Key Verse Spotlight
Zechariah 8:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.”
Zechariah 8:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Again the word of the LORD of hosts came {to me}, saying,
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. {very...: Heb. multitude of days}
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
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