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Zechariah 8:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Zechariah 8:3

Verse 3 of 23

Scripture focus

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.

Zechariah 8:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Zechariah 8:3

Theological / Devotional

Returned. The fact that the restoration of the city and of the Temple were now in progress, indicated that God had come back to His people (see ch. 2:10). However, the verb translated “am returned” may also be rendered as a future (see LXX; RSV). What had thus far been accomplished was only the beginning of what God purposed to do for Jerusalem.

Truth. Heb. ’emeth, “firmness,” “trustworthiness,” “dependability,” “stability,” “faithfulness,” “truth.” Hence the reading “the faithful city” (RSV). The LXX reads “the true [genuine] city.”

Holy mountain. Here used synonymously with Jerusalem (see Isa. 27:13 ; 66:20).

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