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For the house of the LORD of hosts, For the house of Judah.
That the temple might be built. Therefore love truth and peace.’
10 For before these days 20
There were no wages for man nor any “Thus says the LORD of hosts:
hire for beast; ‘Peoples shall yet come,
There was no peace from the enemy for Inhabitants of many cities;
whoever went out or came in; 21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to
For I set all men, everyone, against his another, saying,
neighbor. “Let us continue to go and pray before
the LORD,
11 But now I will not treat the remnant of this
people as in the former days,’ says the LORD of And seek the LORD of hosts.
I myself will go also.”
hosts. 22 Yes, many peoples and strong nations
12 ‘For the seed shall be prosperous, Shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in
The vine shall give its fruit, Jerusalem,
The ground shall give her increase, And to pray before the LORD.’
And the heavens shall give their dew— 23 “Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘In those days
I will cause the remnant of this people ten men from every language of the nations
To possess all these.
13 And it shall come to pass shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying,
That just as you were a curse among “Let us go with you, for we have heard that
God is with you.” ’ ”
the nations,
O house of Judah and house of Israel, 9 The burden of the word of the LORD
So I will save you, and you shall Against the land of Hadrach,
be a blessing. And Damascus its resting place
Do not fear, (For the eyes of men
Let your hands be strong.’ And all the tribes of Israel
Are on the LORD);
14 “For thus says the LORD of hosts: 2 Also against Hamath, which borders
‘Just as I determined to punish you on it,
When your fathers provoked Me to And against Tyre and Sidon, though
wrath,’ they are very wise.
Says the LORD of hosts, 3
‘And I would not relent, For Tyre built herself a tower,
15 So again in these days Heaped up silver like the dust,
And gold like the mire of the streets.
I am determined to do good 4 Behold, the Lord will cast her out;
To Jerusalem and to the house He will destroy her power in the sea,
of Judah.
Do not fear. And she will be devoured by fire.
16 These are the things you shall do: 5 Ashkelon shall see it and fear;
Speak each man the truth to his Gaza also shall be very sorrowful;
neighbor; And Ekron, for He dried up her
Give judgment in your gates for truth, expectation.
justice, and peace;
17 Let none of you think evil in your heart
against your neighbor;
And do not love a false oath. 9:1–8 This oracle features a series of judg-
For all these are things that I hate,’ ments announced against the nations sur-
Says the LORD.” rounding Israel (vv. 1–7), with deliverance
18 Then the word of the LORD of hosts came to promised for His people (v. 8). Most under-
me, saying, “Thus says the LORD of hosts: stand this to be a prophecy of the victories of
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the famous Greek conqueror, Alexander the
‘The fast of the fourth month, Great, given approximately 200 years before
The fast of the fifth, he marched through Palestine.He provides an
The fast of the seventh, analogy of Christ returning to judge the
And the fast of the tenth, nations and save Israel at the end of the Great
Shall be joy and gladness and cheerful Tribulation (Matt. 24:21).
feasts

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