12 “They will (A)come and shout for joy on the (B)height of Zion,
And they will be (C)radiant over the [a]bounty of the Lord
Over the (D)grain and the new wine and the oil,
And over the young of the (E)flock and the herd;
And their life will be like a (F)watered garden,
And they will (G)never languish again.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 31:12 Lit goodness

10 I will multiply men on you, (A)all the house of Israel, all of it; and the (B)cities will be inhabited and the waste places will be rebuilt.

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Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘(A)Old men and old women will again sit in the [a]streets of Jerusalem, each man with his staff in his hand because of [b]age. And the [c]streets of the city will be filled with (B)boys and girls playing in its [d]streets.’ Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘If it is [e](C)too difficult in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, will it also be [f](D)too difficult in My sight?’ declares the Lord of hosts. Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Behold, I am going to save My people from the land of the [g](E)east and from the land of the [h]west; and I will (F)bring them back and they will (G)live in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be (H)My people, and I will be their God in [i]truth and righteousness.’

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 8:4 Or squares
  2. Zechariah 8:4 Lit the multitude of days
  3. Zechariah 8:5 Or squares
  4. Zechariah 8:5 Or squares
  5. Zechariah 8:6 Or wonderful
  6. Zechariah 8:6 Or wonderful
  7. Zechariah 8:7 Lit rising
  8. Zechariah 8:7 Lit setting sun
  9. Zechariah 8:8 Or faithfulness