Apologetics Bible

Zechariah 8:1

Hebrew

וַיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת לֵאמֹֽר׃

vayehiy-devar-yehvah-tzeva'vot-le'mor

KJV: Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

AKJV: Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

ASV: And the word of Jehovah of hosts cameto me, saying,

YLT: And there is a word of Jehovah of Hosts, saying:

Exposition: Zechariah 8:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:2

Hebrew

כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת קִנֵּאתִי לְצִיּוֹן קִנְאָה גְדוֹלָה וְחֵמָה גְדוֹלָה קִנֵּאתִי לָֽהּ׃

khoh-'amar-yehvah-tzeva'vot-qine'tiy-letziyvon-qine'ah-gedvolah-vechemah-gedvolah-qine'tiy-lah

KJV: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

AKJV: Thus says the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.

YLT: `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: I have been zealous for Zion with great zeal, With great heat I have been zealous for her.

Exposition: Zechariah 8:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:3

Hebrew

כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה שַׁבְתִּי אֶל־צִיּוֹן וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹךְ יְרֽוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְנִקְרְאָה יְרוּשָׁלִַם עִיר־הָֽאֱמֶת וְהַר־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת הַר הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃

khoh-'amar-yehvah-shavetiy-'el-tziyvon-veshakhanetiy-vetvokhe-yervshalaim-veniqere'ah-yervshaliam-'iyr-ha'emet-vehar-yehvah-tzeva'vot-har-haqodesh

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Thus says the LORD; I am returned to Zion, and will dwell in the middle of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah: I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth; and the mountain of Jehovah of hosts, The holy mountain.

YLT: Thus said Jehovah: I have turned back unto Zion, And I have dwelt in the midst of Jerusalem, And Jerusalem hath been called The city of truth,' And the mountain of Jehovah of Hosts, The holy mountain.'

Exposition: Zechariah 8:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:4

Hebrew

כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת עֹד יֵֽשְׁבוּ זְקֵנִים וּזְקֵנוֹת בִּרְחֹבוֹת יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְאִישׁ מִשְׁעַנְתּוֹ בְּיָדוֹ מֵרֹב יָמִֽים׃

khoh-'amar-yehvah-tzeva'vot-'od-yeshevv-zeqeniym-vzeqenvot-virechovvot-yervshalaim-ve'iysh-mishe'anetvo-veyadvo-merov-yamiym

KJV: 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.

AKJV: Thus says 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.

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

YLT: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Again dwell do old men and old women, In broad places of Jerusalem, And each his staff in his hand, Because of abundance of days.

Exposition: Zechariah 8:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:5

Hebrew

וּרְחֹבוֹת הָעִיר יִמָּלְאוּ יְלָדִים וִֽילָדוֹת מְשַׂחֲקִים בִּרְחֹֽבֹתֶֽיהָ׃

vrechovvot-ha'iyr-yimale'v-yeladiym-viyladvot-meshachaqiym-virechovoteyha

KJV: And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

AKJV: And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

ASV: And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

YLT: And broad places of the city are full of boys and girls, Playing in its broad places.

Exposition: Zechariah 8:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:6

Hebrew

כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת כִּי יִפָּלֵא בְּעֵינֵי שְׁאֵרִית הָעָם הַזֶּה בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם גַּם־בְּעֵינַי יִפָּלֵא נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

khoh-'amar-yehvah-tzeva'vot-khiy-yifale'-ve'eyney-she'eriyt-ha'am-hazeh-vayamiym-hahem-gam-ve'eynay-yifale'-ne'um-yehvah-tzeva'vot

KJV: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.

AKJV: Thus says the LORD of hosts; If it be marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvelous in my eyes? says the LORD of hosts.

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith Jehovah of hosts.

YLT: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Surely it is wonderful in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, Also in Mine eyes it is wonderful, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.

