And the word of the LORD came to me: Compare 4.8, which is identical in Hebrew, and 7.4 and 8.18, which add “of hosts.” As in 4.8, Good News Translation makes this a separate sentence, and this may also be better style in other languages.

Quoted with permission from Clark, David J. & Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Zechariah. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2002. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .