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He continued, "I will return to Zion. I will live among my people in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called The City of Truth. And my mountain will be called The Holy Mountain."
Reference
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Hebrew: Tsîyôwn
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: βιόω (bióō)
to spend existence
Hebrew: chăyâʼ
to live
Greek: μέσος (mésos)
middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun)
Hebrew: bêyn
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: Ἱεροσόλυμα (Hierosólyma)
Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
Hebrew: Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Greek: Ἱεροσόλυμα (Hierosólyma)
Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
Hebrew: Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: χρηματίζω (chrēmatízō)
to utter an oracle (compare the original sense of G5530 (χράομαι)), i.e. divinely intimate; by implication, (compare the secular sense of G5532 (χρεία)) to constitute a firm for business, i.e. (generally) bear as a title
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πόλις (pólis)
a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)
Hebrew: qiryâʼ
{building; a city}
Hebrew: ʼômen
verity
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: ṭûwr
a rock or hill
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: χρηματίζω (chrēmatízō)
to utter an oracle (compare the original sense of G5530 (χράομαι)), i.e. divinely intimate; by implication, (compare the secular sense of G5532 (χρεία)) to constitute a firm for business, i.e. (generally) bear as a title
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὅσιος (hósios)
and from G40 (ἅγιος), which relates to purity from defilement), i.e. hallowed (pious, sacred, sure)
Hebrew: ṭûwr
a rock or hill
Holy
Isaiah 66:20
Jeremiah 31:23
Parallel theme
Revelation 21:3
Isaiah 1:26
Colossians 2:9
John 14:23
2 Corinthians 6:16
References Lord
Zechariah 1:16
Jeremiah 33:16
Truth
John 1:14
Verse Explanation
God promises to return to Zion and live in Jerusalem, which will become known as the City of Truth and the holy mountain, describing a future in which God's presence and truth characterize the restored city.
History
Second Temple period: The Temple was being rebuilt as the central place of worship in Jerusalem.