Zechariah 7:1-3
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Reason the Land Became Desolate
7 In the fourth year of King Darius,[a] the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Kislev.[b]
2 The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem Melek with their men to plead for the favor of the Lord 3 by asking the priests who were at the house of the Lord of Armies and the prophets, “Should I mourn and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?”
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- Zechariah 7:1 That is, 518 bc
- Zechariah 7:1 That is, November/December
Zechariah 7:1-3
Lexham English Bible
7 And then,[a] in the fourth year of King Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Kislev. 2 And the people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem-Melech, and their[b] men, to entreat the favor[c] of Yahweh, 3 saying to the priests of the house of Yahweh of hosts[d] and to the prophets, “Should I mourn in the fifth month and keep myself separate[e] as I have done for these many years?”
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- Zechariah 7:1 Literally “and it happened”
- Zechariah 7:2 Hebrew “his”
- Zechariah 7:2 Literally “the face”
- Zechariah 7:3 Literally “priests who are for the house of Yahweh of hosts”
- Zechariah 7:3 Or “abstain”; some interpret this as a reference to fasting
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