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Text -- Zechariah 8:1-17 (NET)
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The Blessing of True Fasting
8:1 Then the word of the Lord who rules over all came to me as follows :
8:2 “The Lord who rules over all says , ‘I am very much concerned for Zion ; indeed, I am so concerned for her that my rage will fall on those who hurt her.’
8:3 The Lord says , ‘I have returned to Zion and will live within Jerusalem . Now Jerusalem will be called “truthful city ,” “mountain of the Lord who rules over all ,” “holy mountain .”’
8:4 Moreover , the Lord who rules over all says , ‘Old men and women will once more live in the plazas of Jerusalem , each one leaning on a cane because of advanced age .
8:5 And the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing .
8:6 And,’ says the Lord who rules over all , ‘though such a thing may seem to be difficult in the opinion of the small community of those days , will it also appear difficult to me?’ asks the Lord who rules over all .
8:7 “The Lord who rules over all asserts , ‘I am about to save my people from the lands of the east and the west .
8:8 And I will bring them to settle within Jerusalem . They will be my people , and I will be their God , in truth and righteousness .’
8:9 “The Lord who rules over all also says , ‘Gather strength , you who are listening to these words today from the mouths of the prophets who were there at the founding of the house of the Lord who rules over all , so that the temple might be built .
8:10 Before that time there was no compensation for man or animal , nor was there any relief from adversity for those who came and went , because I had pitted everybody – each one– against everyone else .
8:11 But I will be different now to this remnant of my people from the way I was in those days ,’ says the Lord who rules over all ,
8:12 ‘for there will be a peaceful time of sowing , the vine will produce its fruit and the ground its yield , and the skies will rain down dew . Then I will allow the remnant of my people to possess all these things.
8:13 And it will come about that just as you (both Judah and Israel ) were a curse to the nations , so I will save you and you will be a blessing . Do not be afraid ! Instead, be strong !’
8:14 “For the Lord who rules over all says , ‘As I had planned to hurt you when your fathers made me angry ,’ says the Lord who rules over all , ‘and I was not sorry ,
8:15 so , to the contrary, I have planned in these days to do good to Jerusalem and Judah – do not fear !
8:16 These are the things you must do : Speak the truth , each of you, to one another . Practice true and righteous judgment in your courts .
8:17 Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another . Do not favor a false oath – these are all things that I hate ,’ says the Lord .”
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NET Notes: Zec 8:1 Lord who rules over all. There is a remarkable concentration of this name of God in this section of Zechariah. Of 53 occurrences of יְ...
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NET Notes: Zec 8:3 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Zec 8:5 The references to longevity and to children living and playing in peace are eschatological in tone. Elsewhere the millennial kingdom is characterized ...
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NET Notes: Zec 8:8 The affirmation They will be my people, and I will be their God speaks of covenant renewal, a restoration of the unbroken fellowship the Lord desired ...
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NET Notes: Zec 8:9 These prophets who were there at the founding of the house of the Lord who rules over all included at least Haggai and Zechariah, and perhaps others. ...
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NET Notes: Zec 8:12 Or “the heavens” (so KJV, NAB, NIV). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated...
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NET Notes: Zec 8:14 The verb זָמַם (zamam) usually means “to plot to do evil,” but with a divine subject (as here), and in light...
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