Zechariah 8:7
5 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.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
9 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
- WEB
- The LORD of Armies says: “Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country.
- ASV
- Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
- DARBY
- Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country;
- BLB
- Thus says YHWH of Hosts: “Behold, I am going to save My people from the land of the sunrise and from the land of the going in of the sun.
- ÅB
- Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Se, jeg frelser mitt folk fra de land der solen går opp, og fra de land der den går ned,
- OTB
- Dette sier Herren over hærskarene: “Jeg vil frelse mitt folk fra landene i øst og vest.
- B1930
- Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Se, jeg frelser mitt folk fra de land der solen går op, og fra de land der den går ned,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 31:8
Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
Read in contextIsaiah 43:5–6
Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
Read in contextIsaiah 49:12
Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
Read in contextIsaiah 27:12–13
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.
Read in contextAmos 9:14–15
And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Read in contextMalachi 1:11
For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
Read in contextIsaiah 11:11–16
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
Read in contextRomans 11:25–27
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
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