Zakharia 1:3

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Sebab itu katakanlah kepada mereka: Beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam: Kembalilah kepada-Ku, demikianlah firman TUHAN semesta alam, maka Akupun akan kembali kepadamu, firman TUHAN semesta alam.

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Sebab itu katakanlah kepada mereka: Beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam: Kembalilah kepada-Ku, demikianlah firman TUHAN semesta alam, maka Akupun akan kembali kepadamu, firman TUHAN semesta alam.

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Maka sebab itu, katakanlah kepada mereka itu: Demikianlah firman Tuhan serwa sekalian alam: Kembalilah kiranya kamu kepada-Ku, demikianlah firman Tuhan serwa sekalian alam, maka Akupun akan kembali kepadamu, demikianlah firman Tuhan serwa sekalian alam.

Contextual Overview

¹ In the eyght moneth of the seconde yere of king Darius, came the worde of the Lord vnto Zacharias the sonne of Barachias the sonne of Addo the prophete, saying: ² The Lorde hath ben sore displeased with your forefathers. ³ And say thou vnto them, thus sayth the Lorde of hoastes: Turne you vnto me saith the Lord of hoastes, & I wil turne vnto you, sayth the Lord of hoastes. ⁴ Be ye not like your forefathers, vnto whom prophetes cryed, saying, thus sayth the Lorde of hoastes, Turne you from your euyl wayes, and from your wicked imaginations: But they woulde not heare nor regarde me, sayth the Lorde. ⁵ What is nowe become of your forefathers? & do the prophetes liue for euer? ⁶ But did not my wordes and statutes whiche I commaunded by my seruauntes the prophetes take hold of your forefathers? and they returned, & sayde: Like as the Lorde of hoastes determined to do vnto vs according to our owne wayes and imaginations, euen so hath he dealt with vs.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Turn: Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 4:31, Deuteronomy 30:2-10, 1 Kings 8:47, 1 Kings 8:48, 2 Chronicles 15:4, 2 Chronicles 30:6-9, Nehemiah 9:28, Isaiah 31:6, Isaiah 55:6, Isaiah 55:7, Jeremiah 3:12-14, Jeremiah 3:22, Jeremiah 4:1, Jeremiah 25:5, Jeremiah 35:15, Lamentations 3:39-41, Ezekiel 33:11, Hosea 6:1, Hosea 14:1, Joel 2:12, Malachi 3:7, Luke 15:18-20, James 4:8-10

and: Jeremiah 12:15, Jeremiah 29:12-14, Jeremiah 31:18-20, Hosea 14:4, Micah 7:19, Micah 7:20, Luke 15:21, Luke 15:22

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 17:13 - all 2 Chronicles 30:7 - like Ezra 5:1 - in the name Job 22:23 - return Proverbs 29:1 - General Isaiah 1:16 - put away Jeremiah 18:11 - return Lamentations 3:40 - turn Ezekiel 18:19 - When Hosea 12:6 - turn Amos 4:6 - yet Zechariah 1:4 - Turn Zechariah 7:7 - cried Malachi 2:2 - ye will not hear Matthew 21:34 - he sent Mark 12:2 - a servant Luke 20:10 - sent

Cross-References

Job 36:30
Behold, he doth stretch his light vpon it, and couereth the bottome of the sea.

Job 38:19
Then shewe me the way where light dwelleth, & where is the place of darkenesse?

Psalms 33:6
By the worde of God are the heauens made: and all the hoastes of them by the breath of his mouth.

Psalms 33:9
For he spake and it was: he commauded, and it was brought to passe.

Psalms 97:11
There is sowen a lyght for the ryghteous: and gladnesse for such as be vpryght of heart.

Psalms 104:2
Who is decked with light as it were with a garment: spreadyng out the heauens like a curtayne.

Psalms 118:27
It is the Lord God who hath geuen vs lyght: bynde a sacrifice with cordes vnto the hornes of the aulter.

Psalms 148:5
Euen they shoulde prayse the name of God: for he commaunded, and they were created.

Isaiah 45:7
It is I that created light and darknesse, I make peace and trouble: yea euen I the Lorde do all these thinges.

Isaiah 60:19
The sunne shall neuer be thy day light, and the light of the moone shall neuer shine vnto thee: but the Lorde him selfe shalbe thyne euerlasting light, and thy God shalbe thy glory.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore say thou unto them,.... This is an order from the Lord to Zechariah, to say unto them, in the name of the Lord:

thus saith the Lord of hosts; of the hosts above and below, of angels and of men, of heaven and earth, and all that is therein: this is said, that the greater regard might be had to his words:

turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts; by repentance, and acknowledgment of former sins; by reformation for the future; by attending to the worship and service of God, and seeking to glorify him. So the Targum, "return to my worship": this is not the condition of what follows, but what follows is the motive and encouragement to this:

and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts; to dwell among them, manifest himself unto and protect them. Three times the phrase, "the Lord of hosts", is used in this verse: it may be with respect to the three Persons in the Godhead, Father, Son, and Spirit; who manifest themselves unto, and take up their abode with, such as love the Lord, and keep his commandments; see John 14:21.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Therefore say thou - Literally, “And thou sayest,” that is, this having been so, it follows that thou sayest or must say, “Turn ye unto Me.” In some degree they had turned to God, for whose sake they had returned to their land; and again when, after some negligence Haggai 1:2-11, they renewed the building of the temple, and God had said, “I am with you” Haggai 1:13. But there needed yet a more inward, more complete turning, whereon God promises a yet nearer presence, as Malachi repeats the words Malachi 3:7, and James exhorts, “Draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to you” James 4:8. Those who have turned to God need ever to turn more into the center of the narrow way. As the soul opens itself more to God, God, whose communication of Himself is ever hindered only by our closing the door of our hearts against Him, enters more into it. “If a man love Me, he will keep My words, and My Father will love him, and We will come unto him, and make Our abode with him” John 14:23.

Osorius: “People are said to be converted, when leaving behind them deceitful goods, they give their whole mind to God, bestowing no less pains and zeal on divine things than before on the nothings of life.”

Conc. Trid. Sess. vi. c. 5: “When it is said in Holy Scripture, “Turn unto Me and I will turn unto you,” we are admonished as to our own freedom; when we answer, “Turn us, Lord, unto Thee, and we shall be turned,” we confess that we are forecome by the grace of God.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Zechariah 1:3. Turn ye unto me — This shows that they had power to return, if they would but use it.

And I will turn unto you — I will show you mercy and grant you salvation, if you will use the grace I have already given you. Men are lost, because they turn not unto God; but no man is lost because he had not power to return. God gives this, and he will require it.