“And it came to pass in the fourth year of the King Darius, that the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislew.”
Zechariah 7
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ZP
Zac Poonen7
CS
Chuck Smith6
AH
Aaron Hurst6
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Tim Conway3
TM
Tony Miano3
EE
Emanuel Esh2
DC
Don Courville2
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1In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.
“In the fourth year of King Darius the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month which”
“And it came to pass in the fourth year of King Darius that the word of the Lord came to Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month. Even in Chislew”
2Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, along with their men, to plead before the LORD
“the town of Bethel had sent Charizer and Regimelech and their men to seek the favor of the Lord.”
3by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts, as well as the prophets, "Should I weep and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?"
“And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself as I have done these so many years?”
“and to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the Lord of Hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?”
“speaking to the priests who belonged to the house of the Lord and to the prophets saying shall I weep in the fifth month and abstain as I have done these many years?”
4Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,
“Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me saying.”
“Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying,”
“Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me.”
“Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying,”
“Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me saying”
5"Ask all the people of the land and the priests, 'When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, was it really for Me that you fasted?
“Say to all the people of the land, and the priests, when you fasted and mourned in the fifth month and in the seventh, for these 70 years, was it for me that you fasted?”
“Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even though seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?”
“speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, when ye fasted and mourned in the fifth as well as the seventh month, even though seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me even to me?”
6And when you were eating and drinking, were you not doing so simply for yourselves?
“And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?”
“And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?”
“when you eat and when you drink, do you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves?”
7Are these not the words that the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were populous and prosperous, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited?'"
“Should ye not hear the words which the Lord hath cried by the former prophets? When Jerusalem was inhabited, and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain.”
“Should you not hear the words which the Lord hath cried by the former prophets when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity and the cities thereof round about her when the men inhabited the south and the plain.”
“Are not these the words which the Lord proclaimed by the former prophets when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous with its cities around it and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited.”
8Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying,
“and 9, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah saying,”
“And the word of the Lord came into Zacharias saying,”
9"This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
“Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment and show mercy and compassion. Every man to his brother.”
“Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassion every man to his brother,”
10Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.'
“And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor. And let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.”
“and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor, and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.”
“Oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor, and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.”
11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
“But they refused to hearken and pulled away the shoulder and stopped their ears that they should not hear.”
“but they refused to hearken. They pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.”
12They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.
“Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone. Lest they should hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets. Therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.”
“they made their hearts like flints so that they would not could not hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by his spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from the Lord of hosts.”
“They made their hearts like flint so that they could not hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent by a spirit through the former prophets. Therefore, great wrath came from the Lord of hosts.”
“Yeah, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent in his spirit by the former prophets. Therefore, they can't. There came great wrath from the Lord of”
13And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.
“Therefore it is come to pass that as he cried and they would not hear, so they cried and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts.”
“Therefore it is come to pass that as he cried and they would not hear, so they cried and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts.”
“And just as he called and they would not listen, so they called and I would not listen, says the Lord of hosts.”
“just as he called and they would not listen. So they called and I would not listen says the Lord of Hosts.”
“Therefore, it has come to pass that as he cried and they would not hear. So they cried and I would not hear say the Lord of hosts.”
“Therefore it has come to pass that as he cried, and they would not hear, so they cried, and I would not hear, says the Lord of hosts.”
14But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation."
“But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them that no man passed through nor returned. For they laid the pleasant land desolate.”
“But I scattered them with a storm wind among all the nations whom they have not known. Thus the land is desolated behind them so that no one went back and forth for they made the pleasant land desolate.”
“but I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations, who they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man pass through nor return, for they laid the pleasant land desolate.”
“But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not, lest the land was desolate after them, that no man pass through nor return, for they lay the pleasant land desolate.”