Zechariah 8:3
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Thus 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.This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
In other translations
Thus 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.This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
Hebrew words
כֹּהkohthusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068שַׁבְתִּיshavtiI have returnedH7725אֶל־'el-toH413צִיּוֹןtziyonZionH6726וְשָׁכַנְתִּיveshakhantiand I will dwellH7931בְּתוֹךְbetokhin [the] midst ofH8432יְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalimJerusalemH3389וְנִקְרְאָהvenikre'ahand it will be calledH7121יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389עִיר־'ir-[the] city ofH5892הָאֱמֶתha'emet<the> faithfulnessH571וְהַר־vehar-and [the] mountain ofH2022יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068צְבָאוֹתtzeva'otof hostsH6635הַרhar[the] mountain ofH2022הַקֹּדֶשׁ׃ סhakodesh<the> holinessH6944
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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