Zechariah 8:20-23
Christian Standard Bible
20 The Lord of Armies says this: “Peoples will yet come, the residents of many cities; 21 the residents of one city will go to another, saying: Let’s go at once to plead for the Lord’s favor and to seek the Lord of Armies. I am also going. 22 Many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the Lord of Armies in Jerusalem and to plead for the Lord’s favor.”(A) 23 The Lord of Armies says this: “In those days, ten men from nations of every language will grab the robe of a Jewish man tightly, urging: Let us go with you,(B) for we have heard that God is with you.”
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Zechariah 8:20-23
Lexham English Bible
20 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘It will happen again that nations and the inhabitants of many cities will come. 21 And the inhabitants of one city will go to another city, saying, “Let us go immediately to entreat the favor of[a] Yahweh, to seek Yahweh of hosts—I also will go!” 22 And many peoples and powerful[b] nations will come to seek Yahweh of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of[c] Yahweh.’ 23 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘In those days ten men from all the nations of every language[d] will take hold of the hem of a Judean man,[e] saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you!”’”
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- Zechariah 8:21 Literally “the face of”
- Zechariah 8:22 Or “mighty”
- Zechariah 8:22 Literally “the face of”
- Zechariah 8:23 Literally “all the languages of the nations”
- Zechariah 8:23 Many versions translate “a Jew,” but “Judean” highlights Zechariah’s focus on provincial geography
Zechariah 8:20-23
New International Version
20 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come, 21 and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, ‘Let us go at once to entreat(A) the Lord and seek(B) the Lord Almighty. I myself am going.’ 22 And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him.”(C)
23 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”(D)
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