Zechariah 8:9-11

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁹ The Lord of Armies says this: ‘Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words that the prophets spoke when the foundations were laid for the rebuilding of the temple, the house of the Lord of Armies. ¹⁰ For prior to those days neither people nor animals had wages. There was no safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I turned everyone against his neighbour. ¹¹ But now, I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days’ – this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.