Zechariah 8:1-8

International Standard Version

What the Lord will Do for Zion

8 This is this message from the Lord of the Heavenly Armies:

² “This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘I’m greatly jealous about Zion, and that makes me furious about her.’

³ “This is what the Lord says: ‘I will return to Zion and I will live in the midst of Jerusalem. And Jerusalem will be called, “The City of Truth” and the mountain of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies will be called,^[a] “The Holy Mountain”.’

⁴ “This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘There will yet be old men and old women sitting in the parks^[b] of Jerusalem, each one of them holding canes in their hands due to their old age! ⁵ The city parks^[c] will be filled with boys and girls. They will play in the city’s^[d] open parks.’

⁶ “This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘It may seem impossible to the survivors of this people, but is it impossible for me?’ declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.

⁷ “This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘Look! After having saved my people from the land of the east and from the land of the west, ⁸ I will also bring them back to live in the midst of Jerusalem. They will be my people and I will truly be their righteous God.’”