Zechariah 7
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1And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;
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2When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,
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3And 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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4Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,
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5Speak 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?
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6And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
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7Should 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?
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8And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,
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9Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
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10And 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.
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11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
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12Yea, 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.
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13Therefore 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:
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14But 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.
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Cross References
Zechariah 7:1
Nehemiah 1:1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chi...Zechariah 1:1In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unt...Ezra 6:14And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying o...Haggai 2:10¶ In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius...
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Zechariah 8:21And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily...Jeremiah 26:19Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fea...1 Samuel 13:12Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I ha...1 Kings 13:6And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the...Exodus 32:11And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot...
Zechariah 7:3
Zechariah 8:19Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the...Malachi 2:7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his...James 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;...Hosea 4:6¶ My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected know...Haggai 2:11Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
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Isaiah 58:4Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness:...Zechariah 1:12¶ Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt t...1 Corinthians 10:31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of...Zechariah 7:6And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and d...Romans 14:6He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not...
Zechariah 7:6
1 Corinthians 11:20When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s su...Hosea 8:13They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the L...1 Corinthians 10:31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of...1 Corinthians 11:26For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s dea...Deuteronomy 12:7And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all tha...
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Jeremiah 17:26And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusale...Isaiah 1:16¶ Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine ey...Isaiah 55:6¶ Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:Jeremiah 32:44Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take...Jeremiah 7:23But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God,...
Zechariah 7:9
Micah 6:8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee...Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.Proverbs 21:3To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.Jeremiah 7:5For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute jud...Jeremiah 21:12O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deli...
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Jeremiah 5:28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they...Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:Psalms 21:11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which t...1 John 3:15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath et...Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, a...
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Nehemiah 9:29And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law:...Jeremiah 8:5Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? th...Hosea 4:16For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as...Zechariah 1:4Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thu...Jeremiah 35:15I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and send...
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2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his p...Nehemiah 9:29And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law:...Ezekiel 11:19And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I wi...Ezekiel 36:26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I...Acts 28:27For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing,...
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Proverbs 1:24¶ Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no ma...Jeremiah 14:12When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering an...Isaiah 1:15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when y...Jeremiah 11:11¶ Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they...Micah 3:4Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide...
Cross References
Zechariah 7:1
Nehemiah 1:1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chi...Zechariah 1:1In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unt...Ezra 6:14And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying o...Haggai 2:10¶ In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius...
Zechariah 7:2
Zechariah 8:21And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily...Jeremiah 26:19Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fea...1 Samuel 13:12Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I ha...1 Kings 13:6And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the...Exodus 32:11And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot...
Zechariah 7:3
Zechariah 8:19Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the...Malachi 2:7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his...James 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners;...Hosea 4:6¶ My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected know...Haggai 2:11Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
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Isaiah 58:4Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness:...Zechariah 1:12¶ Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt t...1 Corinthians 10:31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of...Zechariah 7:6And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and d...Romans 14:6He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not...
Zechariah 7:6
1 Corinthians 11:20When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s su...Hosea 8:13They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the L...1 Corinthians 10:31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of...1 Corinthians 11:26For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s dea...Deuteronomy 12:7And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all tha...
Zechariah 7:7
Jeremiah 17:26And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusale...Isaiah 1:16¶ Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine ey...Isaiah 55:6¶ Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:Jeremiah 32:44Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take...Jeremiah 7:23But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God,...
Zechariah 7:9
Micah 6:8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee...Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.Proverbs 21:3To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.Jeremiah 7:5For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute jud...Jeremiah 21:12O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deli...
Zechariah 7:10
Jeremiah 5:28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they...Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:Psalms 21:11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which t...1 John 3:15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath et...Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, a...
Zechariah 7:11
Nehemiah 9:29And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law:...Jeremiah 8:5Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? th...Hosea 4:16For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as...Zechariah 1:4Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thu...Jeremiah 35:15I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and send...
Zechariah 7:12
2 Chronicles 36:16But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his p...Nehemiah 9:29And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law:...Ezekiel 11:19And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I wi...Ezekiel 36:26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I...Acts 28:27For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing,...
Zechariah 7:13
Proverbs 1:24¶ Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no ma...Jeremiah 14:12When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering an...Isaiah 1:15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when y...Jeremiah 11:11¶ Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they...Micah 3:4Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide...