Zechariah 8:4

Thus saith the Lord Almighty; There shall yet dwell old men and old women in the streets of Jerusalem, every one holding his staff in his hand for age.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The 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.

In Context

3Thus saith the Lord; I will return to Zion, and dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a true city, and the mountain of the Lord Almighty a holy mountain.

5And the broad places of the city shall be filled with boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:31Behold, the days come when I will destroy thy seed and the seed of thy father’s house.

Job 42:17e And his friends who came to him were 1 Eliphaz, of the children of Esau, king of the Temanites, 1 Bildad sovereign of the Shuhites, 1 Zophar king of the Naamathites.

Lamentations 2:20Behold, O Lord, 1 And see for whom thou hast gathered thus. 1 Shall the women eat the fruit of their womb? 1 The cook has made a gathering: 1 Shall the infants sucking at the breasts be slain? 1 Wilt thou slay the priest and prophet 1 In the sanctuary of the Lord? 1

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 8:2-9

Encouraging Prospects. ( b. c. 517.) 1 Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. 3 Thus saith the Lord ; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain. 4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and… Read the whole commentary →

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