Zechariah 8:2

Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: 1 I am jealous for Tziyon with kina gedolah (great jealousy) 1 and I am jealous for her with chemah gedolah (great fury). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

In Context

1Again the Devar Hashem Tzva'os came to me, saying: 1

3Thus saith Hashem: 1 I will return unto Tziyon, 1 and will dwell in the midst of Yerushalayim; 1 and Yerushalayim shall be called Ir HaEmes; 1 and Har Hashem Tzva'os, Har HaKodesh. 1

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 12:19Then the Ruach + 12:19 HaKodesh came upon Amasai, who was head of the Thirty, and he said, 1 Thine are we, Dovid, 1 and on thy side, thou Ben Yishai. 1 Shalom, shalom be unto thee, 1 and shalom be to thine helpers; 1 for Eloheicha helpeth thee. Then Dovid received them, and made them heads of the gedud (raiding band, troop).

Isaiah 42:13Hashem shall go forth like a Gibbor, 1 He shall arouse kina (zeal) like an ish milchamah; 1 He shall shout, indeed, raise a war cry; 1 He shall prevail against His oyevim. 1

Isaiah 63:4For Yom Nekam (Day of Vengeance) is in Mine lev, 1 and My Shanat Geulah (Year of Redemption) is come. 1

Ezekiel 36:5Therefore thus saith Adonoi Hashem: Surely in the eish of My kina have I spoken against the she'erit HaGoyim, and against all Edom, which have given My land into their possession with simchat kol levav, with she'at nefesh (scorn of soul, contempt), as her migrash for plunder.

Nahum 1:2A jealous G-d and taking vengeance is Hashem; 1 an avenger is Hashem, Ba'al Chemah (L-rd of Wrathful Fury); 1 Hashem will take vengeance on His adversaries, 1 and He reserveth wrath for His enemies. 1

Zechariah 1:14So the malach that communed with me said unto me, Preach, saying: 1 Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os; 1 I have been jealous for Yerushalayim 1 and for Tziyon with a kina gedolah (great jealousy). 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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