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Zechariah 8:15

Old Testament Minor Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Zechariah 8:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “so again have I thought in these days to do good unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

so again have I thought in these days to do good unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
Zechariah 8:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Zechariah 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12For [there shall be] the seed of peace; the vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.
13And it shall come to pass that, as ye were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing. Fear not, [but] let your hands be strong.
14For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: As I thought to do evil unto you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I repented not;
15so again have I thought in these days to do good unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
16These are the things that ye shall do: speak ye every man the truth with his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;
17and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith Jehovah.
18And the word of Jehovah of hosts came unto me, saying,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So again, etc.] Or “so I am returned”f158, as in (<380803>Zechariah 8:3): have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah; by bestowing the above mentioned blessings on them; and as Jehovah has thought, so it comes to pass, and as he has purposed, so it stands; whatever he determines shall be, as for evil, so for good, (<231424>Isaiah 14:24): fear ye not; as in (<380813>Zechariah 8:13).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“So have I turned and purposed in these days to do well unto Jerusalem - Dionysius: “God, to be better understood, speaketh with the feelings and after the manner of men, although, in the passionless and unchangeable God, there is no provocation to anger, nor turning, implying change in Himself.” So He says by Jeremiah, “I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil” Jeremiah 29:11. And, with the same contrast as here, “As I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to throw down, and to destroy and to afflict, so will I watch over them, to build and to plant, saith the Lord” Jeremiah 31:28. His having done what He purposed…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“So - So with like steadiness of mind I have purposed to do well to you. Zechariah 8:16”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“have: Jer 29:11-14, Jer 32:42; Mic 4:10-13, Mic 7:18-20 fear: Zac 8:13; Isa 43:1, Isa 43:2; Zep 3:16, Zep 3:17; Luk 12:32 Zechariah 8:16”
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