Zechariah 8 - Compare Translations
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Zechariah 8:1
KJVAgain the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,
WEBThe word of Yahweh of Armies came to me.
YLTAnd there is a word of Jehovah of Hosts, saying:
Zechariah 8:2
KJVThus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
WEBYahweh of Armies says: “I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.”
YLT`Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: I have been zealous for Zion with great zeal, With great heat I have been zealous for her.
Zechariah 8:3
KJVThus 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.
WEBYahweh says: “I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the middle of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called ‘The City of Truth;’ and the mountain of Yahweh of Armies, ‘The Holy Mountain.’”
YLTThus said Jehovah: I have turned back unto Zion, And I have dwelt in the midst of Jerusalem, And Jerusalem hath been called `The city of truth,' And the mountain of Jehovah of Hosts, `The holy mountain.'
Zechariah 8:4
KJVThus 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.
WEBYahweh of Armies says: “Old men and old women will again dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
YLTThus said Jehovah of Hosts: Again dwell do old men and old women, In broad places of Jerusalem, And each his staff in his hand, Because of abundance of days.
Zechariah 8:5
KJVAnd the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
WEBThe streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”
YLTAnd broad places of the city are full of boys and girls, Playing in its broad places.
Zechariah 8:6
KJVThus 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.
WEBYahweh of Armies says: “If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my eyes?” says Yahweh of Armies.
YLTThus said Jehovah of Hosts: Surely it is wonderful in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, Also in Mine eyes it is wonderful, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.
Zechariah 8:7
KJVThus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
WEBYahweh of Armies says: “Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
YLTThus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am saving My people from the land of the rising, And from the land of the going in, of the sun,
Zechariah 8:8
KJVAnd 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.
WEBand I will bring them, and they will dwell within Jerusalem; and they will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.”
YLTAnd I have brought them in, They have dwelt in the midst of Jerusalem, And they have been to Me for a people, And I am to them for God, In truth and in righteousness.
Zechariah 8:9
KJVThus 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.
WEBYahweh of Armies says: “Let your hands be strong, you who hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who were in the day that the foundation of the house of Yahweh of Armies was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.
YLTThus said Jehovah of Hosts: Let your hands be strong, Ye who are hearing in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets, That in the day the house of Jehovah of Hosts Hath been founded, the temple [is] to be built.
Zechariah 8:10
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Zechariah 8:11
KJVBut now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the Lord of hosts.
WEBBut now I will not be to the remnant of this people as in the former days,” says Yahweh of Armies.
YLTAnd now, not as [in] the former days [am] I to the remnant of this people, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.
Zechariah 8:12
KJVFor 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.
WEB“For the seed of peace and the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will give its increase, and the heavens will give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.
YLTBecause of the sowing of peace, The vine doth give her fruit, And the earth doth give her increase, And the heavens do give their dew, And I have caused the remnant of this people To inherit all these.
Zechariah 8:13
KJVAnd 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.
WEBIt shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don’t be afraid. Let your hands be strong.”
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, As ye have been a reviling among nations, O house of Judah, and house of Israel, So I save you, and ye have been a blessing, Do not fear, let your hands be strong.
Zechariah 8:14
KJVFor 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:
WEBFor Yahweh of Armies says: “As I thought to do evil to you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I didn’t repent;
YLTFor, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, As I did purpose to do evil to you, When your fathers made Me wroth, Said Jehovah of Hosts, and I did not repent,
Zechariah 8:15
KJVSo again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
WEBso again I have thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Don’t be afraid.
YLTSo I have turned back, I have purposed, in these days, To do good with Jerusalem, And with the house of Judah -- fear not!
Zechariah 8:16
KJVThese 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:
WEBThese are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates,
YLTThese [are] the things that ye do: Speak ye truth each with his neighbour, Truth and peaceful judgment judge in your gates,
Zechariah 8:17
KJVAnd 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.
WEBand let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate,” says Yahweh.
YLTAnd each the evil of his neighbour ye do not devise in your heart, And a false oath ye do not love, For all these [are] things that I have hated, An affirmation of Jehovah.'
Zechariah 8:18
KJVAnd the word of the Lord of hosts came unto me, saying,
WEBThe word of Yahweh of Armies came to me.
YLTAnd there is a word of Jehovah of Hosts unto me, saying:
Zechariah 8:19
KJVThus 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.
WEBYahweh of Armies says: “The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months shall be for the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace.”
YLT`Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: The fast of the fourth, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth [months], are to the house of Judah for joy and for rejoicing, and for pleasant appointed seasons, and the truth and the peace they have loved.
Zechariah 8:20
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Zechariah 8:21
KJVAnd 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.
WEBand the inhabitants of one shall go to another, saying, ‘Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of Yahweh, and to seek Yahweh of Armies. I will go also.’
YLTYea, gone have inhabitants of one To another, saying: We go diligently, To appease the face of Jehovah, To seek Jehovah of Hosts -- I go, even I.
Zechariah 8:22
KJVYea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord.
WEBYes, many peoples and strong nations will come to seek Yahweh of Armies in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Yahweh.”
YLTYea, come in have many peoples, and mighty nations, To seek Jehovah of Hosts in Jerusalem, And to appease the face of Jehovah.
Zechariah 8:23
KJVThus 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.
WEBYahweh of Armies says: “In those days, ten men will take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they will take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, ‘We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
YLTThus said Jehovah of Hosts: In those days take hold do ten men of all languages of the nations, Yea, they have taken hold on the skirt of a man, a Jew, saying: We go with you, for we heard God [is] with you!
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