Zechariah

³The Lord says, ‘I have returned to Zion and will live within Jerusalem. Now Jerusalem will be called “truthful city,” “mountain of the Lord who rules over all,” “holy mountain.”’ ⁴Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says, ‘Old men and women will once more live in the plazas of Jerusalem, each one leaning on a cane because of advanced age. ⁵And the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing. ⁶And,’ says the Lord who rules over all, ‘though such a thing may seem to be difficult in the opinion of the small community of those days, will it also appear difficult to me?’ asks the Lord who rules over all. ⁷“The Lord who rules over all asserts, ‘I am about to save my people from the lands of the east and the west. ⁸And I will bring them to settle within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and righteousness.’ ⁹“The Lord who rules over all also says, ‘Gather strength, you who are listening to these words today from the mouths of the prophets who were there at the founding of the house of the Lord who rules over all, so that the temple might be built.