Zechariah 8:9 — Bible Verse (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.”
Zechariah 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Zechariah 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Zechariah 8:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh of Armies says: “Let your hands be strong, you who hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who were in the day that the foundation of the house of Yahweh of Armies was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.”
Zechariah 8:9 — World English Bible
Zechariah 8:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Zechariah 8:9 — American Standard Version
Zechariah 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 <FI>is<Fi> to be built.”
Zechariah 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Zechariah 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, that were in the day that the foundation of the house of Jehovah of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. ”
Zechariah 8:9 — Darby Translation
Zechariah 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Let your hands be strong, ye that heare in these dayes these words by the mouth of the Prophets, which were in the day, that the foundation of the House of the Lord of hostes was laide, that the Temple might be builded.”
Zechariah 8:9 — Geneva Bible
Zechariah 8:9 in Context — Zechariah 8
7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
8 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.
9 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.
10 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.
11 But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the Lord of hosts.
What Does Zechariah 8:9 Mean?
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