Zechariah / Question
Zechariah describes many peoples and strong nations coming to Jerusalem to seek the LORD of hosts in Zechariah 8:22. It pictures ten men from nations taking hold of the robe of a Jew, saying they want to go because God is with him in Zechariah 8:23. The passage presents Jerusalem as a focal point for seeking the LORD.
In Zechariah 8:20–23, Yahweh of Hosts announces a future scene where many peoples from many cities actively urge one another to go to Jerusalem. Their goal is to ask for Yahweh’s favor and to seek him. The movement grows from city-to-city encouragement into “many peoples and strong nations” coming to Jerusalem itself. These verses conclude a larger set of promises in Zechariah 8 responding to questions about fasting and life after exile.
Zechariah 8:20–23 presents a future-oriented picture: peoples from many cities and even “strong nations” travel to Jerusalem with a clear purpose—“to seek Yahweh of Hosts” and “to entreat the favor of Yahweh” (verses 20–22).
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Zechariah 8:22, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
22Yes, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek Yahweh of Hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Yahweh.