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Zechariah 8:5 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.” "

Zechariah 8:5

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3 The LORD says: “I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the middle of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called ‘The City of Truth;’ and the mountain of the LORD of Armies, ‘The Holy Mountain.’”

4 The LORD of Armies says: “Old men and old women will again dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand because of their old age.

5 The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”

6 The LORD of Armies says: “If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my eyes?” says the LORD of Armies.

7 The LORD of Armies says: “Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country.

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From This Chapter

Zechariah 8:1

"The word of the LORD of Armies came to me."

Zechariah 8:2

"The LORD of Armies says: “I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.”"

Zechariah 8:3

"The LORD says: “I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the middle of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called ‘The City of Truth;’ and the mountain of the LORD of Armies, ‘The Holy Mountain.’”"

Zechariah 8:4

"The LORD of Armies says: “Old men and old women will again dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand because of their old age."

Zechariah 8:6

"The LORD of Armies says: “If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my eyes?” says the LORD of Armies."

Zechariah 8:7

"The LORD of Armies says: “Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country."

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