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12 “They will (A)come and sing for joy on the (B)height of Zion,
And they will be (C)radiant over the goodness of Yahweh—
Over the (D)grain and the new wine and the oil,
And over the young of the (E)flock and the herd;
And their soul will be like a (F)watered garden,
And they will (G)never waste away again.

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10 I will multiply men on you, (A)all the house of Israel, all of it; and the (B)cities will be inhabited, and the waste places will be rebuilt.

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Thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘(A)Old men and old women will again sit in the [a]streets of Jerusalem, each man with his staff in his hand because of [b]age. And the [c]streets of the city will be filled with (B)boys and girls playing in its [d]streets.’ Thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘If it is [e](C)too difficult in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, will it also be [f](D)too difficult in My sight?’ declares Yahweh of hosts. Thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Behold, I am going to save My people from the land where the [g](E)sun rises and from the land where the [h]sun sets; and I will (F)bring them back, and they will (G)dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be (H)My people, and I will be their God in [i]truth and righteousness.’

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 8:4 Or squares
  2. Zechariah 8:4 Lit the multitude of days
  3. Zechariah 8:5 Or squares
  4. Zechariah 8:5 Or squares
  5. Zechariah 8:6 Or marvelous, cf. Gen 18:14
  6. Zechariah 8:6 Or marvelous, cf. Gen 18:14
  7. Zechariah 8:7 Or east
  8. Zechariah 8:7 Or west
  9. Zechariah 8:8 Or faithfulness