Again the
word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,
02 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous
for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous
for her with great fury.
03 Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion,
and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and
Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and
the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy
mountain.
04 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet
old men and old women dwell in the streets of
Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his
hand for very age.
05 And the streets of the city shall be full of
boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
06 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; If it be
marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this
people in these days, should it also be
marvellous in mine eyes? saith the Lord of hosts.
07 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will
save my people from the east country, and from
the west country;
08 And 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.
09 Thus 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.
10 For before these days there was no hire for
man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there
any peace to him that went out or came in because
of the affliction: for I set all men every one
against his neighbour.
11 But now I will not be unto the residue of this
people as in the former days, saith the Lord of
hosts.
12 For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine
shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give
her increase, and the heavens shall give their
dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people
to possess all these things.
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13 And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a
curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and
house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall
be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be
strong.
14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts; As I thought
to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to
wrath, saith the Lord of hosts, and I repented
not:
15 So again have I thought in these days to do
well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah:
fear ye not.
16 These are the things that ye shall do; Speak
ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute
the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
17 And let none of you imagine evil in your
hearts against his neighbour; and love no false
oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith
the Lord.
18 And the word of the Lord of hosts came unto
me, saying,
19 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The fast of the
fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the
fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth,
shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness,
and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and
peace.
20 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; It shall yet
come to pass, that there shall come people, and
the inhabitants of many cities:
21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to
another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray
before the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts: I
will go also.
22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come
to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to
pray before the Lord.
23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it
shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold
out of all languages of the nations, even shall
take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew,
saying, We will go with you: for we have heard
that God is with you.
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