Zechariah · Geneva Bible (1599)
Zechariah 8 Geneva Bible (1599)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
Notes on this text (1)
- Original 16th-century spelling.
1 Againe the worde of the Lord of hostes came to me, saying,
1 Y FUÉ [á mí] palabra de Jehová de los ejércitos, diciendo:
2 Thus saith the Lord of hostes, I was ielous for Zion with great ielousie, and I was ielous for her with great wrath.
2 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Yo he celado á Sión con grande celo, y con grande ira la celé.
3 Thus saith the Lord, I wil returne vnto Zion, and wil dwel in the mids of Ierusalem: and Ierusalem shalbe called a citie of trueth, and the Mountaine of the Lord of hostes, the holy Mountaine.
3 Así dice Jehová: Yo he restituído á Sión, y moraré en medio de Jerusalem: y Jerusalem se llamará Ciudad de Verdad, y el monte de Jehová de los ejércitos, Monte de Santidad.
4 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, There shall yet olde men and olde women dwell in the streetes of Ierusalem, and euery man with his staffe in his hand for very age.
4 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Aun han de morar viejos y viejas en las plazas de Jerusalem, y cada cual con bordón en su mano por la multitud de los días.
5 And the streetes of the citie shalbe full of boyes and girles, playing in the streetes thereof.
5 Y las calles de la ciudad serán llenas de muchachos y muchachas, que jugarán en las calles.
6 Thus saith the Lord of hostes, Though it be vnpossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these dayes, should it therefore be vnpossible in my sight, sayth the Lord of hostes?
6 Así dice Jehová de los ejércitos: Si esto parecerá dificultoso á los ojos del resto de este pueblo en aquellos días, ¿también será dificultoso delante de mis ojos? dice Jehová de los ejércitos.
7 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Beholde, I will deliuer my people from the East countrey, and from the West countrey.
7 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: He aquí, yo salvo mi pueblo de la tierra del oriente, y de la tierra donde se pone el sol;
8 And I wil bring them, and they shall dwel in the mids of Ierusalem, and they shalbe my people, and I wil be their God in trueth, and in righteousnes.
8 Y traerélos, y habitarán en medio de Jerusalem; y me serán por pueblo, y yo seré á ellos por Dios con verdad y con justicia.
9 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.
9 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Esfuércense vuestras manos, de vosotros los que oís en estos días estas palabras de la boca de los profetas, desde el día que se echó el cimiento á la casa de Jehová de los ejércitos, para edificar el templo.
10 For before these dayes 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, euery one against his neighbour.
10 Porque antes de estos días no ha habido paga de hombre, ni paga de bestia, ni hubo paz alguna para entrante ni para saliente, á causa del enemigo: y yo dejé todos los hombres, cada cual contra su compañero.
11 But nowe, I wil not intreate the residue of this people as aforetime, saith the Lord of hostes.
11 Mas ahora no [lo haré] con el resto de este pueblo como en aquellos días pasados, dice Jehová de los ejércitos.
12 For the seede shall be prosperous: the vine shall giue her fruite, and the ground shall giue her increase, and the heauens shall giue their dewe, and I will cause the remnant of this people to possesse all these things.
12 Porque [habrá] simiente de paz; la vid dará su fruto, y dará su producto la tierra, y los cielos darán su rocío; y haré que el resto de este pueblo posea todo esto.
13 And it shall come to passe, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Iudah, and house of Israel, so wil I deliuer you, and ye shalbe a blessing: feare not, but let your hands be strong.
13 Y será que como fuisteis maldición entre las gentes, oh casa de Judá y casa de Israel, así os salvaré, y seréis bendición. No temáis, mas esfuércense vuestras manos.
14 For thus sayth the Lord of hostes, As I thought to punish you, when your fathers prouoked me vnto wrath, sayth the Lord of hostes, and repented not,
14 Porque así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Como pensé haceros mal cuando vuestros padres me provocaron á ira, dice Jehová de los ejércitos, y no me arrepentí;
15 So againe haue I determined in these daies to doe well vnto Ierusalem, and to the house of Iudah: feare ye not.
15 Así tornando he pensado de hacer bien á Jerusalem y á la casa de Judá en estos días: no temáis.
16 These are ye things that ye shall doe. Speake ye euery man the trueth vnto his neighbour: execute iudgement truely and vprightly in your gates,
16 Estas son las cosas que habéis de hacer: Hablad verdad cada cual con su prójimo; juzgad en vuestras puertas verdad y juicio de paz:
17 And let none of you imagine euill in your hearts against his neighbour, and loue no false othe: for all these are the things that I hate, saith the Lord.
17 Y ninguno de vosotros piense mal en su corazón contra su prójimo, ni améis juramento falso: porque todas estas son cosas que aborrezco, dice Jehová.
18 And the worde of the Lord of hostes came vnto me, saying,
18 Y fué á mí palabra de Jehová de los ejércitos, diciendo:
19 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, The fast of the fourth moneth, and the fast of the fift, and the fast of the seuenth, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Iudah ioy and gladnes, and prosperous hie feasts: therefore loue the trueth and peace.
