Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
The streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in them.”
New American Standard Bible
And the
King James Version
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
International Standard Version
The city parks will be filled with boys and girls. They will play in the city's open parks.'
A Conservative Version
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets of it.
American Standard Version
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
Amplified
And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in its streets.’
Bible in Basic English
And the open spaces of the town will be full of boys and girls playing in its open spaces.
Darby Translation
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
Julia Smith Translation
And the broad places of the city shall be filled with boys and girls playing in her broad places.
King James 2000
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the public squares of the city will be filled [with] boys and girls playing in its public squares.'
Modern King James verseion
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the streets of the city shall be filled with boys and wenches playing in the streets thereof.
NET Bible
And the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing.
New Heart English Bible
The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets."
The Emphasized Bible
And, the broadways of the city, shall be full of boys and girls, - playing in the broadways thereof.
Webster
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.
World English Bible
The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets."
Youngs Literal Translation
And broad places of the city are full of boys and girls, Playing in its broad places.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 8:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Promise To Jerusalem
4 The Lord of Hosts says this: “Old men and women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of advanced age. 5 The streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing in them.” 6 The Lord of Hosts says this: “Though it may seem incredible to the remnant of this people in those days, should it also seem incredible to Me?”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.
Cross References
Jeremiah 30:19-20
a sound of celebration.
I will multiply them, and they will not decrease;
I will honor them, and they will not be insignificant.
Psalm 128:3-4
within your house,
your sons, like young olive trees
around your table.
Psalm 144:12-15
nurtured in their youth,
our daughters, like corner pillars
that are carved in the palace style.
Jeremiah 31:13
while young and old men rejoice together.
I will turn their mourning into joy,
give them consolation,
and bring happiness out of grief.
Jeremiah 31:27
“The days are coming”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“when I will sow the house of Israel
Jeremiah 33:11
a sound of joy and gladness, the voice of the groom and the bride,
for the Lord is good;
His faithful love endures forever
as they bring thank offerings to the temple of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes
Lamentations 2:19
ק Qof
from the first watch of the night.
Pour out your heart like water
before the Lord’s presence.
Lift up your hands to Him
for the lives of your children
who are fainting from hunger
on the corner of every street.
Zechariah 2:4
He said to him, “Run and tell this young man: Jerusalem will be inhabited without walls because of the number of people and livestock in it.”
Matthew 11:16-17