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Zechariah 1:16-18
GOD’S WORD Translation
Zechariah 1:16-18
GOD’S WORD Translation
16 This is what the Lord of Armies says: I have returned to Jerusalem with compassion. My house will be rebuilt in it, declares the Lord of Armies. A measuring line will be used to rebuild Jerusalem.
17 “Announce again: This is what the Lord of Armies says: My cities will overflow with prosperity once more. The Lord will again comfort Zion and will again choose Jerusalem.” [a]
Punishment for the Nations That Scattered Judah
18 I looked up and saw four animal horns.
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- 1:17 Zechariah 1:18–21 in English Bibles is Zechariah 2:1–4 in the Hebrew Bible.
Zechariah 1:16-18
New International Version
Zechariah 1:16-18
New International Version
16 “Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I will return(A) to Jerusalem with mercy, and there my house will be rebuilt. And the measuring line(B) will be stretched out over Jerusalem,’ declares the Lord Almighty.(C)
17 “Proclaim further: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘My towns will again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort(D) Zion and choose(E) Jerusalem.’”(F)
Four Horns and Four Craftsmen
18 Then I looked up, and there before me were four horns.
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