Zechariah 8:22-23
Lexham English Bible
22 And many peoples and powerful[a] nations will come to seek Yahweh of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of[b] Yahweh.’ 23 Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘In those days ten men from all the nations of every language[c] will take hold of the hem of a Judean man,[d] saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you!”’”
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- Zechariah 8:22 Or “mighty”
- Zechariah 8:22 Literally “the face of”
- Zechariah 8:23 Literally “all the languages of the nations”
- Zechariah 8:23 Many versions translate “a Jew,” but “Judean” highlights Zechariah’s focus on provincial geography
Zechariah 8:22-23
New International Version
22 And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him.”(A)
23 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”(B)
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