13 And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel, so will I deliver you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.

14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, As I thought to punish[a]you, when your fathers provoked me unto wrath, saith the Lord of hosts, and repented not,

15 So again have I determined in these days [b]to do well unto Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 8:14 Read Ezek. 18:20.
  2. Zechariah 8:15 Which declareth that man cannot turn to God till he changes man’s heart by his spirit, and so begin to do well, which is to pardon his sins and to give him his graces.

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