Zechariah 8:11 - Exposition

But now I will not be. God's attitude towards the people had already changed in consequence of their diligence in the work of restoration. Perowne renders, "Now I am not." The residue; the remnant; the returned Jews ( Zechariah 8:12 ; Haggai 1:12 ). The former days. In the time of their inactivity, when a curse rested upon them and upon their land. The curse was now removed, and a marked amelioration had set in ( Haggai 2:15-19 ).