1 The Lord of Armies spoke his word.
2 This is what the Lord of Armies says:I am very jealous about Zion.I am fiercely possessive of it.
3 This is what the Lord says:I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem.Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth.The mountain of the Lord of Armies will be called the holy mountain.
4 This is what the Lord of Armies says:Old men and old women will again sit in the streets of Jerusalem.Each will have a cane in hand because of old age.
5 The city will be filled with boys and girls playing in the streets.
6 This is what the Lord of Armies says:It may seem impossible to the few remaining people in those days,but will it seem impossible to me? declares the Lord of Armies.
7 This is what the Lord of Armies says:I am going to save my peoplefrom the land where the sun risesand from the land where the sun sets.