Dual Panel1Then the word <01697> of the Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635> came <01961> to me as follows <0559>:
2“The Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635> says <0559>, ‘I am very much concerned <07065> for Zion <06726>; indeed, I am so <01419> concerned <07068> for her that my rage <02534> will fall <01419> on those who hurt <07065> her.’
3The Lord <03068> says <0559>, ‘I have returned <07725> to <0413> Zion <06726> and will live <07931> within <08432> Jerusalem <03389>. Now Jerusalem <03389> will be called <07121> “truthful <0571> city <05892>,” “mountain <02022> of the Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635>,” “holy <06944> mountain <02022>.”’
4Moreover <03541>, the Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635> says <0559>, ‘Old men <02205> and women <02205> will once more <05750> live <03427> in the plazas <07339> of Jerusalem <03389>, each <0376> one leaning on <04938> a cane <03027> because of advanced <07230> age <03117>.
5And the streets <07339> of the city <05892> will be full <04390> of boys <03206> and girls <03207> playing <07832>.
6And,’ says <0559> the Lord <03069> who rules over all <06635>, ‘though <03588> such a thing may seem to be difficult <06381> in the opinion <05869> of the small community <07611> of those <02088> days <03117>, will it <01992> also <01571> appear <05869> difficult <06381> to me?’ asks <05002> the Lord <03069> who rules over all <06635>.
7“The Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635> asserts <0559>, ‘I am about to save <03467> my people <05971> from the lands <0776> of the east <04217> and the west <08121> <03996>.
8And I will bring <0935> them to settle <07931> within <08432> Jerusalem <03389>. They will be <01961> my people <05971>, and I <0589> will be <01961> their God <0430>, in truth <0571> and righteousness <06666>.’
9“The Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635> also says <0559>, ‘Gather strength <02388>, you who are listening <08085> to these <0428> words <01697> today <03117> from the mouths <06310> of the prophets <05030> who <0834> were there at the founding <03245> of the house <01004> of the Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635>, so that the temple <01964> might be built <01129>.
10Before <06440> that <03588> time <03117> there was <01961> no <03808> compensation <07939> for man <0120> or animal <0929>, nor <0369> was there any relief <07965> from adversity <07939> for those who came <0935> and went <03318>, because I had pitted <07971> everybody <0120> <03605>– each <0376> one– against everyone else <07453>.
11But I will be different now <06258> to this <02088> remnant <07611> of my people <05971> from the way I <0589> was in those <07223> days <03117>,’ says <05002> the Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635>,
12‘for <03588> there will be a peaceful time <07965> of sowing <02233>, the vine <01612> will produce <05414> its fruit <06529> and the ground <0776> its yield <02981>, and the skies <08064> will rain down <05414> dew <02919>. Then I will allow the remnant <07611> of my people <05971> to possess <05157> all <03605> these <0428> things.
13And it will come <01961> about that <0834> just as you (both Judah <03063> and Israel <03478>) were a curse <07045> to the nations <01471>, so <03651> I will save <03467> you and you will be <01961> a blessing <01293>. Do not <0408> be afraid <03372>! Instead, be strong <02388>!’
14“For <03588> the Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635> says <0559>, ‘As <0834> I had planned <02161> to hurt <07489> you when your fathers <01> made <07107> me angry <07107>,’ says <0559> the Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635>, ‘and I was not <03808> sorry <05162>,
15so <03651>, to the contrary, I have planned <02161> in these <0428> days <03117> to do good <03190> to Jerusalem <03389> and Judah <03063>– do not <0408> fear <03372>!
16These <0428> are the things <01697> you must do <06213>: Speak <01696> the truth <0571>, each <0376> of you, to <0854> one another <07453>. Practice <04941> true <0571> and righteous <07965> judgment <08199> in your courts <08179>.
17Do not <0408> plan <02803> evil <07451> in your hearts <03824> against one <0376> another <07453>. Do not <0408> favor <0157> a false <08267> oath <07621>– these <0428> are all things <03605> that <0834> I hate <08130>,’ says <05002> the Lord <03068>.”
18The word <01697> of the Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635> came <01961> to <0413> me as follows <0559>:
19“The <03541> Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635> says <0559>, ‘The fast <06685> of the fourth <07243>, fifth <02549>, seventh <07637>, and tenth <06224> months will become <01961> joyful <08342> and happy <08057>, pleasant <02896> feasts <04150> for the house <01004> of Judah <03063>, so love <0157> truth <0571> and peace <07965>.’
20The Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635> says <0559>, ‘It will someday come to pass <05750> that <0834> people <05971>– residents <03427> of many <07227> cities <05892>– will come <0935>.
21The inhabitants <03427> of one <0259> will go <01980> to <0413> another <0259> and say <0559>, “Let’s go up at once <01980> <01980> to ask the favor <06440> <02470> of the Lord <03068>, to seek <01245> the <0853> Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635>. Indeed <01571>, I’ll <0589> go <01980> with you.”’
22Many <07227> peoples <05971> and powerful <06099> nations <01471> will come <0935> to Jerusalem <03389> to seek <01245> the Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635> and to ask <02470> his <03068> favor <06440> <02470>.
23The Lord <03068> who rules over all <06635> says <0559>, ‘In those <01992> days <03117> ten <06235> people <0376> from all <03605> languages <03956> and nations <01471> will grasp hold <02388> of– indeed, grab <02388>– the robe <03671> of one <0376> Jew <03064> and say <0559>, “Let us go <01980> with <05973> you, for <03588> we have heard <08085> that God <0430> is with <05973> you.”’”