Focused Passage

Zechariah 8:1-8

Zion Restored and the Fasts Made Joyful

Jealous love for Zion leads to the LORD's return, restored communal life, strengthened rebuilding, ethical renewal, transformed fasting, and a future in which nations seek the LORD with his people.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Again the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying:

2This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I am jealous for Zion with great zeal; I am jealous for her with great fervor.”

3This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”

4This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Old men and old women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of great age.

5And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing there.”

6This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “If this is impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be impossible in My eyes?” declares the LORD of Hosts.

7This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will save My people from the land of the east and from the land of the west.

8I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Micah 4:6BSB references Zechariah 6:9Classic cross-references

Original words

Again the wordדְּבַר־H1697Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתH6635Noun - common pluralcame [to me]וַיְהִ֛יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularsayingלֵאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 2

Cross-references

Joel 2:18Classic cross-references Nahum 1:2Classic cross-references Psalms 78:58Classic cross-references Zechariah 1:14Classic cross-references Isaiah 42:13Classic cross-references

Original words

This is whatכֹּ֤הH3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתH6635Noun - common pluralsaysאָמַר֙H559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularI am jealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיH7065Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularfor Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןH6726Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singularwith greatגְדוֹלָ֑הH1419Adjective - feminine singularzealקִנְאָ֣הH7068Noun - feminine singularI am jealousקִנֵּ֥אתִיH7065Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularfor herלָֽהּ׃Preposition | third person feminine singularwith greatגְדוֹלָ֖הH1419Adjective - feminine singularfervorוְחֵמָ֥הH2534Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Psalms 46:5Classic cross-references Psalms 48:1Classic cross-references Isaiah 2:2Classic cross-references Isaiah 54:14Classic cross-references Isaiah 8:18Classic cross-references

Original words

This is whatכֹּ֚הH3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularI will returnשַׁ֚בְתִּיH7725Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionZionצִיּ֔וֹןH6726Noun - proper - feminine singularand dwellוְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יH7931Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularinבְּת֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389Noun - proper - feminine singularThen Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙H3389Noun - proper - feminine singularwill be calledוְנִקְרְאָ֤הH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularthe Cityעִ֣יר־H5892Noun - feminine singular constructof Truthהָֽאֱמֶ֔תH571Article | Noun - feminine singularand the mountainוְהַר־H2022Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתH6635Noun - common plural[will be called] the Holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃סH6944Article | Noun - masculine singularMountainהַ֥רH2022Noun - masculine singular construct

Verse 4

Cross-references

Jeremiah 30:19Classic cross-references Jeremiah 31:13Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 2:32Classic cross-references Jeremiah 31:24Classic cross-references Isaiah 65:20Classic cross-references

Original words

This is whatכֹּ֤הH3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתH6635Noun - common pluralsaysאָמַר֙H559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularOld menזְקֵנִ֣יםH2205Adjective - masculine pluraland old womenוּזְקֵנ֔וֹתH2205Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine pluralwill againעֹ֤דH5750Adverbsitיֵֽשְׁבוּ֙H3427Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralalong the streetsבִּרְחֹב֖וֹתH7339Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389Noun - proper - feminine singulareachוְאִ֧ישׁH376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwith a staffמִשְׁעַנְתּ֛וֹH4938Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularin handבְּיָד֖וֹH3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularbecause ofמֵרֹ֥בH7230Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructgreat ageיָמִֽים׃H3117Noun - masculine plural

Verse 5

Cross-references

Jeremiah 31:13Classic cross-references

Original words

And the streetsוּרְחֹב֤וֹתH7339Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructof the cityהָעִיר֙H5892Article | Noun - feminine singularwill be filledיִמָּ֣לְא֔וּH4390Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralwith boysיְלָדִ֖יםH3206Noun - masculine pluraland girlsוִֽילָד֑וֹתH3207Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine pluralplayingמְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםH7832Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluralthereבִּרְחֹֽבֹתֶֽיהָ׃סH7339Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Luke 1:37Classic cross-references Matthew 19:26Classic cross-references Genesis 18:14Classic cross-references Jeremiah 32:27Classic cross-references Mark 10:27Classic cross-references

Original words

This is whatכֹּ֤הH3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתH6635Noun - common pluralsaysאָמַר֙H559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularIfכִּ֣יH3588Conjunction[this] is impossibleיִפָּלֵ֗אH6381Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularin the eyesבְּעֵינֵי֙H5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdcof the remnantשְׁאֵרִית֙H7611Noun - feminine singular constructof thisהַזֶּ֔הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularpeopleהָעָ֣םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singularin theseהָהֵ֑םH1992Article | Pronoun - third person masculine pluraldaysבַּיָּמִ֖יםH3117Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralshould it alsoגַּם־H1571Conjunctionbe impossibleיִפָּלֵ֔אH6381Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularin My eyesבְּעֵינַי֙H5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | first person common singulardeclaresנְאֻ֖םH5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃פH6635Noun - common plural

BSB notes

Or marvelous; twice in this verse

Verse 7

Cross-references

Isaiah 43:5Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 30:3Classic cross-references Malachi 1:11Classic cross-references Jeremiah 31:8Classic cross-references Amos 9:14Classic cross-references

Original words

This is whatכֹּ֤הH3541Adverbthe LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularof Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתH6635Noun - common plural. . .הִנְנִ֥יH2005Interjection | first person common singularsaysאָמַר֙H559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularI will saveמוֹשִׁ֛יעַH3467Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerMy peopleעַמִּ֖יH5971Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularfrom the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof the eastמִזְרָ֑חH4217Noun - masculine singularand from the landוּמֵאֶ֖רֶץH776Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructofמְב֥וֹאH3996Noun - masculine singular constructthe westהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃H8121Article | Noun - common singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 6:16Classic cross-references Hebrews 8:10Classic cross-references Revelation 21:3Classic cross-references Zechariah 13:9Classic cross-references Ezekiel 36:28Classic cross-references

Original words

I will bring themוְהֵבֵאתִ֣יH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular{back}אֹתָ֔םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralto dwellוְשָׁכְנ֖וּH7931Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralinבְּת֣וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389Noun - proper - feminine singularwhere they will beוְהָיוּ־H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralMyלִ֣יPreposition | first person common singularpeopleלְעָ֗םH5971Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand Iוַֽאֲנִי֙H589Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularwill beאֶהְיֶ֤הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singulartheirלָהֶם֙Preposition | third person masculine pluralfaithfulבֶּאֱמֶ֖תH571Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularand righteousוּבִצְדָקָֽה׃סH6666Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםH430Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural

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