1 The word of the Lord of Hosts came:
2 “The Lord of Hosts says this: I am extremely jealous for Zion; I am jealous for her with great wrath.”
3 The Lord says this: “I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City, the mountain of the Lord of Hosts, and the Holy Mountain.”
4 The Lord of Hosts says this: “Old men and women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of advanced age.
5 The streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in them.”
6 The Lord of Hosts says this: “Though it may seem incredible to the remnant of this people in those days, should it also seem incredible to Me? ” — this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.