Zechariah 7:5

3 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?

4 Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,

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 those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?

6 And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

7 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?

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

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BSB
“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?
KJV
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 those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
WEB
“Speak to all the people of the land and to the priests, saying, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month for these seventy years, did you at all fast to me, really to me?
ASV
Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh [month], even these seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
DARBY
Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh [month], even those seventy years, did ye really fast unto me, [even] unto me?
BLB
“Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, ‘When you⁺ fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh [months], and these seventy years, were you⁺ truly fasting [for] Me?
ÅB
Si til alt folket i landet og til prestene: Når dere har fastet og klaget i den femte[^1] og i den syvende[^2] måned, og det nå i sytti år[^3], er det da for min skyld dere har fastet?
OTB
“Si til hele folket i landet og til prestene: ‘Når dere fastet og sørget i den femte og den sjuende måneden i disse sytti årene, var det virkelig for meg dere fastet?
B1930
Si til alt folket i landet og til prestene: Når I har fastet og klaget i den femte og i den syvende måned, og det nu i sytti år, er det da for min skyld I har fastet? / < da blev templet ødelagt; 2KG 25, 8 fg.> / < da blev Gedalja myrdet; 2KG 25, 25. JER 41, 2.> / < SKR 1, 12. JER 25, 11.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Zechariah 1:12

    Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

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  • Isaiah 58:4–6

    Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

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  • Matthew 5:16–18

    Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:31

    Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

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  • Zechariah 7:6

    And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

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  • Isaiah 1:11–12

    To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

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  • Colossians 3:23

    And what soever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

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  • Zechariah 7:3

    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?

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