What does Zechariah 8:2 mean?

Zechariah 8:2 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

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Zechariah 8:2 Meaning

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

Context Explained

1Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

2Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

3Thus 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.

4Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

Key Themes

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Source: Zechariah 8:2