Zechariah 7:1 And it came to pass in the fourth702 year8141 of king4428 Darius,1867 that the word1697 of the LORD3068 came unto Zechariah2148 in the fourth702 day of the ninth8671 month,2320 even in Chisleu;3691 cr 2 When they had sent7971 unto the house1004 of God410 Sherezer8272 and Regemmelech,7278 and their men,582 to pray2470 before6440 the LORD,3068{Heb. to intreat the face of the Lord} cr 3 And to speak559 unto the priests3548 which were in the house1004 of the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 and to the prophets,5030 saying,559 Should I weep1058 in the fifth2549 month,2320 separating5144 myself, as I have done6213 these so many years?8141 cr

Zechariah 7:4 Then came the word1697 of the LORD3068 of hosts6635 unto me, saying,559 cr 5 Speak559 unto all the people5971 of the land,776 and to the priests,3548 saying,559 When ye fasted6684 and mourned5594 in the fifth2549 and seventh7637 month, even those seventy7657 years,8141 did ye at all6684 fast6684 unto me, even to me? cr 6 And when ye did eat,398 and when ye did drink,8354 did not ye{Or, be not ye they that etc.} eat398 for yourselves, and drink8354 for yourselves? cr 7 Should ye not hear the words1697{Or, are not these the words} which the LORD3068 hath cried7121 by3027 the{Heb. by the hand of, etc.} former7223 prophets,5030 when Jerusalem3389 was inhabited3427 and in prosperity,7961 and the cities5892 thereof round about her,5439 when men inhabited3427 the south5045 and the plain?8219 cr

Zechariah 7:8 And the word1697 of the LORD3068 came unto Zechariah,2148 saying,559 cr 9 Thus speaketh559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 saying,559 Execute8199 true571 judgment,4941{Heb. judge judgment of truth} and shew6213 mercy2617 and compassions7356 every man376 to his brother:251 cr 10 And oppress6231 not the widow,490 nor the fatherless,3490 the stranger,1616 nor the poor;6041 and let none of you imagine2803 evil7451 against376 his brother251 in your heart.3824 cr 11 But they refused3985 to hearken,7181 and pulled away5414 5637 the shoulder,3802{Heb. they gave a backsliding shoulder} and stopped3513{Heb. made heavy} their ears,241 that they should not hear.8085 cr 12 Yea, they made7760 their hearts3820 as an adamant stone,8068 lest they should hear8085 the law,8451 and the words1697 which the LORD3068 of hosts6635 hath sent7971 in his spirit7307 by3027 the{Heb. by the hand of} former7223 prophets:5030 therefore came a great1419 wrath7110 from the LORD3068 of hosts.6635 cr 13 Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried,7121 and they would not hear;8085 so they cried,7121 and I would not hear,8085 saith559 the LORD3068 of hosts:6635 cr 14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind5590 among all the nations1471 whom they knew3045 not. Thus the land776 was desolate8074 after310 them, that no man passed through5674 nor returned:7725 for they laid7760 the pleasant2532 land776{Heb. land of desire} desolate.8047 cr