Zechariah 8:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 8:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 8:5 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 8:5 — KJV
“And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.”
— Zechariah 8:5 (KJV)
Zechariah 8:5 in Context — About the Book of Zechariah
Zechariah pairs night visions with Messianic precision — the king on a donkey, thirty pieces of silver, the pierced one, the fountain opened for sin. To discouraged builders his word still stands: not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.
Cross-References for Zechariah 8:5
“Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 8:5: streets, city, thereof
“Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, went...: or, he went out into Assyria the city...: or, the streets of the city”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 8:5: streets, city
“And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 8:5: city, thereof
“And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 8:5: city, full
“And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 8:5: city, full
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