“Thus says the Lord of hosts:

(A)‘Old men and old women shall again sit
In the streets of Jerusalem,
Each one with his staff in his hand
Because of [a]great age.
The streets of the city
Shall be (B)full of boys and girls
Playing in its streets.’

“Thus says the Lord of hosts:

‘If it is [b]marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days,
(C)Will it also be marvelous in My eyes?’
Says the Lord of hosts.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 8:4 Lit. many days
  2. Zechariah 8:6 Or wonderful

Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of great age. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets. Thus says the Lord of hosts: (B)If it is marvelous in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, (C)should it also be marvelous in my sight, declares the Lord of hosts?

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The Lord of armies says this: ‘(A)Old men and old women will again sit in the public squares of Jerusalem, each person with his staff in his hand because of [a]age. And the public squares of the city will be filled with (B)boys and girls playing in its squares.’ The Lord of armies says this: ‘If it is (C)too difficult in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, will it also be (D)too difficult in My sight?’ declares the Lord of armies.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 8:4 Lit the multitude of days

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem,(A) each of them with cane in hand because of their age. The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.(B)

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “It may seem marvelous to the remnant of this people at that time,(C) but will it seem marvelous to me?(D)” declares the Lord Almighty.

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Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the Lord of hosts.

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