13 (A)“As I[a] called, and they would not hear, (B)so they called, and I would not hear,” says the Lord of hosts,

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  1. Zechariah 7:13 Hebrew he

13 “‘When I called, they did not listen;(A) so when they called, I would not listen,’(B) says the Lord Almighty.(C)

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24 (A)Because I have called and (B)you refused to listen,
    have (C)stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
25 because you have (D)ignored all my counsel
    and (E)would have none of my reproof,
26 I also (F)will laugh at your calamity;
    I will mock when (G)terror strikes you,
27 when terror strikes you like (H)a storm
    and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
    when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 (I)Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
    they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

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24 But since you refuse(A) to listen when I call(B)
    and no one pays attention(C) when I stretch out my hand,
25 since you disregard all my advice
    and do not accept my rebuke,
26 I in turn will laugh(D) when disaster(E) strikes you;
    I will mock(F) when calamity overtakes you(G)
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
    when disaster(H) sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
    when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;(I)
    they will look for me but will not find me,(J)

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12 Though they fast, I will not hear their cry, (A)and though they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them (B)by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”

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12 Although they fast, I will not listen to their cry;(A) though they offer burnt offerings(B) and grain offerings,(C) I will not accept(D) them. Instead, I will destroy them with the sword,(E) famine(F) and plague.”(G)

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15 When you (A)spread out your hands,
    I will hide my eyes from you;
(B)even though you make many prayers,
    I will not listen;
    (C)your hands are full of blood.

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15 When you spread out your hands(A) in prayer,
    I hide(B) my eyes from you;
even when you offer many prayers,
    I am not listening.(C)

Your hands(D) are full of blood!(E)

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11 Therefore, thus says the Lord, Behold, I am bringing disaster upon them that they cannot escape. (A)Though they cry to me, I will not listen to them.

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11 Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I will bring on them a disaster(A) they cannot escape.(B) Although they cry(C) out to me, I will not listen(D) to them.

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(A)Then they will cry to the Lord,
    but he will not answer them;
(B)he will hide his face from them at that time,
    because they have made their deeds evil.

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Then they will cry out to the Lord,
    but he will not answer them.(A)
At that time he will hide his face(B) from them
    because of the evil they have done.(C)

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(A)Hear, O my people, while I admonish you!
    O Israel, if you would but listen to me!
There shall be no (B)strange god among you;
    you shall not bow down to a (C)foreign god.
10 (D)I am the Lord your God,
    who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
    (E)Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

11 “But my people did not listen to my voice;
    Israel (F)would not submit to me.
12 So I (G)gave them over to their (H)stubborn hearts,
    to follow their own (I)counsels.

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Hear me, my people,(A) and I will warn you—
    if you would only listen to me, Israel!
You shall have no foreign god(B) among you;
    you shall not worship any god other than me.
10 I am the Lord your God,
    who brought you up out of Egypt.(C)
Open(D) wide your mouth and I will fill(E) it.

11 “But my people would not listen to me;
    Israel would not submit to me.(F)
12 So I gave them over(G) to their stubborn hearts
    to follow their own devices.

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You ask and do not receive, because you ask (A)wrongly, to spend it on your passions.

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When you ask, you do not receive,(A) because you ask with wrong motives,(B) that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

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42 saying, (A)“Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now (B)they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For (C)the days will come upon you, when your enemies (D)will set up a barricade around you and (E)surround you and hem you in on every side 44 (F)and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And (G)they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know (H)the time of your (I)visitation.”

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42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.(A) 44 They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls.(B) They will not leave one stone on another,(C) because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming(D) to you.”

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16 Thus says the Lord:
“Stand by the roads, and look,
    and ask for (A)the ancient paths,
where the good way is; and walk in it,
    (B)and find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
17 (C)I set watchmen over you, saying,
    ‘Pay attention to (D)the sound of the trumpet!’
But they said, (E)‘We will not pay attention.’

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16 This is what the Lord says:

“Stand at the crossroads and look;
    ask for the ancient paths,(A)
ask where the good way(B) is, and walk in it,
    and you will find rest(C) for your souls.
    But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
17 I appointed watchmen(D) over you and said,
    ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’(E)
    But you said, ‘We will not listen.’(F)

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If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
    even his (A)prayer is an abomination.

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If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
    even their prayers are detestable.(A)

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34 (A)O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that (B)kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! (C)How often would I have (D)gathered (E)your children together (F)as a hen gathers her brood (G)under her wings, and (H)you were not willing! 35 Behold, (I)your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, (J)‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

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34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(A) and you were not willing. 35 Look, your house is left to you desolate.(B) I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 13:35 Psalm 118:26

25 (A)When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, (B)‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you, (C)‘I do not know where you come from.’

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25 Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’

“But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’(A)

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