Zechariah 1:6

Repentance God's word God's faithfulness

⁴ Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.

⁵ Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever?

But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”

⁷ On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo.

⁸ I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”
KJV: But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
WEB: But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, didn’t they overtake your fathers? “Then they repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Armies determined to do to us, according to our ways and according to our practices, so he has dealt with us.’”
ASV: But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? and they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
DARBY: But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? And they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
BLB: Indeed, My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, did not they overtake your⁺ fathers? And they returned and said, ‘As YHWH of Hosts determined to do to us, according to our ways and according to our deeds, so He has done [to] us.’”

ÅB: Men mine ord og mine råd, som jeg befalte mine tjenere profetene å forkynne, har ikke de nådd deres fedre, så de vendte om og sa: Som Herren, hærskarenes Gud, hadde i sinne å gjøre med oss etter våre veier og våre gjerninger, slik har han gjort med oss?
OTB: Men har ikke Mine ord og Mine forskrifter, som Jeg befalte Mine tjenere profetene, innhentet deres fedre? Da omvendte de seg og sa: 'Som Herren, hærskarenes Gud, har bestemt å gjøre med oss etter våre veier og gjerninger, slik har Han gjort med oss.'"
B1930: Men mine ord og mine råd, som jeg bød mine tjenere profetene å forkynne, har ikke de nådd eders fedre, så de vendte om og sa: Som Herren, hærskarenes Gud, hadde i sinne å gjøre med oss efter våre veier og våre gjerninger, således har han gjort med oss?

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Original text and word study

Cross references

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Deuteronomy 28:15
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The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.
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Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
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Numbers 23:19
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Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs!
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