But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.
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Interpretation
Those only who lay their hands to the plough of duty, shall have them strengthened with the promises of mercy: those who avoid their fathers' faults have the curse turned into a blessing. Those who believed the promises, were to show their faith by their works, and to wait the fulfilment.
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This thought runs through Zechariah 8:9-13.