1 Jerusalem, Holy City of the Future Again the word of the Lord of hosts came, saying,
2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Joel 2:18; Nah. 1:2; Zech. 1:14 ‘I am zealous for Zion with great zeal; With great fervor I am zealous for her.’
3 “Thus says the Lord : Zech. 1:16 ‘I will return to Zion, And Zech. 2:10, 11 dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem Is. 1:21 shall be called the City of Truth, (Is. 2:2, 3) The Mountain of the Lord of hosts, Jer. 31:23 The Holy Mountain.’
4 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: 1 Sam. 2:31; Is. 65:20 ‘Old men and old women shall again sit In the streets of Jerusalem, Each one with his staff in his hand Because of great age.
5 The streets of the city Shall be Jer. 30:19, 20 full of boys and girls Playing in its streets.’
6 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, (Gen. 18:14; Luke 1:37) Will it also be marvelous in My eyes?’ Says the Lord of hosts.
7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Behold, Ps. 107:3; Is. 11:11; Ezek. 37:21 I will save My people from the land of the east And from the land of the west;
8 I will Zeph. 3:20; Zech. 10:10 bring them back, And they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. (Jer. 30:22; 31:1, 33; Zech. 13:9) They shall be My people And I will be their God, Jer. 4:2 In truth and righteousness.’
9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: 1 Chr. 22:13; Is. 35:4; Hag. 2:4 ‘Let your hands be strong, You who have been hearing in these days These words by the mouth of Ezra 5:1, 2; 6:14; Zech. 4:9 the prophets, Who spoke in Hag. 2:18 the day the foundation was laid For the house of the Lord of hosts, That the temple might be built.
10 For before these days There were no Hag. 1:6, 9 wages for man nor any hire for beast; There was no peace from the enemy for whoever went out or came in; For I set all men, everyone, against his neighbor.
11 (Ps. 103:9); Is. 12:1; Hag. 2:15–19 But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,’ says the Lord of hosts.
12 ‘For Joel 2:22 the seed shall be prosperous, The vine shall give its fruit, Ps. 67:6 The ground shall give her increase, And Hag. 1:10 the heavens shall give their dew— I will cause the remnant of this people To possess all these.
13 And it shall come to pass That just as you were Jer. 42:18 a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, So I will save you, and Gen. 12:2; Ruth 4:11, 12; Is. 19:24, 25; Ezek. 34:26; (Zeph. 3:20) you shall be a blessing. Do not fear, Let your hands be strong.’
14 “For thus says the Lord of hosts: Jer. 31:28 ‘Just as I determined to punish you When your fathers provoked Me to wrath,’ Says the Lord of hosts, (2 Chr. 36:16) ‘And I would not relent,
15 So again in these days I am determined to do good To Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not fear.
16 These are the things you shall Zech. 7:9, 10 do: Ps. 15:2; (Prov. 12:17–19); Zech. 8:3; (Eph. 4:25) Speak each man the truth to his neighbor; Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;
17 Prov. 3:29; Jer. 4:14; Zech. 7:10 Let none of you think evil in your heart against your neighbor; And do not love a false oath. For all these are things that I hate,’ Says the Lord .”
18 Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,
19 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Jer. 52:6 ‘The fast of the fourth month, Jer. 52:12 The fast of the fifth, 2 Kin. 25:25; Jer. 41:1, 2 The fast of the seventh, Jer. 52:4 And the fast of the tenth, Shall be Esth. 8:17 joy and gladness and cheerful feasts For the house of Judah. Zech. 8:16; Luke 1:74, 75 Therefore love truth and peace.’
20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Peoples shall yet come, Inhabitants of many cities;
21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, (Is. 2:2, 3; Mic. 4:1, 2) “Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord , And seek the Lord of hosts. I myself will go also.”
22 Yes, Is. 60:3; 66:23; (Zech. 14:16–21) many peoples and strong nations Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, And to pray before the Lord .’
23 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men Is. 3:6 from every language of the nations shall (Is. 45:14) grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard 1 Cor. 14:25 that God is with you.” ’ ”