Exposition: Zechariah 8:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:7

Hebrew

כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת הִנְנִי מוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת־עַמִּי מֵאֶרֶץ מִזְרָח וּמֵאֶרֶץ מְבוֹא הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

khoh-'amar-yehvah-tzeva'vot-hineniy-mvoshiy'a-'et-'amiy-me'eretz-mizerach-vme'eretz-mevvo'-hashamesh

KJV: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;

AKJV: Thus said the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;

YLT: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am saving My people from the land of the rising, And from the land of the going in, of the sun,

Exposition: Zechariah 8:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:8

Hebrew

וְהֵבֵאתִי אֹתָם וְשָׁכְנוּ בְּתוֹךְ יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְהָיוּ־לִי לְעָם וַֽאֲנִי אֶהְיֶה לָהֶם לֵֽאלֹהִים בֶּאֱמֶת וּבִצְדָקָֽה׃

veheve'tiy-'otam-veshakhenv-vetvokhe-yervshalaim-vehayv-liy-le'am-va'aniy-'eheyeh-lahem-le'lohiym-ve'emet-vvitzedaqah

KJV: And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.

AKJV: And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the middle of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness. ¶

ASV: and I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.

YLT: And I have brought them in, They have dwelt in the midst of Jerusalem, And they have been to Me for a people, And I am to them for God, In truth and in righteousness.

Exposition: Zechariah 8:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:9

Hebrew

כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת תֶּחֱזַקְנָה יְדֵיכֶם הַשֹּֽׁמְעִים בַּיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה אֵת הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה מִפִּי הַנְּבִיאִים אֲשֶׁר בְּיוֹם יֻסַּד בֵּית־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת הַהֵיכָל לְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃

khoh-'amar-yehvah-tzeva'vot-techezaqenah-yedeykhem-hashome'iym-vayamiym-ha'eleh-'et-hadevariym-ha'eleh-mifiy-haneviy'iym-'asher-veyvom-yusad-veyt-yehvah-tzeva'vot-haheykhal-lehivanvot

KJV: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.

AKJV: Thus says the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, you that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets that were in the day that the foundation of the house of Jehovah of hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.

YLT: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Let your hands be strong, Ye who are hearing in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets, That in the day the house of Jehovah of Hosts Hath been founded, the temple is to be built.

Exposition: Zechariah 8:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that t...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:10

Hebrew

כִּי לִפְנֵי הַיָּמִים הָהֵם שְׂכַר הָֽאָדָם לֹא נִֽהְיָה וּשְׂכַר הַבְּהֵמָה אֵינֶנָּה וְלַיּוֹצֵא וְלַבָּא אֵין־שָׁלוֹם מִן־הַצָּר וַאֲשַׁלַּח אֶת־כָּל־הָאָדָם אִישׁ בְּרֵעֵֽהוּ׃

khiy-lifeney-hayamiym-hahem-shekhar-ha'adam-lo'-niheyah-vshekhar-havehemah-'eynenah-velayvotze'-velava'-'eyn-shalvom-min-hatzar-va'ashalach-'et-khal-ha'adam-'iysh-vere'ehv

KJV: For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.

AKJV: For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbor.

ASV: For before those days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in, because of the adversary: for I set all men every one against his neighbor.

YLT: For, before those days there hath been no hiring of man, Yea, a hiring of beasts there is none; And to him who is going out, And to him who is coming in, There is no peace because of the adversary, And I send all men--each against his neighbour.

Exposition: Zechariah 8:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:11

Hebrew

וְעַתָּה לֹא כַיָּמִים הָרִֽאשֹׁנִים אֲנִי לִשְׁאֵרִית הָעָם הַזֶּה נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

ve'atah-lo'-khayamiym-hari'shoniym-'aniy-lishe'eriyt-ha'am-hazeh-ne'um-yehvah-tzeva'vot

KJV: But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.

AKJV: But now I will not be to the residue of this people as in the former days, says the LORD of hosts.

ASV: But now I will not be unto the remnant of this people as in the former days, saith Jehovah of hosts.

YLT: And now, not as in the former days am I to the remnant of this people, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.

Exposition: Zechariah 8:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:12

Hebrew

כִּֽי־זֶרַע הַשָּׁלוֹם הַגֶּפֶן תִּתֵּן פִּרְיָהּ וְהָאָרֶץ תִּתֵּן אֶת־יְבוּלָהּ וְהַשָּׁמַיִם יִתְּנוּ טַלָּם וְהִנְחַלְתִּי אֶת־שְׁאֵרִית הָעָם הַזֶּה אֶת־כָּל־אֵֽלֶּה׃

khiy-zera'-hashalvom-hagefen-titen-fireyah-veha'aretz-titen-'et-yevvlah-vehashamayim-yitenv-talam-vehinechaletiy-'et-she'eriyt-ha'am-hazeh-'et-khal-'eleh

KJV: For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

AKJV: For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

ASV: For there shall be the seed of peace; the vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.

