Zechariah 8:20
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
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Study Note
The eschatological oracle — 'peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities' to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem — envisions a universal pilgrimage that reverses the pattern of Israelite exile and Gentile dominance. The passage (8:20-23) climaxes with the image of ten men from every nation grasping the robe of a Jew to be led to God, a remarkable inversion of Jewish subordination to imperial power in the post-exilic period. The oracle connects to the broader tradition of Zion as a pilgrimage center for the nations (Isaiah 2:2-4; 60:1-7) and is taken up in early Christian mission theology as a model for Gentile incorporation into the covenant people. The verse grounds the universalism of salvation history not in the abolition of Jewish particularity but in its eschatological fulfillment.
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Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;
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