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Zechariah 8:2

Zion
God's love

1 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

3 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.

4 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.

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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: “I am jealous for Zion with great zeal; I am jealous for her with great fervor.”
KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
WEB
The LORD of Armies says: “I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.”
ASV
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.
DARBY
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great fury.
BLB
thus says YHWH of Hosts: “I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and with great rage I am jealous for her!”
ÅB
Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Jeg er såre nidkjær for Sion, ja, med stor harme er jeg nidkjær for det.
OTB
Dette sier Herren over hærskarene: “Jeg er overmåte nidkjær for Sion; jeg brenner med stor nidkjærhet for henne.”
B1930
Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Jeg er såre nidkjær for Sion, ja, med stor harme er jeg nidkjær for det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joel 2:18

    Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

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  • Psalms 78:58–59

    For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

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  • Zechariah 1:14–16

    So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

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  • Nahum 1:2

    God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

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  • Isaiah 42:13–14

    The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.

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  • Ezekiel 36:5–6

    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.

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  • Isaiah 63:15

    Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?

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  • Nahum 1:6

    Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

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