Zec 8:9, 23 | ESV | STEP | Thus says the Lord of hosts : Let your hands be strong , you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of the prophets who were present on the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built .

Zechariah 8:9

9 Thus says the Lord of hosts: ^a“Let your hands be strong, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of ^bthe prophets who were present on ^cthe day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.

Zechariah 8:23

23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ^dten men ^efrom the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for ^fwe have heard that God is with you.’”