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And,’ says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, ‘though such a thing may seem to be difficult in the opinion of the small community of those days, will it also appear difficult to me?’ asks the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

“The Lord of Heaven’s Armies asserts, ‘I am about to save my people from the lands of the east and the west. And I will bring them to settle within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God,[a] in truth and righteousness.’

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 8:8 sn The affirmation They will be my people, and I will be their God speaks of covenant renewal, a restoration of the unbroken fellowship the Lord desired to have with his people but which their disloyalty had shattered. In the eschaton God and Israel will be in covenant union once again (cf. Jer 31:33).

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “It may seem marvelous to the remnant of this people at that time,(A) but will it seem marvelous to me?(B)” declares the Lord Almighty.

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west.(C) I will bring them back(D) to live(E) in Jerusalem; they will be my people,(F) and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.(G)

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