Zechariah 6:15

6:15 Then those who are far away ¹  will come and build the temple of the Lord so that you may know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to you. This will all come to pass if you completely obey the voice of the Lord your God.”’”

Zechariah 7:4

7:4 The word of the Lord who rules over all then came to me,

Zechariah 8:1

The Blessing of True Fasting

8:1 Then the word of the Lord who rules over all ²  came to me as follows:

Zechariah 8:18

8:18 The word of the Lord who rules over all came to me as follows:

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¹ sn Those who are far away is probably a reference to later groups of returning exiles under Ezra, Nehemiah, and others.

² sn Lord who rules over all. There is a remarkable concentration of this name of God in this section of Zechariah. Of 53 occurrences of יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת (yÿhvah tsÿva’ot) in the Hebrew text in the book, 18 are in this chapter. The reason is the sheer human impossibility of accomplishing what lies ahead – it must be done by the Lord who rules over all.