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12 ‘For there will be a sowing of peace: the vine will produce its fruit, the earth will produce its full[a] yield, the sky will produce its dew, and I will make the survivors of this people inherit all these things. 13 Furthermore, house of Judah and house of Israel, even though you used to be a curse among the nations, now I will surely save you, and you will be a blessing. Stop being afraid. Instead, grow stronger.’”[b]

The Lord will Do Good to Jerusalem and Judah

14 “This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘Just as I intended to bring harm to you when your ancestors angered me,’ says the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, ‘and I did not relent,

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  1. Zechariah 8:12 The Heb. lacks full
  2. Zechariah 8:13 Lit. your hands become strong.

12 “The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit,(A) the ground will produce its crops,(B) and the heavens will drop their dew.(C) I will give all these things as an inheritance(D) to the remnant of this people.(E) 13 Just as you, Judah and Israel, have been a curse[a](F) among the nations, so I will save(G) you, and you will be a blessing.[b](H) Do not be afraid,(I) but let your hands be strong.(J)

14 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Just as I had determined to bring disaster(K) on you and showed no pity when your ancestors angered me,” says the Lord Almighty,

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 8:13 That is, your name has been used in cursing (see Jer. 29:22); or, you have been regarded as under a curse.
  2. Zechariah 8:13 Or and your name will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or and you will be seen as blessed