NASB — Zechariah 7 — KJV

Hearts like Flint

1 In the fourth° year° of King° Darius°, the word° of the LORD° came° to Zechariah° on the fourth° [day] of the ninth° month°, [which is] aChislev°. 2 Now [the town of] Bethel° had sent° Sharezer° and Regemmelech° and Itheir men° to IIaseek° the favor° of the LORD°, 3 speaking° to the apriests° who° belong to the house° of the LORD° of hosts°, and to the prophets°, saying°, “Shall I weep° in the bfifth° month° Iand abstain°, as I have done° these° many° years°?” 4 Then the word° of the LORD° of hosts° came° to me, saying°, 5 “Say° to all° the people° of the land° and to the priests°, ‘When° you fasted° and mourned° in the fifth° and seventh° months Ithese° aseventy° years°, was it actually° for bMe that you fasted°? 6 When° you eat° and drink°, Ido you not eat° for yourselves and do you not drink° for yourselves? 7 Are not [these] the words° which° the LORD° aproclaimed° by the former° prophets°, when Jerusalem° was inhabited° and Ibprosperous° along with its cities° around° it, and the IIcNegev° and the IIIfoothills° were inhabited°?’”

[1] aNe 1:1
[2] ILit his IILit soften the face of a1K 13:6; Jr 26:19; Zc 8:21
[3] ILit abstaining; or dedicating myself aEzr 3:10-12 bZc 8:19
[5] ILit and these aZc 1:12 bIs 1:11, 12; 58:5
[6] ILit is it not you who eat and you who drink
[7] IOr at ease III.e. South country IIIHeb Shephelah aIs 1:16-20; Jr 7:5, 23; Zc 1:4 bJr 22:21 cJr 13:19; 32:44

8 ¶ Then the word° of the LORD° came° to Zechariah° saying°, 9 “Thus° has the LORD° of hosts° said°, ‘aDispense° true° justice° and practice° bkindness° and compassion° each° to his brother°; 10 and ado not oppress° the widow° or the Iorphan°, the IIstranger° or the poor°; and do bnot devise° evil° in your hearts° against one° another°.’ 11 But they arefused° to pay° attention° and Ibturned° a stubborn° shoulder° and IIcstopped° their ears° from hearing°. 12 They made° their ahearts° [like] Ibflint° IIso° that they could not hear° the law° and the cwords° which° the LORD° of hosts° had sent° by His Spirit° through° the dformer° prophets°; therefore great° ewrath° came° from the LORD° of hosts°. 13 And just° as aHe called° and they would not listen°, so° bthey called° and I would not listen°,” says° the LORD° of hosts°; 14 “but I Iascattered° them with a bstorm° wind° among° all° the nations° whom° they have not known°. Thus the land° is cdesolated° behind° them IIso° that dno° one went° back° and forth°, for they emade° the pleasant° land° desolate°.”

[9] aEzk 18:8; 45:9; Zc 8:16 b2S 9:7; Jb 6:14; Mi 6:8
[10] IOr fatherless IIOr resident alien aEx 22:22; Ps 72:4; Jr 7:6 bPs 21:11; Mi 2:1; Zc 8:17
[11] ILit gave IILit made heavy aJr 5:3; 8:5; 11:10 bJr 7:26; 17:23 cPs 58:4; Jr 5:21
[12] ILit corundum IILit from hearing a2Ch 36:13; Ezk 2:4; 3:7-9 bJr 17:1; Ezk 3:9 cZc 7:7 dNe 9:30 e2Ch 36:16; Dn 9:11, 12
[13] aJr 11:10, 14; 14:12 bPv 1:24-28; Is 1:15
[14] ILit stormed them away upon all IILit from passing and from returning aDt 4:27; 28:64 bJr 23:19 cJr 44:6 dIs 60:15 eJr 12:10


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The captives enquire of fasting.

1 ¶ And it came to pass² in the fourthº yearº of kingº Darius,º [that] the wordº of the LORDº came² unto² Zechariahº in the fourthº [day] of the ninthº month,º [even] in Chisleu;º 2 When they had sentºª unto the house¹ of God¹² Sherezerº and Regemmelech,º and their men,¹² to prayºª² beforeº the LORD,º 3 [And] to speakºª unto² the priestsº which² [were] in the houseº of the LORDº of hosts,º and to² the prophets,º saying,ºª Should I weepºª in the fifthº month,º separating¹ª myself,² as² I have doneºª these² so many² years?º

[1] Ezr 6:14; Ne 1:1; Hg 2:10, 20; Zc 1:1.
[2] Ex 32:11; 1S 13:12; 1K 13:6; Ezr 6:10; 7:15; 8:28; Is 60:7; Jr 26:19; Zc 6:10; 8:21.
[3] Dt 17:9; 33:10; 2K 25:8; Ne 8:9; 9:1; Ec 3:4; Is 22:12; Jr 52:12; Ezk 44:23; Ho 4:6; Jol 2:17; Hg 2:11; Zc 7:5; 8:19; 12:12; Mal 2:7; Mt 9:15; 1Co 7:5; Jm 4:8.

Zechariah reproveth their fasting.

