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Zechariah 8:20

Witness and mission

18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,

19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.

22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray 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

    And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

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  • Zechariah 2:11

    And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

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  • Micah 4:1–2

    But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.

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  • Isaiah 60:3–12

    And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

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  • Jeremiah 16:19

    O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

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  • Matthew 8:11

    And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

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  • Isaiah 66:18–20

    For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

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  • 1 Kings 8:41

    Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake;

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