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| 7:1 | And it came to passe in the fourth yeere of King Darius, that the word of the Lord came vnto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth moneth, euen in Chisleu. |
| 7:2 | When they had sent vnto the house of God, Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men to pray before the Lord, |
| 7:3 | And to speake vnto the priestes, which were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weepe in the fift moneth, separating my selfe, as I haue done these so many yeeres? |
| 7:4 | Then came the word of the Lord of hosts vnto me, saying, |
| 7:5 | Speake vnto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fift and seuenth moneth, euen those seuenty yeeres; did ye at all fast vnto me, euen to me? |
| 7:6 | And when ye did eat, and when ye did drinke, did not ye eat for your selues, and drinke for your selues? |
| 7:7 | Should yee not heare the wordes, which the Lord hath cried by the former Prophets, when Ierusalem was inhabited, and in prosperitie, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the South of the plaine? |
| 7:8 | And the word of the Lord came vnto Zechariah, saying; |
| 7:9 | Thus speaketh the Lord of hostes, saying, Execute true iudgement, and shew mercie and compassions euery man to his brother. |
| 7:10 | And oppresse not the widow, nor the fatherlesse, the stranger, nor the poore, and let none of you imagine euill against his brother in your heart. |
| 7:11 | But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their eares, that they should not heare. |
| 7:12 | Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should heare the Law, and the wordes which the Lord of hostes hath sent in his spirit by the former Prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hostes. |
| 7:13 | Therefore it is come to passe, that as he cried, and they would not heare, so they cried, and I would not heare, saith the Lord of hostes. |
| 7:14 | But I scattered them with a whirlewinde among all the nations, whom they knew not: thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through, nor returned: for they layed the pleasant land desolate. |
| 7:1 | And in the fourth yere of king Darius, the word of the lorde came vnto Zacharia in the fourth day of the ninth moneth, which is called Casleu |
| 7:2 | What time as Sarasar & Rogommelech, and the men that were with them, sent vnto the house of God for to pray before the Lorde |
| 7:3 | And that they shoulde speake vnto the priestes which were in the house of the Lorde of hoastes, and to the prophetes, saying: should I wepe in the fifth moneth, & abstayne as I haue done nowe certaine yeres |
| 7:4 | Then came the worde of the Lorde of hoastes vnto me, saying |
| 7:5 | Speake vnto al the people of the land, and to the priestes, & say: When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth & seuenth moneth now this threescore & ten yeres, did ye fast vnto me |
| 7:6 | When ye did eate also & drincke, did ye not eate & drincke for your owne selues |
| 7:7 | Are not these the wordes which the Lord spake by his prophetes aforetime, when Hierusalem was yet inhabited & wealthy, she and the cities round about her, whe there dwelt men both toward the south and in the playne countreys |
| 7:8 | And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Zachari, saying |
| 7:9 | Thus saith the Lord of hoastes: Execute true iudgement, shew mercie & louing kindnes euery man to his brother |
| 7:10 | Do the wydow, the fatherlesse, the straungers and poore no wrong, and let no man imagine euil against his brother in his heart |
| 7:11 | Neuerthelesse, they would not take heede, but turned their backes, & stopped their eares that they should not heare |
| 7:12 | Yea, they made their heartes as an Adamant stone, lest they should heare the law and wordes which the Lorde of hoastes sent in his holy spirite by the prophetes aforetime: Wherfore the lord of hoastes was very wroth at them |
| 7:13 | And thus is it come to passe, that like as he cryed, and they would not heare: euen so they cryed, & I would not heare saith the Lord God of hoastes |
| 7:14 | But scattred them among al the nations whom they knew not: Thus the land was made so desolate after them, that there trauayled no man in it neither to nor fro: for that plesaunt lande was vtterly layd waste |
| 7:1 | And in the fourth yeere of King Darius, the worde of the Lord came vnto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth moneth, euen in Chisleu, |
| 7:2 | For they had sent vnto the House of God Sharezer, and Regem-melech and their men to pray before the Lord, |
| 7:3 | And to speake vnto the Priests, which were in the House of the Lord of hostes, and to the Prophets, saying, Should I weepe in the fift moneth, and separate my selfe as I haue done these so many yeeres? |
| 7:4 | Then came the word of the Lord of hostes vnto me, saying, |
| 7:5 | Speake vnto all the people of the land, and to the Priests, and say, When ye fasted, and mourned in the fift and seuenth moneth, euen the seuentie yeeres, did ye fast vnto me? doe I approoue it? |
| 7:6 | And when ye did eate, and when ye did drinke, did ye not eate for your selues, and drinke for your selues? |
| 7:7 | Should ye not heare the wordes, which the Lord hath cryed by the ministerie of the former Prophets when Ierusalem was inhabited, and in prosperitie, and the cities thereof round about her, when the South and the plaine was inhabited? |
| 7:8 | And the worde of the Lord came vnto Zechariah, saying, |
| 7:9 | Thus speaketh the Lord of hostes, saying, Execute true iudgement, and shewe mercy and compassion, euery man to his brother, |
| 7:10 | And oppresse not the widowe, nor the fatherles, the stranger nor the poore, and let none of you imagine euil against his brother in your heart. |
| 7:11 | But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their eares, that they should not heare. |
| 7:12 | Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, least they should heare the Lawe and the wordes which the Lord of hostes sent in his spirit by the ministerie of ye former Prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hostes. |
| 7:13 | Therefore it is come to passe, that as he cried, and they would not heare, so they cried, and I would not heare, sayth the Lord of hostes. |
| 7:14 | But I scattered them among all the nations, whom they knew not: thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they layd the pleasant land waste. |
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