Zechariah 8:7-9

King James Version

⁷Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;

⁸And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.

⁹Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.

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Zechariah 8:7-9

New King James Version

⁷“Thus says the Lord of hosts:

‘Behold, ^(A)I will save My people from the land of the ^[a]east
And from the land of the ^[b]west;
⁸I will ^(B)bring them back,
And they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.
^(C)They shall be My people
And I will be their God,
^(D)In truth and righteousness.’

⁹“Thus says the Lord of hosts:

^(E)‘Let your hands be strong,
You who have been hearing in these days
These words by the mouth of ^(F)the prophets,
Who spoke in ^(G)the day the foundation was laid
For the house of the Lord of hosts,
That the temple might be built.

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Footnotes

Zechariah 8:7 Lit. rising sun
Zechariah 8:7 Lit. setting sun

Zechariah 8:7-9

New American Standard Bible

⁷The Lord of armies says this: ‘Behold, I am going to save My people from the land of the ^[a]^(A)east and from the land of the ^[b]west; ⁸and I will ^(B)bring them back and they will ^(C)live in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be ^(D)My people, and I will be their God in ^[c]truth and righteousness.’

⁹“The Lord of armies says this: ‘Let your hands be ^(E)strong, you who are listening in these days to these words from the mouth of the ^(F)prophets, those who spoke in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of armies was laid, so that the temple might be built.

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