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New King James Version

Zechariah 8:1

Again the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gentiles;   Prophecy;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Zechariah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ethics;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Joshua;   Zion;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord of Armies came:
Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD of Hosts came to me.
King James Version (1611)
Againe the word of the Lord of hostes came to me, saying;
King James Version
Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,
English Standard Version
And the word of the Lord of hosts came, saying,
New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD of armies came, saying,
New Century Version
The Lord All-Powerful spoke his word, saying,
Amplified Bible
Then the word of the LORD of hosts came [to me], saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Againe the worde of the Lord of hostes came to me, saying,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh of hosts came, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Again the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying:
Contemporary English Version
The Lord All-Powerful said to me:
Complete Jewish Bible
A message came from Adonai -Tzva'ot:
Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah of hosts came [unto me], saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
This is a message from the Lord All-Powerful.
George Lamsa Translation
AGAIN the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Good News Translation
The Lord Almighty gave this message to Zechariah:
Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh of hosts came, saying,
Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was to me , saying,
American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah of hosts came to me, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So the word of the lord of hoastes came vnto me, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord Almighty came, saying,
English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
World English Bible
The word of Yahweh of Hosts came to me.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord of oostis was maad to me,
Update Bible Version
And the word of Yahweh of hosts came [to me], saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
Again the word of the LORD of hosts came [to me], saying,
New English Translation
Then the word of the Lord who rules over all came to me as follows:
New Living Translation
Then another message came to me from the Lord of Heaven's Armies:
New Life Bible
Then the Word of the Lord came to me saying,
New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the word of Yahweh of hosts came, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:
Revised Standard Version
And the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah of Hosts, saying:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So the worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayenge:
THE MESSAGE
And then these Messages from God -of-the-Angel-Armies: A Message from God -of-the-Angel-Armies: "I am zealous for Zion—I care! I'm angry about Zion—I'm involved!" God 's Message:

Contextual Overview

1 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying, 2 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: "I am zealous for Zion with great zeal; With great fervor I am zealous for her.' 3 "Thus says the LORD: "I will return to Zion, And dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called the City of Truth, The Mountain of the LORD of hosts, The Holy Mountain.' 4 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Old men and old women shall again sit In the streets of Jerusalem, Each one with his staff in his hand Because of great age. 5 The streets of the city Shall be full of boys and girls Playing in its streets.' 6 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: "If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, Will it also be marvelous in My eyes?' Says the LORD of hosts. 7 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will save My people from the land of the east And from the land of the west; 8 I will bring them back, And they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They shall be My people And I will be their God, In truth and righteousness.'

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Zechariah 6:9 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 8:7
Then he sent out a raven, which kept going to and fro until the waters had dried up from the earth.
Genesis 8:9
But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned into the ark to him, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. So he put out his hand and took her, and drew her into the ark to himself.
Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 8:22
"While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease."
Genesis 19:29
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot had dwelt.
Genesis 30:22
Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.
Exodus 2:24
So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
Exodus 14:21
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided.
Numbers 22:32
And the Angel of the LORD said to him, "Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to stand against you, because your way is perverse before Me.
1 Samuel 1:19
Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the LORD, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Again the word of the Lord of hosts came [to me] saying. The phrase, "to me", is wanting in the Hebrew text; and is the only place it is wanting in, as the Masora observes; though undoubtedly it is to be understood; and therefore is rightly supplied, as it is by the Targum, "with me". Mention being made in the latter part of the preceding chapter Zechariah 7:8 of the desolations of the earth, comfort is here administered, as Aben Ezra notes.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Dionysius: “After the Lord had, in the preceding chapter, manifoldly rebuked the Jewish people, He now comforts it with renewed promises, as a good physician, who after a bitter draught employs sweet and soothing remedies; as that most loving Samaritan poured in wine and oil.” The chapter falls into two portions, each marked by the words, The Word of the Lord of hosts came or came unto me, the first Zechariah 8:1-17 declaring the reversal of the former judgments, and the complete, though conditional, restoration of God’s favor; the 2nd Zechariah 8:18-23 containing the answer to the original question as to those fasts, in the declaration of the joy and the spread of the Gospel. The first portion has, again, a sevenfold, the second, a threefold subordinate division; marked by the beginning, “Thus saith the Lord of hosts.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER VIII

In this chapter God promises the continuance of his favour to

those who are returned from the captivity; so that upon the

removal of his judgments, the fasts they had observed during

the captivity may now be converted to so many occasions of

rejoicing. He likewise promises in due time a general

restoration of his people, and the enlargement of the Church

by the accession of the Gentiles, 1-20.

The conclusion of the chapter intimates farther that the Jews,

after their restoration, will be instrumental in converting

many other nations, 21-23.

Compare Romans 11:15-16.

NOTES ON CHAP. VIII


 
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