4 ¶ Then came² the wordº of the LORDº of hostsº unto² me, saying,ºª 5 Speakºª unto² all² the peopleº of the land,º and to² the priests,º saying,ºª When² ye fastedºª and mournedºª in the fifthº and seventhº [month], even those² seventyº years,º did ye at all¹ª fastºª unto me, [even] to me?² 6 And when² ye did eat,ºª and when² ye did drink,ºª did not² ye² eatºª [for yourselves], and drinkºª [for yourselves]? 7 [Should ye] not² [hear]² the wordsº which² the LORDº hath criedºª byº the formerº prophets,º when Jerusalemº was² inhabitedºª and in prosperity,º and the citiesº thereof round about² her,¹ when [men] inhabitedºª the southº and the plain?º

[4] Is 10:16.
[5] 2K 25:23; Is 1:11; 58:4, 5; Jr 25:11; 41:1; Zc 1:12; 7:3, 6; 8:19; Mt 5:16; 6:2, 5, 16; 23:5; Ro 14:6, 17; 1Co 10:31; 2Co 5:15; Col 3:23.
[6] Dt 12:7; 14:26; 1S 16:7; 1Ch 29:22; Jr 17:9; Ho 8:13; 9:4; 1Co 10:31; 11:20, 26; Col 3:17.
[7] Dt 34:3; Is 1:16; 55:3, 6; Jr 7:5, 23; 17:26; 32:44; 33:13; 36:2; Ezk 18:30; Dn 9:6; Ho 14:1; Am 5:14; Mi 6:6; Zp 2:1; Zc 1:3.

Sin the cause of their captivity.

8 ¶ And the wordº of the LORDº came² unto² Zechariah,º saying,ºª 9 Thus² speakethºª the LORDº of hosts,º saying,ºª Executeºª trueº judgment,º and shewºª mercyº and compassionsº every manº to² his brother:º 10 And oppressºª not² the widow,º nor the fatherless,º the stranger,º nor the poor;º and let none² of you imagineºª evilº² against¹ his brotherº in your heart.º 11 But they refusedºª to hearken,ºª and pulled² awayº¹ªª the shoulder,º and stoppedºª their ears,º that they should not hear.ºª² 12 Yea, they madeºª their heartsº [as] an adamant stone,º lest they should hearºª² the² law,º and the wordsº which² the LORDº of hostsº hath sentºª in his spiritº byº the formerº prophets:º therefore came² a greatº wrathº from²² the LORDº of hosts.º 13 Therefore it is come to pass,² [that] as² he cried,ºª and they would not² hear;ºª so² they cried,ºª and I would not² hear,ºª saithºª the LORDº of hosts:º 14 But I scattered them with a whirlwindºª among² all² the nationsº whom² they knewºª not.² Thus the landº was desolateºª afterº them, that no man passed throughºª² nor returned:ºª² for they laidºª the pleasantº landº desolate.º

[9] Lv 19:15, 35; Dt 10:18; 15:7; 16:18; Ps 82:2; Pv 21:3; Is 58:6; Jr 7:5, 23; 21:12; Ezk 45:9; Ho 10:12; Am 5:24; Mi 6:8; Zc 7:7; 8:16; Mt 23:23; Lk 11:42; Jn 7:51; Jm 2:13.
[10] Ex 22:21; 23:9; Dt 24:14; 27:19; Ps 21:11; 36:4; 72:4; 140:2; Pv 3:29; 6:18; 22:22; 23:10, 11; Is 1:16, 23; Jr 5:28; 11:19; 18:18; 22:15; Ezk 22:7, 12, 29; Am 4:1; 5:11; Mi 2:1; 3:1; Zp 3:1; Mal 3:5; Mt 23:14; Mk 7:21; 1Co 6:10; Jm 1:14; 5:4; 1Jn 3:15.
[11] Ex 10:3; 2K 17:13; 2Ch 33:10; Ne 9:17, 26, 29; Ps 58:4; Pv 1:24; Is 1:19; 6:10; Jr 6:16; 7:24; 8:5; 13:10; 26:5; 35:15; 36:31; 44:16; Ezk 3:7; Dn 9:5; Ho 4:16; Zp 3:2; Zc 1:4; Ac 7:51, 57; He 10:38; 12:25.
[12] 2Ch 36:16; Ne 9:29, 30; Jb 9:4; Ps 50:17; Is 6:10; 48:4; Jr 5:3; 26:19; Ezk 2:4; 3:7; 11:19; 36:26; Dn 9:11; Zc 7:7; Mt 13:15; Mk 4:12; Lk 8:12; Jn 3:19, 20; Ac 7:51; 28:27; 1Th 2:15; 2Th 2:10; 1P 1:11; 2P 1:21.
[13] Ps 81:8; Pv 1:24; 21:13; 28:9; Is 1:15; 50:2; Jr 6:16; 11:11; 14:12; Ezk 14:3; 20:3; Mi 3:4; Mt 25:11; Lk 13:25, 34; 19:42; Jm 4:3.
[14] Lv 26:22, 33; Dt 4:27; 28:33, 49, 64; 2Ch 36:21; Ps 58:9; Is 17:13; 21:1; 66:15; Jr 4:11; 5:15; 23:19; 25:32; 30:23; 36:19; 52:30; Dn 8:9; 9:16; Am 1:14; Na 1:3; Hab 3:14; Zp 3:6; Zc 2:6; 9:14.


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