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Zechariah 8:5

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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.

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

6 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.

7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;

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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.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 31:13

    Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

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  • Jeremiah 30:19–20

    And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

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  • Zechariah 2:4

    And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:

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  • Jeremiah 31:27

    Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.

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  • Jeremiah 33:11

    The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.

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  • Psalms 144:12–15

    That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:

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  • Lamentations 2:19

    Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.

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  • Psalms 128:3–4

    Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

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