Thus saith the Lord, I am returned to Zion,.... The temple being now building, and almost finished, and the worship of God restored in it.
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Zechariah 8:3
Zechariah 8:3
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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