Zechariah 8:18

And the Devar Hashem Tzva'os came unto me, saying:

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,

In Context

17And let none of you imagine ra'ah 1 in your levavot against his neighbor; 1 and love no shevuat sheker (false oath); 1 for all these are things that I hate, 1 saith Hashem.

19Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: The tzom of the fourth month, and the tzom of the fifth, and the tzom of the seventh, and the tzom of the tenth, shall be to the Bais Yehudah for sasson and simcha, and mo'adim tovim; therefore love emes and shalom. 1

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Cross References

Acts 2:5Now there were in Yerushalayim frum, charedi (orthodox) Yehudim from all the nations under Shomayim.

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 8:10-18

Encouraging Prospects. ( b. c. 517.) 9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. 10 For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour. 11 But now I will not… Read the whole commentary →

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