Zechariah 8:16

¹⁶These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another; render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace;b

Zechariah 8 is a radiant oracle of restoration, where the Lord declares His return to Zion with fierce love and a promise to dwell among His people. After the bleak warnings of chapter 7, this chapter bursts with ten promises, each beginning with "Thus says the Lord of hosts." The chapter envisions