Zechariah 8:1–8

Yahweh’s Promise to Jerusalem

8 And the word of Yahweh of hosts came, saying, 2 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘⌊I am exceedingly jealous for Zion⌋;a I am jealous for it with great wrath.’ 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,b 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 handc ⌊because of great age⌋.d 5 And the public squares of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in its public squares.’ 6 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Even if it seems impossiblee ⌊to the remnant⌋f of this people in those days, should it also seem impossibleg ⌊to me⌋?’h ⌊declares⌋i Yahweh of hosts. 7 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Look! I am going to save my people from the land of the east, and from the land of the west, 8 and I will bring them and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They will be my people and I will be their God in faithfulnessj and in righteousness.’