Zechariah 8:4

Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, Yet shall old men and old women sit in the broadways of Jerusalem,—Yea, each one with his staff in his hand for multitude of days:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 Yahweh, I have returned unto Zion, and will make my habitation in the midst of Jerusalem,—and Jerusalem, shall be called, The city of fidelity, and the mountain of Yahweh of hosts, The mountain of holiness.

5And, the broadways of the city, shall be full of boys and girls,—playing in the broadways thereof.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:31Lo! days are coming, when I will hew off thine arm, and the arm of the house of thy father,—that there shall be no elder in thy house;

Job 42:17So Job died, old and satisfied with days.

Lamentations 2:20See, O Yahweh, and do consider, to whom thou hast acted thus severely,—Will women, devour, their own fruit—the children they have dandled? Shall priest and prophet, be slain in the sanctuary of My Lord?

Hebrews 12:22But ye have approached—unto Zion’s mountain, and unto the city of a Living God, a heavenly Jerusalem,—and unto myriads of messengers,

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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