Zechariah 7:4-7
New American Standard Bible 1995
4 Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, 5 “Say to all the people of the land and to the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months [a]these (A)seventy years, was it actually for (B)Me that you fasted? 6 When you eat and drink, [b]do you not eat for yourselves and do you not drink for yourselves? 7 Are not these the words which the Lord (C)proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and [c](D)prosperous along with its cities around it, and the [d](E)Negev and the [e]foothills were inhabited?’”
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- Zechariah 7:5 Lit and these
- Zechariah 7:6 Lit is it not you who eat and you who drink
- Zechariah 7:7 Or at ease
- Zechariah 7:7 I.e. South country
- Zechariah 7:7 Heb Shephelah
Zechariah 7:4-7
Legacy Standard Bible
4 Then the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying, 5 “Speak to all the people of the land and to the priests, saying, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months [a]these (A)seventy years, was it actually for (B)Me that you fasted? 6 And when you eat and when you drink, [b]are you not eating for yourselves and are you not drinking for yourselves? 7 Are not these the words which Yahweh (C)called out by the hand of the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and (D)at ease along with its cities around it, and the [c](E)Negev and the [d]Shephelah were inhabited?’”
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- Zechariah 7:5 Lit and these
- Zechariah 7:6 Lit is it not you who eat and you who drink
- Zechariah 7:7 South country
- Zechariah 7:7 Or lowland
Zechariah 7:4-7
New American Standard Bible
4 Then the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying, 5 “Say to all the people of the land and to the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months [a]these (A)seventy years, was it actually for (B)Me that you fasted? 6 And when you eat and drink, [b]do you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves? 7 Are these not the words which the Lord (C)proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and (D)carefree along with its cities around it, and the [c](E)Negev and the [d]foothills were inhabited?’”
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- Zechariah 7:5 Lit and this
- Zechariah 7:6 Lit is it not you who eat and you who drink
- Zechariah 7:7 I.e., South country
- Zechariah 7:7 Heb Shephelah
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