YLT: Because of the sowing of peace, The vine doth give her fruit, And the earth doth give her increase, And the heavens do give their dew, And I have caused the remnant of this people To inherit all these.

Exposition: Zechariah 8:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:13

Hebrew

וְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁר הֱיִיתֶם קְלָלָה בַּגּוֹיִם בֵּית יְהוּדָה וּבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל כֵּן אוֹשִׁיעַ אֶתְכֶם וִהְיִיתֶם בְּרָכָה אַל־תִּירָאוּ תֶּחֱזַקְנָה יְדֵיכֶֽם׃

vehayah-kha'asher-heyiytem-qelalah-vagvoyim-veyt-yehvdah-vveyt-yishera'el-khen-'voshiy'a-'etekhem-viheyiytem-verakhah-'al-tiyra'v-techezaqenah-yedeykhem

KJV: And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.

AKJV: And it shall come to pass, that as you were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.

ASV: And it shall come to pass that, as ye were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong.

YLT: And it hath come to pass, As ye have been a reviling among nations, O house of Judah, and house of Israel, So I save you, and ye have been a blessing, Do not fear, let your hands be strong.

Exposition: Zechariah 8:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:14

Hebrew

כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת כַּאֲשֶׁר זָמַמְתִּי לְהָרַע לָכֶם בְּהַקְצִיף אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם אֹתִי אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת וְלֹא נִחָֽמְתִּי׃

khiy-khoh-'amar-yehvah-tzeva'vot-kha'asher-zamametiy-lehara'-lakhem-vehaqetziyf-'avoteykhem-'otiy-'amar-yehvah-tzeva'vot-velo'-nichametiy

KJV: For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:

AKJV: For thus says the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, said the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:

ASV: For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: As I thought to do evil unto you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I repented not;

YLT: For, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, As I did purpose to do evil to you, When your fathers made Me wroth, Said Jehovah of Hosts, and I did not repent,

Exposition: Zechariah 8:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:15

Hebrew

כֵּן שַׁבְתִּי זָמַמְתִּי בַּיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה לְהֵיטִיב אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וְאֶת־בֵּית יְהוּדָה אַל־תִּירָֽאוּ׃

khen-shavetiy-zamametiy-vayamiym-ha'eleh-leheytiyv-'et-yervshalaim-ve'et-veyt-yehvdah-'al-tiyra'v

KJV: So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.

AKJV: So again have I thought in these days to do well to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear you not. ¶

ASV: so again have I thought in these days to do good unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.

YLT: So I have turned back, I have purposed, in these days, To do good with Jerusalem, And with the house of Judah--fear not!

Exposition: Zechariah 8:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:16

Hebrew

אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר תַּֽעֲשׂוּ דַּבְּרוּ אֱמֶת אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ אֱמֶת וּמִשְׁפַּט שָׁלוֹם שִׁפְטוּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃

'eleh-hadevariym-'asher-ta'ashv-daverv-'emet-'iysh-'et-re'ehv-'emet-vmishefat-shalvom-shifetv-vesha'areykhem

KJV: These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

AKJV: These are the things that you shall do; Speak you every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

ASV: These are the things that ye shall do: Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;

YLT: These are the things that ye do: Speak ye truth each with his neighbour, Truth and peaceful judgment judge in your gates,

Exposition: Zechariah 8:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:17

Hebrew

וְאִישׁ ׀ אֶת־רָעַת רֵעֵהוּ אַֽל־תַּחְשְׁבוּ בִּלְבַבְכֶם וּשְׁבֻעַת שֶׁקֶר אַֽל־תֶּאֱהָבוּ כִּי אֶת־כָּל־אֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר שָׂנֵאתִי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

ve'iysh- -'et-ra'at-re'ehv-'al-tacheshevv-vilevavekhem-vshevu'at-sheqer-'al-te'ehavv-khiy-'et-khal-'eleh-'asher-shane'tiy-ne'um-yehvah

KJV: And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.

AKJV: And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, says the LORD. ¶

ASV: and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith Jehovah.

YLT: And each the evil of his neighbour ye do not devise in your heart, And a false oath ye do not love, For all these are things that I have hated, An affirmation of Jehovah.'

