Zechariah 8:3-5
Lexham English Bible
3 Thus says Yahweh: ‘I have returned to Zion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem will be called the faithful city,[a] and the mountain of Yahweh of hosts will be called the holy mountain.’ 4 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Old men and old women shall again sit in the public squares of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand[b] because of great age.[c] 5 And the public squares of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in its public squares.’
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- Zechariah 8:3 Or “the city of truth”
- Zechariah 8:4 Hebrew “a man his staff in his hand”
- Zechariah 8:4 Literally “because of the multitude of days”
Zechariah 8:3-5
New International Version
3 This is what the Lord says: “I will return(A) to Zion(B) and dwell in Jerusalem.(C) Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City,(D) and the mountain(E) of the Lord Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.(F)”
4 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem,(G) each of them with cane in hand because of their age. 5 The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.(H)”
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