Bible Strands
Zechariah 8:15
“so now I have resolved to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD of Hosts addresses the house of Judah and house of Israel at a moment of national reversal, shifting from past judgment to present promise.
The words — The Hebrew verb זָמַמְתִּי (zamamti) literally means "I have planned" or "I have resolved," indicating a deliberate divine intention.
The thread — This promise of reversal echoes the shift from curse to blessing in Zechariah 8:13 and parallels the divine pardon described in Micah 7:18.
Why it lands — The text states God has resolved to do good to Jerusalem and Judah and commands them not to be afraid. This directly counters the earlier declaration of unrelenting disaster in Zechariah 8:14.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
Cross-references
- Zechariah 8:13 As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”
- Micah 7:18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
- Luke 12:32 Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
- Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
- Jeremiah 32:42 For this is what the LORD says: Just as I have brought all this great disaster on this people, so I will bring on them all the good I have promised them.
- Micah 4:10 Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies!
- Isaiah 43:1 But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
- Zephaniah 3:16 On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.