19 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: El ayuno del cuarto [mes], y el ayuno del quinto, y el ayuno del séptimo, y el ayuno del décimo, se tornarán á la casa de Judá en gozo y alegría, y en festivas solemnidades. Amad pues verdad y paz.
20 Thus saith the Lord of hostes, That there shall yet come people, and the inhabitants of great cities.
20 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Aun vendrán pueblos, y moradores de muchas ciudades;
21 And they that dwell in one citie, shall go to another, saying, Vp, let vs go and pray before the Lord, and seeke the Lord of hostes: I wil go also.
21 Y vendrán los moradores de la una á la otra, y dirán: Vamos á implorar el favor de Jehová, y á buscar á Jehová de los ejércitos. Yo también iré.
22 Yea, great people and mightie nations shall come to seeke the Lord of hostes in Ierusalem, and to pray before the Lord.
22 Y vendrán muchos pueblos y fuertes naciones á buscar á Jehová de los ejércitos en Jerusalem, y á implorar el favor de Jehová.
23 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, In those dayes shall ten men take holde out of all languages of the nations, euen take holde of the skirt of him that is a Iewe, and say, We will go with you: for we haue heard that God is with you.
23 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: En aquellos días [acontecerá] que diez hombres de todas las lenguas de las gentes, trabarán de la falda de un Judío, diciendo: Iremos con vosotros, porque hemos oído que Dios está con vosotros.
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 2 Joel 2:18; Psalm 78:58–59; Zechariah 1:14–16; Nahum 1:2; Isaiah 42:13–14
- 3 Zechariah 1:16; John 1:14; Jeremiah 30:10–11; Jeremiah 33:16; Zechariah 2:10–11
- 4 Isaiah 65:20–22; Job 42:17; Hebrews 12:22; Lamentations 5:11–15; 1 Samuel 2:31
- 5 Jeremiah 31:13; Jeremiah 30:19–20; Zechariah 2:4; Jeremiah 31:27; Jeremiah 33:11
- 6 Jeremiah 32:27; Luke 18:27; Romans 4:20–21; Luke 1:37; Numbers 11:22–23
- 7 Jeremiah 31:8; Isaiah 43:5–6; Isaiah 49:12; Isaiah 27:12–13; Amos 9:14–15
- 8 Ezekiel 36:28; Ezekiel 11:20; Jeremiah 31:33; Jeremiah 4:2; Revelation 21:3
- 9 Isaiah 35:4; 2 Timothy 2:1; 1 Chronicles 22:13; Ezra 5:1–2; Haggai 2:21
- 10 Haggai 1:6–11; Amos 9:4; Isaiah 19:2; Haggai 2:16–18; Amos 3:6
- 11 Isaiah 12:1; Haggai 2:19; Psalm 103:9; Zechariah 8:8–9; Malachi 3:9–11
- 12 Leviticus 26:4–5; Deuteronomy 33:13; Genesis 27:28; Matthew 6:33; Ezekiel 36:30
- 13 Zephaniah 3:20; 1 Corinthians 16:13; Psalm 72:17; Zechariah 8:9; Genesis 12:2–3
- 14 Ezekiel 24:14; Jeremiah 31:28; Jeremiah 4:28; 2 Chronicles 36:16; Isaiah 14:24
- 15 Zechariah 8:13; Micah 7:18–20; Luke 12:32; Micah 4:10–13; Jeremiah 32:42
- 16 Ephesians 4:25; Zechariah 7:9; Psalm 15:2; Luke 3:8–14; Deuteronomy 10:12–13
- 17 Proverbs 6:16–19; Proverbs 3:29; Psalm 10:3; Habakkuk 1:13; Micah 2:1–3
- 19 Zechariah 8:16; Jeremiah 39:2; Zechariah 7:3; Zechariah 7:5; 2 Kings 25:25
- 20 Isaiah 2:2–3; Zechariah 2:11; Micah 4:1–2; Isaiah 60:3–12; Jeremiah 16:19
- 21 Zechariah 7:2; Psalm 146:1–2; Hosea 6:3; Psalm 122:1–9; Psalm 103:22
- 22 Zechariah 8:21; Isaiah 25:7; Revelation 21:24; Revelation 15:4; Isaiah 60:3–22
- 23 Isaiah 55:5; 1 Corinthians 14:25; Isaiah 60:3; Isaiah 45:14; Ruth 1:16–17
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… ye the truth every man to his neighbour, and execute peaceful judgment in your gates, and let none of you imagine evil in his heart against his brother, and ye shall not love false swearing: for all these things I hate, saith the Lord Almighty." Moreover, David also says in like manner: "What man is there who desireth life, and …
Wash you, make you clean, put away evil from your hearts, learn to do well, seek judgment, protect the oppressed, judge the fatherless (pupillo), plead for the widow; and come, let us reason together, saith the Lord." And again: "Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips that they speak no guile; depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, …