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Zechariah 8:20

Witness and mission

18 Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,

19 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.”

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—

21 and the residents of one city will go to another, saying: ‘Let us go at once to plead before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.’

22 And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—
KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
WEB
The LORD of Armies says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come.
ASV
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: [It shall] yet [come to pass], that there shall come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;
DARBY
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet again shall there come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;
BLB
Thus says YHWH of Hosts: “Yet that peoples will come, and dwellers of many cities.
ÅB
Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Enda en gang skal det skje at hele folkeslag og mange byers innbyggere skal komme hit.
OTB
Dette sier Herren over hærskarene: “Mange folk og innbyggerne i mange byer skal ennå komme,
B1930
Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Ennu en gang skal det skje at hele folkeslag og mange byers innbyggere skal komme hit.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 2:2–3

    In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.

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  • Zechariah 2:11

    “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.

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  • Micah 4:1–2

    In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it.

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  • Isaiah 60:3–12

    Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

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  • Jeremiah 16:19

    O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.

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  • Matthew 8:11

    I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

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  • Isaiah 66:18–20

    “And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.

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  • 1 Kings 8:41

    And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name—

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