Verse 8
Zechariah 8:8
Bible in Basic English
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And I will make them come and be living in Jerusalem and they will be to me a people and I will be to them a God (Elohim), in good faith and in righteousness.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הֵבֵאתִ֣י אֹתָ֔/ם וְ/שָׁכְנ֖וּ בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְ/הָיוּ לִ֣/י לְ/עָ֗ם וַֽ/אֲנִי֙ אֶהְיֶ֤ה לָ/הֶם֙ לֵֽ/אלֹהִ֔ים בֶּ/אֱמֶ֖ת וּ/בִ/צְדָקָֽה
English Translation
And I will bring them, and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and they will be to me as a people, and I will be to them as a God in truth and in righteousness.
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Chapter 8 Context
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And the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying,
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These are the words of the Lord of armies: I am angry about the fate of Zion, I am angry about her w...
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This is what the Lord has said: I have come back to Zion, and will make my living-place in Jerusalem...
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And the open spaces of the town will be full of boys and girls playing in its open spaces.
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And I will make them come and be living in Jerusalem and they will be to me a people and I will be t...
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