1. The Lord Almighty gave this message to Zechariah:
2. “I have longed to help Jerusalem because of my deep love for her people, a love which has made me angry with her enemies.
3. I will return to Jerusalem, my holy city, and live there. It will be known as the faithful city, and the hill of the Lord Almighty will be called the sacred hill.
4. Once again old men and women, so old that they use a stick when they walk, will be sitting in the city squares.
5. And the streets will again be full of boys and girls playing.