¹³Just as you, Judah and Israel, have been a curse^a^b among the nations, so I will save^c you, and you will be a blessing.^b^d Do not be afraid,^e but let your hands be strong.^f”

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Footnotes

aThat is, your name has been used in cursing (see Jer. 29:22); or, you have been regarded as under a curse.
bOr and your name will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or and you will be seen as blessed

Cross references

bSee Nu 5:27; See Dt 13:15; See Ps 102:8; Jer 42:18
cSee Ps 48:8
dSee Ge 12:2; See Joel 2:14
eSee Hag 2:5
fver 9

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And as you have been a byword of cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As you have been a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Don’t be afraid; let your hands be strong.”

Among the other nations, Judah and Israel became symbols of a cursed nation. But no longer! Now I will rescue you and make you both a symbol and a source of blessing. So don’t be afraid. Be strong, and get on with rebuilding the Temple!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And then, just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you will be a blessing. You must not be afraid; let your hands be strong!’ ”

KJV 1900King James Version

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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Zechariah 8:13

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