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Chapter 8
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Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
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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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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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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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And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and
girls playing in the streets thereof. |
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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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Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my
people from the east country, and from the west country; |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying, |
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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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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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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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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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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. |
