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Zechariah 8:5

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3 This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”

4 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Old men and old women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of great age.

And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing there.”

6 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “If this is impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be impossible in My eyes?” declares the LORD of Hosts.

7 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will save My people from the land of the east and from the land of the west.

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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
And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing there.”
KJV
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
WEB
The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”
ASV
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
DARBY
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
BLB
And the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”
ÅB
og torvene i byen skal være fulle av gutter og piker, som leker på torvene der.
OTB
Og byens torg skal være fylt med gutter og jenter som leker der.”
B1930
og torvene i byen skal være fulle av gutter og piker, som leker på torvene der.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 31:13

    Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.

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  • Jeremiah 30:19–20

    Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.

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  • Zechariah 2:4

    and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it.

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  • Jeremiah 31:27

    “The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast.

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  • Jeremiah 33:11

    the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.

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  • Psalms 144:12–15

    Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.

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  • Lamentations 2:19

    Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.

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  • Psalms 128:3–4

    Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.

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