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and they shall be My people, and I will be their God in truth (faithfulness) and in righteousness.’ <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘Let your hands be strong, you who in these days hear these words from the mouths of the prophets who, on the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, foretold that the temple might be rebuilt. <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For before those days there were no wages for man or animal; nor was there any peace <i>or</i> success for him who went out or came in because of his enemies, for I set all men against one another. <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>But now [in this time since you began to build] I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,’ declares the LORD of hosts. <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>‘For there the seed will produce peace <i>and</i> prosperity; the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will produce its increase, and the heavens will give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit <i>and</i> possess all these things. <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And as you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah (Southern Kingdom) and house of Israel (Northern Kingdom), so I will save you, that you may be a blessing. Fear not; let your hands be strong.’ <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“For thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘Just as I planned to do harm to you when your fathers provoked Me to wrath,’ says the LORD of hosts, ‘and I did not relent, <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>so I have again planned in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not fear! <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>These are the things which you should do: speak the truth with one another; judge with truth and pronounce the judgment that brings peace in [the courts at] your gates. <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And let none of you devise <i>or</i> even imagine evil in your heart against another, and do not love lying <i>or</i> half-truths; for all these things I hate,’ declares the LORD.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Then the word of the LORD of hosts came to me (Zechariah), saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘The fast of the fourth [month to mourn the breaching of Jerusalem’s walls], the fast of the fifth [month to mourn the temple’s destruction], the fast of the seventh [month to mourn Gedaliah’s assassination], and the fast of the tenth [month to mourn the siege of Jerusalem] will become times of joy and gladness and cheerful feasts for the house of Judah; so [to bring this about] love truth and peace.’ <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘It will come to pass that peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will come [to Jerusalem]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The inhabitants of one [city] will go to another, saying, “Let us go at once to ask the favor of the LORD and to seek the LORD of hosts. I will go also.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>So many peoples and powerful nations will come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem and to ask the LORD for His favor.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/zechariah/8-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘In those days ten men [as representatives] from all the nations will grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> “There is no implication of envy in the ‘jealousy’ of God, but rather the boundless enthusiasm of the LORD which loves holiness, hates sin, brings judgment upon sinners, and intervenes on behalf of His godly ones.” Charles Feinberg, <i>God Remembers</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> The Hebrew word refers to broad, spread-out spaces such as wide streets, squares, plazas, public parks, and so throughout.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../zechariah/7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Zechariah 7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Zechariah 7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../zechariah/9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Zechariah 9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Zechariah 9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>