³This is what the Lord says: “I will return^b to Zion^c and dwell in Jerusalem.^d Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City,^e and the mountain^f of the Lord Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.^g”

⁴This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem,^h each of them with cane in hand because of their age. ⁵The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.ⁱ”

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Cross references

b Zec 1:16
cSee Isa 52:8; See Joel 3:21
dSee Zec 2:10
eSee Ps 15:2; See Isa 1:26; See 48:1; See Jer 33:16
fSee Jer 26:18
gSee Isa 1:26; See Mic 4:1
hSee Isa 65:20
iSee Jer 30:20; 31:13

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Thus says the Lord: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain. Thus says the Lord of hosts: Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of great age. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord says this: “I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City; the mountain of the Lord of Armies will be called the Holy Mountain.” The Lord of Armies says this: “Old men and women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of advanced age. The streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in them.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“And now the Lord says: I am returning to Mount Zion, and I will live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City; the mountain of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will be called the Holy Mountain.

“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Once again old men and women will walk Jerusalem’s streets with their canes and will sit together in the city squares. And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls at play.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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, and the mountain of Yahweh of hosts will be called the holy mountain.’ Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Old men and old women shall again sit in the public squares of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of great age. And the public squares of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in its public squares.’

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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.

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls

Playing in the streets thereof.

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