1 et factum est verbum Domini exercituum dicens
2 haec dicit Dominus exercituum zelatus sum Sion zelo magno
et indignatione magna zelatus sum eam
3 haec dicit Dominus exercituum
reversus sum ad Sion et habitabo in medio Hierusalem
et vocabitur Hierusalem civitas veritatis
et mons Domini exercituum mons sanctificatus
4 haec dicit Dominus exercituum
adhuc habitabunt senes et anus in plateis Hierusalem
et viri baculus in manu eius prae multitudine dierum
5 et plateae civitatis conplebuntur infantibus
et puellis ludentibus in plateis eius
6 haec dicit Dominus exercituum
si difficile videbitur in oculis reliquiarum populi huius
in diebus illis
numquid in oculis meis difficile erit dicit Dominus exercituum
7 haec dicit Dominus exercituum
ecce ego salvabo populum meum de terra orientis
et de terra occasus solis
8 et adducam eos et habitabunt in medio Hierusalem
et erunt mihi in populum et ego ero eis in Deum
in veritate et iustitia
9 haec dicit Dominus exercituum confortentur manus vestrae
qui auditis in diebus his sermones istos per os prophetarum
in die qua fundata est domus Domini exercituum
ut templum aedificaretur
10 siquidem ante dies illos merces hominum non erat
nec merces iumentorum erat
neque introeunti et exeunti erat pax prae tribulatione
et dimisi omnes homines unumquemque contra proximum suum
11 nunc autem non iuxta dies priores ego faciam reliquiis populi huius
dicit Dominus exercituum
12 sed semen pacis erit
vinea dabit fructum suum
et terra dabit germen suum et caeli dabunt rorem suum
et possidere faciam reliquias populi huius universa haec
13 et erit sicut eratis maledictio in gentibus
domus Iuda et domus Israhel
sic salvabo vos et eritis benedictio
nolite timere confortentur manus vestrae
14 quia haec dicit Dominus exercituum
sicut cogitavi ut adfligerem vos
cum ad iracundiam provocassent patres vestri me dicit Dominus
15 et non sum misertus
sic conversus cogitavi in diebus istis
ut benefaciam Hierusalem et domui Iuda
nolite timere
16 haec sunt ergo verba quae facietis
loquimini veritatem unusquisque cum proximo suo
veritatem et iudicium pacis iudicate in portis vestris
17 et unusquisque malum contra amicum suum ne cogitetis in cordibus vestris
et iuramentum mendax ne diligatis
omnia enim haec sunt quae odi dicit Dominus
18 et factum est verbum Domini exercituum ad me dicens
19 haec dicit Dominus exercituum
ieiunium quarti et ieiunium quinti
et ieiunium septimi et ieiunium decimi
erit domui Iuda in gaudium et in laetitiam
et in sollemnitates praeclaras
veritatem tantum et pacem diligite
20 haec dicit Dominus exercituum
usquequo veniant populi et habitent in civitatibus multis
21 et vadant habitatores unus ad alterum dicentes
eamus et deprecemur faciem Domini
et quaeramus Dominum exercituum
vadam etiam ego
22 et venient populi multi et gentes robustae
ad quaerendum Dominum exercituum in Hierusalem
et deprecandam faciem Domini
23 haec dicit Dominus exercituum
in diebus illis in quibus adprehendent decem homines ex omnibus linguis gentium
et adprehendent fimbriam viri iudaei dicentes ibimus vobiscum
audivimus enim quoniam Deus vobiscum est
1 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me , saying, 2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. 3 Thus 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. 4 Thus 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. 5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. 6 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. 7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; 8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
9 ¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. 10 For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour. 11 But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts. 12 For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things . 13 And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong. 14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not: 15 So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
16 ¶ These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: 17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
18 ¶ And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying, 19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month , and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace. 20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass , that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: 21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. 22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. 23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass , that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.