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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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New King James Version
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,
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 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 Now in the fourth year of King Darius it came to pass that the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, on the fourth day of the ninth month, Chislev, 2 when the people Zechariah 7:5)">[fn] sent Sherezer, [fn] with Regem-Melech and his men, to the house of God, [fn] to pray before the Lord, 3 and to ask the priests who were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and the prophets, saying, "Should I weep in the fifth month and fast as I have done for so 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 during those seventy years, did you really fast for Me--for Me? 6 When you eat and when you drink, do you not eat and drink for yourselves? 7 Should you not have obeyed the words which the Lord proclaimed through the former prophets when Jerusalem and the cities around it were inhabited and prosperous, and the South [fn] and the Lowland were inhabited?' "
Bible Verse Review
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Lord of hosts: Isaiah 10:16
Cross-References
Genesis 2:5
before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground;
before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to till the ground;
Genesis 6:3
And the Lord said, "My Spirit shall not strive [fn] with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."
And the Lord said, "My Spirit shall not strive [fn] with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."
Genesis 6:7
So the LORD said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them."
So the LORD said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them."
Genesis 6:13
Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20">[xr] And God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20">[xr] And God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Genesis 6:17
And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.
And behold, I Myself am bringing floodwaters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.
Genesis 7:10
And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth.
And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth.
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Genesis 7:12
And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.
And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.
Genesis 7:17
Now the flood was on the earth forty days. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth.
Now the flood was on the earth forty days. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth.
Genesis 7:21
And all flesh died that moved on the earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man.
And all flesh died that moved on the earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man.
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.
