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New American Standard Bible (1995)
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,
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,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD 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
1 In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Chislev. 2 Now the town of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech and their men to seek the favor of the LORD, 3 speaking to the priests who belong to the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, "Shall I weep in the fifth month and abstain, as I have done these many years?" 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 these seventy years, was it actually for Me that you fasted? 6 'When you eat and drink, do you not eat for yourselves and do you not drink for yourselves? 7 'Are not these the words which the LORD proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous along with its cities around it, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited?'"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Lord of hosts: Isaiah 10:16
Cross-References
Genesis 2:5
Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the LORD God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
Genesis 6:3
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."
Genesis 6:7
The LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them."
The LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them."
Genesis 6:13
Then God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.
Then God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.
Genesis 6:17
"Behold, I, even I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.
"Behold, I, even I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.
Genesis 7:10
It came about after the seven days, that the water of the flood came upon the earth.
It came about after the seven days, that the water of the flood came upon the earth.
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the floodgates of the sky were opened.
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the floodgates of the sky were opened.
Genesis 7:12
The rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.
The rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.
Genesis 7:17
Then the flood came upon the earth for forty days, and the water increased and lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth.
Then the flood came upon the earth for forty days, and the water increased and lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth.
Genesis 7:21
All flesh that moved on the earth perished, birds and cattle and beasts and every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind;
All flesh that moved on the earth perished, birds and cattle and beasts and every swarming thing 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.
