Again the word of the LORD of Hosts came (to me) , saying :
This is what the LORD of Hosts says : “ I am jealous for Zion with great zeal ; I am jealous with great fervor. ”
This is what the LORD says : “ I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of TRuth - , and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts (will be called) the Holy Mountain. ”
This is what the LORD of Hosts says : “ Old men and old women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem , each with a staff in hand because of great age.
And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing there. ”
This is what the LORD of Hosts says : “ If (this) is impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days , should it also be impossible in My eyes ? ” declares the LORD of Hosts.
This is what the LORD of Hosts ... says : “ I will save - My people from the land of the east and from the land of the west.
I will bring them {back} to dwell in Jerusalem , where they will be people , and I will be faithful and righteous God. ”
This is what the LORD of Hosts says : “ Let your hands be strong , you who now ... - hear these words spoken ... by the prophets (who were present) when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple , the house of the LORD of Hosts.
For before those days neither man nor beast received ... wages , nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went , for I had turned - every man ... against his neighbor.
But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as I did in the past ... , ” declares the LORD of Hosts.
“ For the seed (will be) prosperous , the vine will yield its fruit , the ground will yield - its produce , and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this - people {I will give} all these things as an inheritance. -
As vvv you have been a curse among the nations , O house of Judah and house of Israel , so I will save you , and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid ; let your hands be strong. ”
For this is what the LORD of Hosts says : “ Just as I resolved to bring disaster when your fathers provoked Me to anger - , and I did not relent , ” says the LORD of Hosts ,
“ so now ... I have resolved to do good again to Jerusalem and vvv Judah. Do not be afraid.
These are the things - you must do : Speak tRuth - to one ... another , render true and sound judgments ... in your gates ,
- - do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor , and do not love to swear falsely , for - I hate all these things , ” - declares the LORD.
Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me , saying ,
“ This is what the LORD of Hosts says : The fasts of the fourth , - the fifth , - the seventh , and the tenth (months) will become times of joy and gladness , cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love (both) tRuth - and peace. ”
This is what the LORD of Hosts says : “ Peoples will yet - come — the residents of many cities —
and the residents of one city will go to another , saying : ‘ Let us go ... at once to plead - before the LORD and to seek - the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going. ’
And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek - the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead - before the LORD. ”
This is what the LORD of Hosts says : “ In those - days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew ... , saying , ‘ Let us go with you , for we have heard that God is with you. ’”