Reference

Zechariah 8:4

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
2

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

3

Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.

4

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

5

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

6

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the Lord of hosts.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse uses concrete imagery, the phrase "dwell in the streets" could be interpreted metaphorically to represent a peaceful and secure city where the elderly are free to move about, rather than a strictly literal dwelling in the thoroughfares.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes a future state of Jerusalem and does not mention any specific method of divine communication to a prophet, nor does it describe the prophet receiving revelation.