(H) you, and you will be a blessing.[b](I) Do not be afraid,(J) but let your hands be strong.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 8:13 That is, your name has been used in cursing (see Jer. 29:22); or, you have been regarded as under a curse.
  2. Zechariah 8:13 Or and your name will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or and you will be seen as blessed