1Again the word of Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts) came to me, saying,
2Thus says Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts); I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
3Thus says Yahuah (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 Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts) the holy mountain.
4Thus says Yahuah Tseva'ot (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.
5And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
6Thus says Yahuah Tseva'ot (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 my eyes? says Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts).
7Thus says Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts); Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
8And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their Elohim (God), in truth and in righteousness.
9Thus says Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts); Let your hands be strong, you 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 Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts) was laid, that the temple might be built.
10For 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.
11But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, says Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts).
12For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
13And it shall come to pass, that as you were a curse among the heathen, O house of Yahudah (Judah), and house of Yashar'el (Israel); so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
14For thus says Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts); As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, says Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts), and I repented not:
15So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Yahudah (Judah): fear you not.
16These are the things that you shall do; Speak you every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
17And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, says Yahuah (LORD).
18And the word of Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts) came unto me, saying,
19Thus says Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts); The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Yahudah (Judah) joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
20Thus says Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts); It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
21And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before Yahuah (LORD), and to seek Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts): I will go also.
22Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts) in Jerusalem, and to pray before Yahuah (LORD).
23Thus says Yahuah Tseva'ot (LORD of hosts); In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Yahudi (Jew), saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that Elohim (God) is with you.