Zechariah 8:5
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
Context
This verse from Zechariah Chapter 8 connects to 10 cross-references. Oracles of restoration: God will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem, which will be called the faithful city. Old men and women will sit in the streets of Jerusalem and children will play in them. Ten men from all …
Other Translations
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
And broad places of the city are full of boys and girls, Playing in its broad places.
And the open spaces of the town will be full of boys and girls playing in its open spaces.
Cross References
The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, …
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah …
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning …
Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all …
And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, …
Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the …
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have …
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their …
Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, …