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ZEC 8:1
Zechariah 8:1
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Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to
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ZEC 8:2
Zechariah 8:2
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous
for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. |
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ZEC 8:3
Zechariah 8:3
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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. |
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ZEC 8:4
Zechariah 8:4
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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. |
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ZEC 8:5
Zechariah 8:5
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And the streets of the city shall be full of
boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. |
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ZEC 8:6
Zechariah 8:6
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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. |
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ZEC 8:7
Zechariah 8:7
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will
save my people from the east country, and from the west country; |
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ZEC 8:8
Zechariah 8:8
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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. |
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ZEC 8:9
Zechariah 8:9
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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. |
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ZEC 8:10
Zechariah 8:10
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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. |
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ZEC 8:11
Zechariah 8:11
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But now I will not be unto the residue of this
people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts. |
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ZEC 8:12
Zechariah 8:12
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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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ZEC 8:13
Zechariah 8:13
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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. |
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ZEC 8:14
Zechariah 8:14
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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: |
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ZEC 8:15
Zechariah 8:15
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So again have I thought in these days to do
well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not. |
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ZEC 8:16
Zechariah 8:16
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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: |
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ZEC 8:17
Zechariah 8:17
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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. |
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ZEC 8:18
Zechariah 8:18
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And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto
me, saying, |
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ZEC 8:19
Zechariah 8:19
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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. |
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ZEC 8:20
Zechariah 8:20
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come
to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: |
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ZEC 8:21
Zechariah 8:21
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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. |
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ZEC 8:22
Zechariah 8:22
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Yea, many people and strong nations shall come
to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. |
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ZEC 8:23
Zechariah 8:23
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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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