Zechariah 8:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.

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  • Jer 30:19-20 : 19 And out of them shall come thanksgiving and the voice of those who make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. 20 Their children also shall be as before, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all who oppress them.
  • Jer 31:13 : 13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
  • Jer 31:27 : 27 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast.
  • Jer 33:11 : 11 The voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for His mercy endures forever: and of those who shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return, as at the first, says the LORD.
  • Lam 2:19 : 19 Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up your hands toward Him for the life of your young children, who faint for hunger at the head of every street.
  • Zech 2:4 : 4 And said to him, 'Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls because of the multitude of people and cattle in it.'
  • Matt 11:16-17 : 16 But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows, 17 And saying, We have played the flute for you, and you have not danced; we have mourned for you, and you have not lamented.
  • Ps 128:3-4 : 3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine by the sides of your house; your children like olive plants around your table. 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the LORD.
  • Ps 144:12-15 : 12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as cornerstones, polished after the similitude of a palace: 13 That our garners may be full, providing all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: 14 That our oxen may be strong to labor; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. 15 Happy is that people who are in such a case: yes, happy is that people whose God is the LORD.

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    3 Thus says the LORD; I have returned to 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.

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  • Zech 8:6
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    6 Thus says the LORD of hosts; If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvelous in My eyes? says the LORD of hosts.

  • Zech 8:20-22
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    20 Thus says 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 quickly to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.

    22 Yes, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

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    13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

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    12 Both young men and maidens, old men and children;

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    11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

  • Jer 17:25
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    25 Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain forever.

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    13 That our garners may be full, providing all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

  • Jer 31:38
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    38 Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananel to the corner gate.

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    10 Thus says the LORD: Again there shall be heard in this place, which you say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast,

  • Ezek 14:22
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    22 Yet, behold, in it shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come to you, and you shall see their way and their deeds: and you shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it.

  • Isa 65:18-19
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    18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.

    19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem and delight in my people; the voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

  • Jer 19:8
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    8 And I will make this city desolate, and an object of scorn; everyone who passes by it shall be astonished and hiss because of all its plagues.

  • Isa 3:4
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    4 And I will make youths their princes, and children shall rule over them.

  • Jer 50:30
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    30 Therefore her young men shall fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, says the LORD.

  • Zech 1:17
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    17 Proclaim again, saying, Thus says the LORD of hosts: My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion, and will again choose Jerusalem.

  • Jer 33:12
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    12 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all its cities, there shall be a habitation for shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.

  • Isa 32:13
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    13 Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yes, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:

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    6 You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.

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    10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, says the LORD.

  • Jer 49:25-26
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    25 How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy!

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  • Matt 11:16
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    16 But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows,

  • Zech 8:11
    69%

    11 But now I will not be to the remnant of this people as in the former days, says the LORD of hosts.

  • Jer 7:34
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    34 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land will be desolate.

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    13 And all your children shall be taught by the LORD; and great shall be the peace of your children.

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    9 For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease from this place before your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.

  • Jer 16:3
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    3 For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them, and concerning their fathers who begot them in this land:

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    12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is struck with destruction.

  • Ps 55:10-11
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    10 Day and night they go about it upon its walls; mischief and sorrow are in the midst of it.

    11 Wickedness is in the midst of it; deceit and guile do not depart from its streets.

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    10 And it shall come to pass in that day, says the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.

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    15 So again have I thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear not.

  • Amos 5:16
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    16 Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, says thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the farmer to mourning, and such as are skilled in lamentation to wailing.

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    18 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells in Mount Zion.