Zechariah 8:13-23

¹³And it will come about that just as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you that you may become a blessing. Do not fear; let your hands be strong.’

¹⁴“For this is what the Lord of armies says: ‘Just as I determined to do harm to you when your fathers provoked Me to anger,’ says the Lord of armies, ‘and I have not relented, ¹⁵so I have again determined in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not fear! ¹⁶These are the things which you shall do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace at your gates. ¹⁷Also let none of you devise evil in your heart against another, and do not love perjury; for all these things are what I hate,’ declares the Lord.”

¹⁸Then the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying, ¹⁹“The Lord of armies says this: ‘The fast of the fourth, the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth months will become joy, jubilation, and cheerful festivals for the house of Judah; so love truth and peace.’

²⁰“The Lord of armies says this: ‘It will yet turn out that peoples will come, that is, the inhabitants of many cities. ²¹The inhabitants of one city will go to another, saying, “Let’s go at once to plead for the favor of the Lord, and to seek the Lord of armies; I also will go.” ²²So many peoples and mighty nations will come to seek the Lord of armies in Jerusalem, and to plead for the favor of the Lord.’ ²³The Lord of armies says this: ‘In those days ten people from all the nations will grasp the garment of a Jew, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.” ’ ”