Zechariah 8:8-10

Lexham English Bible

⁸ and I will bring them and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They will be my people and I will be their God in faithfulness^[a] and in righteousness.’

⁹ “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Let your hands be strong, you^[b] who are hearing in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who were present on the day the foundation was laid for the rebuilding of the temple, the house of Yahweh of hosts.^{[c] 10} For before those days there was no wage for people or for animals, and there was no safety from the enemy for those who went out or those who came in, and I sent each person against one another.^[d]