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Zechariah 8:3

Yahweh of hosts says this: I will return to Zion and will live in the midst of Jerusalem, for Jerusalem will be called The City of Truth and the mountain of Yahweh of hosts will be called The Holy Mountain! 1

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2“Yahweh of hosts says this: I am passionate for Zion with great zeal and I am passionate for her with great anger!

4Yahweh of hosts says this: 1 Old men and old women will once again be in the streets of Jerusalem, 1 and every person will need a staff in his hand because he has grown so old. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 2:6“I myself have anointed my king 1 on Zion, my holy mountain.” 1

Isaiah 1:26I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning; 1 after that you will be called the city of righteousness, a faithful town.” 1

Isaiah 11:9They will not hurt nor destroy on all my holy mountain; 1 for the earth will be full of knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.

Isaiah 32:16Then justice will reside in the wilderness; and righteousness will live in the fruitful field. 1

Isaiah 65:25The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; 1 but dust will be the serpent's food. 1 They will no longer hurt nor destroy on all my holy mountain,” says Yahweh.

Jeremiah 14:9Why are you like someone who is astounded, or like a warrior who has no power to rescue? 2 You are in our midst, Yahweh, and your name is called over us. Do not leave us! 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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