Zechariah 8:2-8
New Catholic Bible
2 Thus says the Lord of hosts:
I am intensely jealous for Zion,
and I am filled with jealous wrath for her.
3 Thus says the Lord:
I will return to Zion,
and I will dwell in the heart of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem will be called the faithful city,
and the mountain of the Lord of hosts
will be called the holy mountain.
4 The Lord of hosts says this:
Old men and old women once again will sit
in the squares of Jerusalem,
each one leaning on a stick
because of old age.
5 And her streets will be filled
with boys and girls at play.
6 The Lord of hosts says this:
Even if this seems impossible
to the remnant of this people in those days,
will it also seem impossible to me?
says the Lord.
7 The Lord of hosts says this:
I will rescue my people
from the countries of the east
and from the countries of the west.
8 I will bring them back
to dwell in Jerusalem.
They will be my people,
and I will be their God,
a God of faithfulness and justice.
