Verse Lens · Context pointer
Zechariah 8:18 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 18. 18And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,
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Role in This Section
This verse introduces the final word that returns to the fast question.
Read It With
- Zechariah 8:18-23
Read Zechariah 8:18 with 8:18-23. This verse introduces the final word that returns to the fast question. The complete unit establishes this movement: Mourning practices become joyful gatherings where truth and peace are loved, and restored covenant life draws peoples and powerful nations to seek the LORD alongside the Jewish community rather than replace or dominate it.
Why It Needs Context
The complete movement in Zechariah 8:18-23 identifies the speaker, image, historical horizon, and outcome that give this line its force; isolated teaching would detach it from those controls.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Zechariah 8:18-23 — Fasts Become Feasts as Nations Seek the LORDSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Zechariah 8:18-23, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Zechariah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording, morphology, speaker changes, repeated formulas, names, and the base text behind translation discussion.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Zech.xml, 8:18-23
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