Zechariah 8:4 — Bible Verse (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.”

Zechariah 8:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Zechariah 8:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Zechariah 8:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh of Armies says: “Old men and old women will again dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand because of their old age.”

Zechariah 8:4 — World English Bible

Zechariah 8:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Zechariah 8:4 — American Standard Version

Zechariah 8:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Zechariah 8:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Zechariah 8:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each one with his staff in his hand for multitude of days. ”

Zechariah 8:4 — Darby Translation

Zechariah 8:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, There shall yet olde men and olde women dwell in the streetes of Ierusalem, and euery man with his staffe in his hand for very age.”

Zechariah 8:4 — Geneva Bible

Zechariah 8:4 in Context — Zechariah 8

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.

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

6 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.

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What Does Zechariah 8:4 Mean?

Zechariah 8:4 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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