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Zechariah 8:9
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7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
‘Behold, aI will save My people from the land of the1 east
And from the land of the1 west; 
8 I will abring them back,
And they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.
bThey shall be My people
And I will be their God,
cIn truth and righteousness.’  
9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
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. 
10 For before these days
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.  
11 aBut now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,’ says the Lord of hosts. 
12 ‘Fora the seed shall be prosperous,
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. 
13 And it shall come to pass
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.’  
14 “For thus says the Lord of hosts:
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, 
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Zechariah 8:9-13

All adversities formerly attended them when neglecting to build the temple: but now God promises all blessings, as an encouragement to energy in the work.

hands . . . strong—be of courageous mind (II Samuel 16:21), not merely in building, but in general, as having such bright prospects (Zechariah 8:13, etc.).

these days—the time that had elapsed between the prophet's having spoken "these words" and the time (Zechariah 8:10; compare Haggai 2:15-19) when they set about in earnest restoring the temple.

the prophets—Haggai and Zechariah himself (Ezra 5:1-2). The same prophets who promised prosperity at the foundation of the temple, now promised still greater blessings hereafter.


 
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