Zechariah 8:18
16 These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.
And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,
19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,
- KJV
- And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,
- WEB
- The word of the LORD of Armies came to me.
- ASV
- And the word of Jehovah of hosts came unto me, saying,
- DARBY
- And the word of Jehovah of hosts came unto me, saying,
- BLB
- And the word of YHWH of Hosts came to me, saying:
- ÅB
- Og Herrens, hærskarenes Guds ord kom til meg, og det lød så:
- OTB
- Et budskap fra Herren over hærskarene ble gitt til meg:
- B1930
- Og Herrens, hærskarenes Guds ord kom til mig, og det lød så: