Zechariah 8:7 - Easy To Read Version The Lord All-Powerful says, “Look, I am rescuing my people from countries in the east and west. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save My people from the east country and from the west [the country of the going down of the sun]. [Isa. 43:5, 6.] American Standard Version (1901) Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; Common English Bible The LORD of heavenly forces proclaims: I’m about to deliver my people from the land of the east and the land of the west. Catholic Public Domain Version Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the land of the East, and from the land of the setting of the sun. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will save my people from the land of the east, and from the land of the going down of the sun. |
But if you people of Israel come back to me and obey my commands, then this is what I will do: Even if your people have been forced to leave their homes and go to the ends of the earth, I will gather them from there. And I will bring them back to the place I have chosen to put my name.”
May the Lord’s name be praised\par from the rising sun in the east\par to the place where the sun goes down.\par
The Lord built Jerusalem.\par God brought back the Israelite people\par who were taken as prisoners.\par
The Lord, the God of gods has spoken.\par He calls to all the people on earth,\par from the rising to the setting sun.\par
“Look! People are coming to me\par from faraway places.\par People are coming to me\par from the north and from the west.\par People are coming to me\par from Aswan in Egypt.”\par
Then people in the west\par will fear and respect the Lord’s name.\par People in the east\par will fear and respect His Glory. {\cf2\super [449]} \par The Lord will come quickly like\par a fast flowing river blown by\par a powerful wind from the Lord.\par
Remember, I will bring Israel\par from that country in the north.\par I will gather the people of Israel\par from the faraway places on earth.\par Some of the people will be blind and crippled.\par Some of the women will be pregnant\par and ready to give birth.\par But many, many people will come back.\par
But you must tell those people that the Lord their Master will bring them back. I have scattered you among many nations. But I will gather you together and bring you back from those nations. I will give the land of Israel back to you!
The Lord my Master says these things, “On the day that I wash away your sins, I will bring people back to your cities. Those ruined cities will be built again.
I will make Judah’s family strong. I will help Joseph’s family win the war. I will bring them back safe and sound. I will comfort them. It will be like I never left them. I am the Lord their God, and I will help them.
“People all around the world respect my name. All around the world people bring good gifts to me. They burn good incense {\cf2\super [7]} as a gift to me. Why? Because my name is important to all those people.” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.
Then the Lord your God will be kind to you. The Lord will make you free again! He will bring you back from those nations where he sent you.