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.
The vine shall give its fruit,
bThe ground shall give her increase,
And cthe heavens shall give their dew—
I will cause the remnant of this people
To possess all these.
That just as you were aa curse among the nations,
O house of Judah and house of Israel,
So I will save you, and byou shall be a blessing.
Do not fear,
Let your hands be strong.’
a‘Just as I determined to1 punish you
When your fathers provoked Me to wrath,’
Says the Lord of hosts,
b‘And I would not relent,
I am determined to do good
To Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
Do not fear.
bSpeak each man the truth to his neighbor;
Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;
And do not love a false oath.
For all these are things that I hate,’
Says the Lord.”
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American Standard Version
But now I will not be unto the remnant of this people as in the former days, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Amplified® Bible
But now [in this period since you began to build] I am not to the remnant of this people as in the former days, says the Lord of hosts.
Contemporary English Version
My people, only a few of you are left, and I promise not to punish you as I did before.
Darby English Version
But now I will not be unto the remnant of this people as in the former days, saith Jehovah of hosts;
Good News Bible
But now I am treating the survivors of this nation differently.
King James Version
But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.
New American Standard Bible
`But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,' declares the LORD of hosts.
New International Version
But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as I did in the past," declares the LORD Almighty.
New King James Version
But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,’ says the LORD of hosts.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,' declares the LORD of hosts.
Revised Standard Version
But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, says the LORD of hosts.
Young's Literal Translation
And now, not as `in' the former days `am' I to the remnant of this people, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.
| << Zechariah 8:10 | Zechariah 8:12 >> |
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