Zechariah 8:3

Translations

Modern

This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

Thus says YHWH: “I will return to Zion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of YHWH of Hosts, the Mountain of Holiness.”

Latin

Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Reversus sum ad Sion, et habitabo in medio Jerusalem: et vocabitur Jerusalem civitas veritatis, et mons Domini exercituum mons sanctificatus.

Original

Hebrew

English

This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”

Notes

Zechariah 8:3

I will … dwell in Jerusalem: After the exile in Babylon, the people hoped the Lord would return to live among them (see Zechariah 1:16–17; Haggai 2:4–7; compare Ezekiel 48:35).
I will return: God would come back to Jerusalem not only because the temple was rebuilt but also because the Hebrew community was purified (Zechariah 3).
Isaiah compared Jerusalem to a faithful woman who became unfaithful (Isaiah 1:21). Zechariah shared Isaiah’s vision of Jerusalem becoming the City of Truth again ("the Faithful City" in Isaiah 1:26).

Zechariah 8:1–23

This part of Zechariah’s sermons links to the previous section through fasting and the ethical demands of a covenant with the Lord (Zechariah 7:8–10; 8:16–17). Questions about fasting in 7:2–7 are answered in 8:18–19. The tone and message shift from warning and judgment to encouragement and renewal. Fasting will change to feasting (Zechariah 8:19).

Zechariah 7:1–8:23

These sermons provide a transition between the visions of the present (chapters 1–6) and those of the near future (chapters 9–11) and the more distant future (chapters 12–14).

Chapter 7 talks about fasting due to past disasters. Chapter 8 focuses on feasting for future blessings.

Theme notes and profiles

The Return of God’s Presence with His People Zion

Events

Prophecies of Zechariahc. 520 BC

Related verses

John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Zechariah 1:16
Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’
Ephesians 2:21–22
In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
Jeremiah 31:23
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy mountain.’
Colossians 2:9
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
Zechariah 2:10–11
“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 30:10–11
As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
Jeremiah 33:16
In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
Isaiah 66:20
And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.”
John 14:23
Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
Zechariah 14:20–21
On that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar.

Parallels

Micah 4:6–13

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Zechariah, Book of

Topics

Church: Holy Mountain Church: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Gentiles: Prophecies of the Conversion of God: Grace of Holiness: General Scriptures Concerning Jerusalem: Called: City of Truth The Millennium Titles and Names of the Church: Holy Mountain Zion: Restoration of, Promised

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