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Zechariah 8:23 — Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass…
“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.”
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The verses around Zechariah 8:23.
21And 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.
22Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord.
23Thus 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.
Verse explanation
The scene of ten men from different nations grabbing hold of a Jew's garment, asking to go along because 'we have heard that God is with you,' is a powerful picture of how the nations would come to see Judah's people as blessed.
From the Zechariah 8 study in Bible in Stories.
Zechariah 8:23 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Assim diz o Senhor dos Exercitos: N'aquelle dia succederá que pegarão dez homens de entre todas as linguas das nações, pegarão, digo, da aba de um homem judaico, dizendo: Iremos comvosco, porque temos ouvido que Deus está comvosco.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Assim diz o SENHOR dos exércitos: Naqueles dias será que dez homens de todas as línguas das nações, pegarão na orla da veste de um judeu, dizendo: Iremos convosco, porque temos ouvido que Deus está convosco.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Esto es lo que dice el Señor Todopoderoso: En ese tiempo diez hombres de diferentes naciones e idiomas sujetarán el dobladillo de la capa de un hombre judío y rogarán: “Por favor, llévanos contigo, porque hemos escuchado que Dios está contigo”.
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