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Zechariah 7:4
Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then the word of the Lord of Armies came to me:
Then the word of the Lord of Armies came to me:
Hebrew Names Version
Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,
King James Version (1611)
Then came the word of the Lord of hosts vnto me, saying,
Then came the word of the Lord of hosts vnto me, saying,
King James Version
Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying,
Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying,
English Standard Version
Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me:
Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me:
New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD of armies came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD of armies came to me, saying,
New Century Version
The Lord All-Powerful spoke his word to me, saying,
The Lord All-Powerful spoke his word to me, saying,
Amplified Bible
Then the word of the LORD of hosts came to me (Zechariah), saying,
Then the word of the LORD of hosts came to me (Zechariah), saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came the word of the Lord of hostes vnto me, saying,
Then came the word of the Lord of hostes vnto me, saying,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying,
Then the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying,
Contemporary English Version
It was then that the Lord All-Powerful told me to say to everyone in the country, including the priests: For seventy years you have gone without eating during the fifth and seventh months of the year. But did you really do it for me?
It was then that the Lord All-Powerful told me to say to everyone in the country, including the priests: For seventy years you have gone without eating during the fifth and seventh months of the year. But did you really do it for me?
Complete Jewish Bible
It was then that this message came to me from Adonai -Tzva'ot:
It was then that this message came to me from Adonai -Tzva'ot:
Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah of hosts came unto me, saying,
And the word of Jehovah of hosts came unto me, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
I received this message from the Lord All-Powerful:
I received this message from the Lord All-Powerful:
George Lamsa Translation
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Good News Translation
This is the message of the Lord that came to me.
This is the message of the Lord that came to me.
Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying,
And the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying,
Literal Translation
The Word of Jehovah of Hosts was to me, saying,
The Word of Jehovah of Hosts was to me, saying,
American Standard Version
Then came the word of Jehovah of hosts unto me, saying,
Then came the word of Jehovah of hosts unto me, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Then the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying
Then the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying:
Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then came the worde of the Lorde of hoastes vnto me, saying:
Then came the worde of the Lorde of hoastes vnto me, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,
And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,
English Revised Version
Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,
Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,
World English Bible
Then the word of Yahweh of Hosts came to me, saying,
Then the word of Yahweh of Hosts came to me, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,
Update Bible Version
Then the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying,
Then the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
Then came the word of the LORD of hosts to me, saying,
Then came the word of the LORD of hosts to me, saying,
New English Translation
The word of the Lord who rules over all then came to me,
The word of the Lord who rules over all then came to me,
New King James Version
Then the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
New Living Translation
The Lord of Heaven's Armies sent me this message in reply:
The Lord of Heaven's Armies sent me this message in reply:
New Life Bible
Then the Word of the Lord of All came to me saying,
Then the Word of the Lord of All came to me saying,
New Revised Standard
Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me:
Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh of hosts unto me, saying:
Then came the word of Yahweh of hosts unto me, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:
And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:
Revised Standard Version
Then the word of the LORD of hosts came to me;
Then the word of the LORD of hosts came to me;
Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah of Hosts unto me, saying:
And there is a word of Jehovah of Hosts unto me, saying:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then came the worde of the LORDE of hoostes vnto me, sayenge:
Then came the worde of the LORDE of hoostes vnto me, sayenge:
THE MESSAGE
God -of-the-Angel-Armies gave me this Message for them, for all the people and for the priests: "When you held days of fasting every fifth and seventh month all these seventy years, were you doing it for me? And when you held feasts, was that for me? Hardly. You're interested in religion, I'm interested in people.
God -of-the-Angel-Armies gave me this Message for them, for all the people and for the priests: "When you held days of fasting every fifth and seventh month all these seventy years, were you doing it for me? And when you held feasts, was that for me? Hardly. You're interested in religion, I'm interested in people.
Contextual Overview
1In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev. 2Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, along with their men, to plead before the LORD 3by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts as well as the prophets, "Should I weep and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?" 4Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,5"Ask all the people of the land and the priests, 'When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, was it really for Me that you fasted? 6And when you were eating and drinking, were you not doing so simply for yourselves? 7Are these not the words that the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were populous and prosperous, and the Negev and the Lowland were inhabited?'"
Bible Verse Review
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Lord of hosts: Isaiah 10:16
Cross-References
Genesis 2:5
Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted; for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted; for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
Genesis 6:3
So the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years."
So the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years."
Genesis 6:7
So the LORD said, "I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth-every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air-for I am grieved that I have made them."
So the LORD said, "I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth-every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air-for I am grieved that I have made them."
Genesis 6:13
Then God said to Noah, "The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.
Then God said to Noah, "The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.
Genesis 6:17
And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth, to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth, to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
Genesis 7:10
And after seven days the floodwaters came upon the earth.
And after seven days the floodwaters came upon the earth.
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
Genesis 7:12
And the rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
And the rain fell upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
Genesis 7:17
For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.
For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.
Genesis 7:21
And every creature that had moved upon the earth perished-birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.
And every creature that had moved upon the earth perished-birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying. Upon the sending of this embassy, and upon putting this question.
