Zechariah 8:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.”

Zechariah 8:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Zechariah 8:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Zechariah 8:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Zechariah 8:2 — World English Bible

Zechariah 8:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Zechariah 8:2 — American Standard Version

Zechariah 8:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Zechariah 8:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Zechariah 8:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great fury. ”

Zechariah 8:2 — Darby Translation

Zechariah 8:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thus saith the Lord of hostes, I was ielous for Zion with great ielousie, and I was ielous for her with great wrath.”

Zechariah 8:2 — Geneva Bible

Zechariah 8:2 in Context — Zechariah 8

1 Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,

2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

3 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.

4 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.

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What Does Zechariah 8:2 Mean?

Zechariah 8:2 is a verse from the Book of Zechariah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Zechariah chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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