Exposition: Zechariah 8:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:18

Hebrew

וַיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֵלַי לֵאמֹֽר׃

vayehiy-devar-yehvah-tzeva'vot-'elay-le'mor

KJV: And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,

AKJV: And the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

ASV: And the word of Jehovah of hosts came unto me, saying,

YLT: And there is a word of Jehovah of Hosts unto me, saying:

Exposition: Zechariah 8:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:19

Hebrew

כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת צוֹם הָרְבִיעִי וְצוֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי וְצוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְצוֹם הָעֲשִׂירִי יִהְיֶה לְבֵית־יְהוּדָה לְשָׂשׂוֹן וּלְשִׂמְחָה וּֽלְמֹעֲדִים טוֹבִים וְהָאֱמֶת וְהַשָּׁלוֹם אֱהָֽבוּ׃

khoh-'amar-yehvah-tzeva'vot-tzvom-hareviy'iy-vetzvom-hachamiyshiy-vetzvom-hasheviy'iy-vetzvom-ha'ashiyriy-yiheyeh-leveyt-yehvdah-leshashvon-vleshimechah-vlemo'adiym-tvoviym-veha'emet-vehashalvom-'ehavv

KJV: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.

AKJV: Thus says the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love truth and peace.

YLT: `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: The fast of the fourth, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth months , are to the house of Judah for joy and for rejoicing, and for pleasant appointed seasons, and the truth and the peace they have loved.

Exposition: Zechariah 8:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; ther...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:20

Hebrew

כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת עֹד אֲשֶׁר יָבֹאוּ עַמִּים וְיֹשְׁבֵי עָרִים רַבּֽוֹת׃

khoh-'amar-yehvah-tzeva'vot-'od-'asher-yavo'v-'amiym-veyoshevey-'ariym-ravvot

KJV: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

AKJV: Thus says the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;

YLT: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Yet come do peoples, and inhabitants of many cities,

Exposition: Zechariah 8:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:21

Hebrew

וְֽהָלְכוּ יֹשְׁבֵי אַחַת אֶל־אַחַת לֵאמֹר נֵלְכָה הָלוֹךְ לְחַלּוֹת אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה וּלְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֵלְכָה גַּם־אָֽנִי׃

vehalekhv-yoshevey-'achat-'el-'achat-le'mor-nelekhah-halvokhe-lechalvot-'et-feney-yehvah-vlevaqesh-'et-yehvah-tzeva'vot-'elekhah-gam-'aniy

KJV: And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.

AKJV: And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.

ASV: and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of hosts: I will go also.

YLT: Yea, gone have inhabitants of one To another, saying: We go diligently, To appease the face of Jehovah, To seek Jehovah of Hosts--I go, even I.

Exposition: Zechariah 8:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:22

Hebrew

וּבָאוּ עַמִּים רַבִּים וְגוֹיִם עֲצוּמִים לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת בִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וּלְחַלּוֹת אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָֽה׃

vva'v-'amiym-raviym-vegvoyim-'atzvmiym-levaqesh-'et-yehvah-tzeva'vot-viyrvshalaim-vlechalvot-'et-feney-yehvah

KJV: Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

AKJV: Yes, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

ASV: Yea, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek Jehovah of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Jehovah.

YLT: Yea, come in have many peoples, and mighty nations, To seek Jehovah of Hosts in Jerusalem, And to appease the face of Jehovah.

Exposition: Zechariah 8:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Zechariah 8:23

Hebrew

כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת בַּיָּמִים הָהֵמָּה אֲשֶׁר יַחֲזִיקוּ עֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים מִכֹּל לְשֹׁנוֹת הַגּוֹיִם וְֽהֶחֱזִיקוּ בִּכְנַף אִישׁ יְהוּדִי לֵאמֹר נֵֽלְכָה עִמָּכֶם כִּי שָׁמַעְנוּ אֱלֹהִים עִמָּכֶֽם׃

khoh-'amar-yehvah-tzeva'vot-vayamiym-hahemah-'asher-yachaziyqv-'asharah-'anashiym-mikhol-leshonvot-hagvoyim-vehecheziyqv-vikhenaf-'iysh-yehvdiy-le'mor-nelekhah-'imakhem-khiy-shama'env-'elohiym-'imakhem

KJV: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.

AKJV: Thus says the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.

ASV: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.

YLT: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: In those days take hold do ten men of all languages of the nations, Yea, they have taken hold on the skirt of a man, a Jew, saying: We go with you, for we heard God is with you!

Exposition: Zechariah 8:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you:...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.