El panorama
Zacarías 8 abre con “Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,”, cambia cerca del versículo 12 con “For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall…” y termina con “Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Zacarías · Versión King James · 23Zacarías 8:1-8
Versículos 1–8: Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
Zacarías 8:1–8 abre con “Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,” y llega a “And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Zacarías 8 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
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“Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,” Nombrar a Again mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“Thus saith the LORD ; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Zacarías 8:1-8
Versión King James1Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
2Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
3Thus saith the LORD ; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.
4Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
5And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
6Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.
7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
8And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
Zacarías 8:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in…
Zacarías 8:9–16 abre con “Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words…” y llega a “These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Zacarías 8 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen hosts, LORD, built. Su relación con los versículos 10 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen days, former, hosts. Su relación con los versículos 10 y 12 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
Zacarías 8:9-16
Versión King James9Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
10For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.
11But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.
12For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
13And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, 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 the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:
15So again have I thought in these days to do well 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 to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
Zacarías 8:17-23
Versículos 17–23: Let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and…
Zacarías 8:17–23 abre con “And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath…” y llega a “Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Zacarías 8 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen evil, false, hate. Su relación con los versículos 18 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen hosts, LORD, word. Su relación con los versículos 17 y 19 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Zacarías 8:17-23
Versión King James17And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD .
18And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,
19Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
20Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
21And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD , and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.
22Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD .
23Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Zechariah 8:1 comienza con “Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Zechariah 8:11 forma un giro natural: “But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.”
La nota final
Zechariah 8:23 deja al lector con “Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras LORD, hosts, people, days, Jerusalem, house ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.