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.