Zechariah 8:20-23
International Standard Version
Future Visits by Nations to Jerusalem
20 “This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘In the future, people will come, including residents of many cities, 21 and they will travel from one place to another place and say, “Let’s go quickly to pray in the presence of the Lord and to inquire of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.’ And I will go, too. 22 Many people and powerful nations will come to inquire of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies in Jerusalem, and to pray in the presence of the Lord.”’”
23 “This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘In the future, ten men speaking[a] all the languages of the nations will grab hold of one Jewish person by the hem of his garment and say, “Let us go up to Jerusalem[b] with you, because we heard that God is with you.”’”
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- Zechariah 8:23 The Heb. lacks speaking
- Zechariah 8:23 The Heb. lacks to Jerusalem
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
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