a‘I am1 zealous for Zion with great1 zeal;
With great fervor I am zealous for her.’
a‘I will return to Zion,
And bdwell in the midst of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem cshall be called the City of Truth,
dThe Mountain of the Lord of hosts,
eThe Holy Mountain.’
a‘Old men and old women shall again sit
In the streets of Jerusalem,
Each one with his staff in his hand
Because of1 great age.
‘If it is1 marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days,
aWill it also be marvelous in My eyes?’
Says the Lord of hosts.
‘Behold, aI will save My people from the land of the1 east
And from the land of the1 west;
And they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.
bThey shall be My people
And I will be their God,
cIn truth and righteousness.’
a‘Let your hands be strong,
You who have been hearing in these days
These words by the mouth of bthe prophets,
Who spoke in cthe day the foundation was laid
For the house of the Lord of hosts,
That the temple might be built.
There were no awages for man nor any hire for beast;
There was no peace from the enemy for whoever went out or came in;
For I set all men, everyone, against his neighbor.
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American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
Amplified® Bible
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Old men and old women shall again dwell in Jerusalem {and} sit out in the streets, every man with his staff in his hand for very [advanced] age.
Contemporary English Version
Very old people with walking sticks will once again sit around in Jerusalem,
Darby English Version
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each one with his staff in his hand for multitude of days.
Good News Bible
Once again old men and women, so old that they use canes when they walk, will be sitting in the city squares.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
"Thus says the LORD of hosts, `Old men and old women will again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each man with his staff in his hand because of age.
New International Version
This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with cane in hand because of his age.
New King James Version
“Thus says the LORD of hosts:
‘ Old men and old women shall again sit
In the streets of Jerusalem,
Each one with his staff in his hand
Because of great age.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Thus says the LORD of hosts, ' Old men and old women will again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each man with his staff in his hand because of age.
Revised Standard Version
Thus says the LORD of hosts: Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand for very age.
Young's Literal Translation
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Again dwell do old men and old women, In broad places of Jerusalem, And each his staff in his hand, Because of abundance of days.
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