21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying,
(A)“Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord,
And seek the Lord of hosts.
I myself will go also.”
22 Yes, (B)many peoples and strong nations
Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,
And to pray before the Lord.’

23 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men (C)from every language of the nations shall (D)grasp the [a]sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard (E)that God is with you.” ’ ”

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  1. Zechariah 8:23 Lit. wing, corner of a garment

21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, (A)‘Let us go at once (B)to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.’ 22 (C)Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and (D)to entreat the favor of the Lord. 23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days (E)ten men (F)from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for (G)we have heard that God is with you.’”

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21 The inhabitants of one city will go to another, saying, “Let’s go at once to (A)plead for the favor of the Lord, and to seek the Lord of armies; [a]I also will go.” 22 So (B)many peoples and mighty nations will come to seek the Lord of armies in Jerusalem, and to (C)plead for the favor of the Lord.’ 23 The Lord of armies says this: ‘In those days ten people from all the [b]nations will [c](D)grasp the [d]garment of a Jew, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 8:21 Or let me go too
  2. Zechariah 8:23 Lit languages of the nations
  3. Zechariah 8:23 Lit grasp, and they will grasp
  4. Zechariah 8:23 Lit hem of a garment

21 and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, ‘Let us go at once to entreat(A) the Lord and seek(B) the Lord Almighty. I myself am going.’ 22 And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him.”(C)

23 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”(D)

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