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Zechariah 7

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 7 of 14

1 And it was in the fourth year of King Darius, the Word of Jehovah was to Zechariah, in the fourth of the ninth month, in Chislev.

2 And Sharezer and Regem-melech, and his men, had sent to Bethel to entreat the face of Jehovah,

3 to speak to the priests who belong to the house of Jehovah of Hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, consecrating myself as I have done these many years?

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Chapter Summary

The captives inquire of fasting. Zechariah reproves their fasting. Sin the cause of their captivity.

Key Hebrew Words

צַמְתֶּ֨ם abstain from food H6684 · TWOT 1890
נָשַׁ֣מָּה waste H8047 · TWOT 2409d
סְבִיבֹתֶ֑י circuit H5439 · TWOT 1456b
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ Jerusalem H3389 · TWOT 912
זְכַרְיָ֗ה Zachariah H2148 · TWOT 551c

People & Context

Inquiry About Fasting

Delegates ask the priests and prophets if they should continue weeping and fasting in the fifth month.

Call for True Justice

Jehovah declares that instead of fasting, the people should judge with truth, practice kindness, and refrain from oppressing the vulnerable.

Timeline

Inquiry About Fasting

Delegates ask the priests and prophets if they should continue weeping and fasting in the fifth month.

Zechariah 7:1-3
Call for True Justice

Jehovah declares that instead of fasting, the people should judge with truth, practice kindness, and refrain from oppressing the vulnerable.

Zechariah 7:4-14

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