Zechariah 8:9

Courage and strength Strength and help in weakness

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.

⁸ I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple, the house of the LORD of Hosts.

¹⁰ For before those days neither man nor beast received wages, nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I had turned every man against his neighbor.

¹¹ But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as I did in the past,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

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: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple, the house of the LORD of Hosts.
KJV: 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.
WEB: The LORD of Armies says: “Let your hands be strong, you who hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of Armies was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.
ASV: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets that were in the day that the foundation of the house of Jehovah of hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.
DARBY: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, that were in the day that the foundation of the house of Jehovah of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
BLB: Thus says YHWH of Hosts: “Let your⁺ hands be strong, hearing in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets who [spoke] in the day [that] the house of YHWH of Hosts was founded to build the temple.

ÅB: Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: La deres hender være sterke, dere som i denne tid hører disse ord av de profeters munn som talte på den dag da grunnen ble lagt til Herrens, hærskarenes Guds hus, templet som skulle bygges!
OTB: Dette sier Herren over hærskarene: “La deres hender være sterke, dere som hører disse ordene talt av profetene som var til stede da grunnvollen til Herrens over hærskarenes hus ble lagt, slik at tempelet kunne bygges.
B1930: Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: La eders hender være sterke, I som i denne tid hører disse ord av de profeters munn som talte på den dag da grunnen blev lagt til Herrens, hærskarenes Guds hus, templet som skulde bygges!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 35:4
Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
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2 Timothy 2:1
You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
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1 Chronicles 22:13
Then you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
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Ezra 5:1–2
Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.
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Haggai 2:21
“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:
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Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
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Joshua 1:6
Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.
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Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
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