Zechariah 8:18-19-23 The Message (MSG)

3. “I’ve come back to Zion,I’ve moved back to Jerusalem.Jerusalem’s new names will be Truth City,and Mountain of God-of-the-Angel-Armies,and Mount Holiness.”

6. A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies:“Do the problems of returning and rebuilding by just a few survivors seem too much? But is anything too much for me? Not if I have my say.”

18-19. Again I received a Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies:“The days of mourning set for the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months will be turned into days of feasting for Judah—celebration and holiday. Embrace truth! Love peace!”

20-21. A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies:“People and their leaders will come from all over to see what’s going on. The leaders will confer with one another: ‘Shouldn’t we try to get in on this? Get in on God’s blessings? Pray to God-of-the-Angel-Armies? What’s keeping us? Let’s go!’

22. “Lots of people, powerful nations—they’ll come to Jerusalem looking for what they can get from God-of-the-Angel-Armies, looking to get a blessing from God.”

23. A Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies:“At that time, ten men speaking a variety of languages will grab the sleeve of one Jew, hold tight, and say, ‘Let us go with you. We’ve heard that God is with you.’”

Zechariah 8