a‘The fast of the fourth month,
bThe fast of the fifth,
cThe fast of the seventh,
dAnd the fast of the tenth,
Shall be ejoy and gladness and cheerful feasts
For the house of Judah.
fTherefore love truth and peace.’
a“Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord,
And seek the Lord of hosts.
I myself will go also.”
Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,
And to pray before the Lord.’
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Zechariah 8:21
Let us . . . I—manifesting zeal and love: converted themselves, they seek the conversion of others (Song of Solomon 1:4). To exhortation in general ("Let us go"), they add individual example ("I will go"). Or, the change from plural to singular implies that the general consent in religious earnestness leads each individual to decide for God.
go speedily—literally, "go, going"; implying intense earnestness.
pray—Hebrew, "entreat the face" (Zechariah 7:2); entreat His favor and grace.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Zechariah 8:21:
Psalms 102:21
Isaiah 2:3
Isaiah 41:20
Isaiah 45:20
Zechariah 7:3
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