Zechariah 8:15

so again have I thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not be afraid.

New Heart English Bible

In The King James Version

So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.

In Context

14For thus says the Lord of hosts: "As I thought to do evil to you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath," says the Lord of hosts, "and I did not repent;

16These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates,

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Cross References

Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans that I have for you,' says the Lord, 'plans for your welfare, and not for calamity, to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 32:42"For thus says the Lord: 'Just as I have brought all this great disaster on this people, so will I bring on them all the good that I have promised them.

Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity,and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage?He doesn't retain his anger forever,because he delights in loving kindness.

Haggai 2:5This is the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, and my Spirit lived among you. 'Do not be afraid.'

Luke 12:32Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.

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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