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Zechariah 8

The Coming Peace and Prosperity of Zion

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Then the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635 cameh1961, sayingh559,

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"Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, `I am  aexceedinglyh1419 jealoush7065 for Zionh6726, yes, with greath1419 wrathh2534 I am jealoush7065 for her.'

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"Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, `I will returnh7725 to Zionh6726 and will  adwellh7931 in the midsth8432 of Jerusalemh3389. Then Jerusalemh3389 will be calledh7121 the Cityh5892b of  bTruthh571, and the mountainh2022 of the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635 will be called the Holyh6944 Mountainh2022.'

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"Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, ` aOldh2205 menh2205 and oldh2205 womenh2205 will againh5750 sith3427 in the  1streetsh7339 of Jerusalemh3389, eachh376 manh376 with his staffh4938b in his handh3027 becauseh4480 of  2ageh7230h3117.

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`And the  1streetsh7339 of the cityh5892b will be filledh4390 with  aboysh3206 and girlsh3207 playingh7832 in its  1streetsh7339.'

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"Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, `Ifh3588 it is  1 atooh6381 difficulth6381 in the sighth5869 of the remnanth7611 of thish2088 peopleh5971a in thoseh1992a daysh3117, will it alsoh1571 be  1 btooh6381 difficulth6381 in My sighth5869?' declaresh5002 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635.

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"Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, `Beholdh2009, I am going to saveh3467 My peopleh5971a from the landh776 of the  1 aeasth4217 and from the landh776 of the  2westh3996h8121;

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and I will  abringh935 them back and they will  bliveh7931 in the midsth8432 of Jerusalemh3389; and they shall be  cMy peopleh5971a, and I will be their Godh430 in  1truthh571 and righteousnessh6666.'

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"Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, `Let your handsh3027 be  astrongh2388, you who are listeningh8085 in theseh428 daysh3117 to theseh428 wordsh1697 from the mouthh6310 of the  bprophetsh5030, those whoh834 spoke in the dayh3117 that the foundationh3245 of the househ1004 of the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635 was laidh3245, to the end that the templeh1964 might be builth1129.

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`For beforeh6440 thoseh1992a daysh3117 there was  anoh3808 wageh7939 for manh120 or any wageh7939 for animalh929; and for him who wenth3318 out or cameh935 in thereh369 was noh3808  1 bpeaceh7965 becauseh4480 of  2his enemiesh6862c, and I  cseth7971 allh3605 menh120 oneh376 against anotherh7453.

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`But nowh6258 I will  anot  1treat the remnanth7611 of thish2088 peopleh5971a as in the formerh7223 daysh3117,' declaresh5002 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635.

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`For there will be  apeaceh7965 for the seedh2233: the vineh1612 will yieldh5414 its fruith6529, the landh776 will yieldh5414 its produceh2981 and the heavensh8064 will giveh5414 their  bdewh2919; and I will cause the remnanth7611 of thish2088 peopleh5971a to inherith5157  callh3605 theseh428 things.

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`It will comeh1961 about that justh3512c as you were a  acurseh7045 among the nationsh1471, O househ1004 of Judahh3063 and househ1004 of Israelh3478, soh3651 I will saveh3467 you that you may becomeh1961 a  bblessingh1293. Do not fearh3372a; let your  chandsh3027 be strongh2388.'

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"For thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, `Justh3512c as I  apurposedh2161 to doh7489a harmh7489a to you when your fathersh1 provokedh7107 Me to wrathh7107,' saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, `and I have not  brelentedh5162,

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soh3651 I have againh7725 purposedh2161 in theseh428 daysh3117 to  adoh3190 goodh3190 to Jerusalemh3389 and to the househ1004 of Judahh3063.  bDo not fearh3372a!

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`Theseh428 are the thingsh1697 whichh834 you should doh6213a: speakh1696 the  atruthh571 to oneh376 anotherh7453;  bjudgeh8199 with truthh571 and judgmenth4941 for peaceh7965 in your  1gatesh8179.

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`Also let noneh376h408 of you  adeviseh2803 evilh7463a in your hearth3824 against anotherh7453, and do not loveh157  1 bperjuryh7621h8267; for allh3605 theseh428 are whath834 I  chateh8130,' declaresh5002 the LORDh3068."

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Then the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635 cameh1961 to me, sayingh559,

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"Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, `The fasth6685 of the  afourthh7243, the fasth6685 of the  bfifthh2549, the fasth6685 of the  cseventhh7637 and the fasth6685 of the  dtenthh6224 months will becomeh1961  ejoyh8342, gladnessh8057, and  1cheerfulh2896a feastsh4150 for the househ1004 of Judahh3063; so  floveh157 truthh571 and peaceh7965.'

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"Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, `It will yeth5750 be that  apeoplesh5971a will comeh935, even the inhabitantsh3427 of manyh7227a citiesh5892b.

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`The inhabitantsh3427 of oneh259 will goh1980 to anotherh259, sayingh559, "Let us goh1980 at onceh1980 to  aentreath2470b the favorh2470bh6440 of the LORDh3068, and to seekh1245 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635;  1I will alsoh1571 goh1980."

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`So  amanyh7227a peoplesh5971a and mightyh6099 nationsh1471 will comeh935 to seekh1245 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635 in Jerusalemh3389 and to  bentreath2470b the favorh2470bh6440 of the LORDh3068.'

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"Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, `In thoseh1992a daysh3117 tenh6235 menh376 from allh3605 the  1nationsh1471 will  2 agrasph2388 the  3garmenth3671 of a Jewh3064, sayingh559, "Let us goh1980 with you, for we have heardh8085 that Godh430 is with you.""'



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