Zec 8:9 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Zech 8:9-13: 8:9-13 This section highlights the reversal of Jerusalem’s fortunes as the Temple was rebuilt (cp. 2 Chr 15:3-7 ). The exhortation to be strong (Zech 8:9 , 13 ) is an inclusio (a set of rhetorical bookends) for the section. 8:9 Laying of the foundation refers to Zerubbabel’s and Jeshua’s initial work of rebuilding the Temple in 536 BC (Ezra 3:8-13 ). The Temple reconstruction project was quickly abandoned and was not resumed until the prophets Haggai and Zechariah prompted it sixteen years later (Ezra 5:1-2 ; Hag 1:1 ).

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‏ Zechariah 8:9

Summary for Zech 8:9-13: 8:9-13 ^a This section highlights the reversal of Jerusalem’s fortunes as the Temple was rebuilt (cp. 2 Chr 15:3-7 ^b). The exhortation to be strong (Zech 8:9 ^c, 13 ^d) is an inclusio (a set of rhetorical bookends) for the section. 8:9 ^e Laying of the foundation refers to Zerubbabel’s and Jeshua’s initial work of rebuilding the Temple in 536 BC (Ezra 3:8-13 ^f). The Temple reconstruction project was quickly abandoned and was not resumed until the prophets Haggai and Zechariah prompted it sixteen years later (Ezra 5:1-2 ^g; Hag 1:1 ^h).