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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 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. |
| 7:1 | It happened also in the fourth yeare of kynge Darius, that the worde of the Lorde came vnto Zachary in the fourth daye of the nynth moneth, which is called, Casleu: |
| 7:2 | what tyme as Sarasar & Rogomelech & the men that were wt them sent vnto Bethell for to praye before the Lorde: |
| 7:3 | and that they shulde saye vnto the prestes, which were in the house of the Lord of hoostes, and to the prophetes. Shuld I wepe in the fyfth moneth, & absteyne as I haue done nowe certayne yeares? |
| 7:4 | Then came the worde of the Lorde of hoostes vnto me sayenge. |
| 7:5 | Speake vnto all the people of the land, and to the prestes, and saye: when ye fasted and mourned in the fyfth & seuenth moneth (now this .lxx. yeares) dyd ye fast vnto me? |
| 7:6 | When ye dyd eate also and droncke, dyd ye not eate & dryncke for youre awne selues? |
| 7:7 | Are not these the wordes, which the Lorde spake by his prophetes afore tyme, when Ierusalem was yet inhabited and welthy, she and the cytyes rounde aboute her: when there dwelt men, both towarde the south and in the playne countrees? |
| 7:8 | And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Zachary, sayenge. |
| 7:9 | Thus sayeth the Lorde of hoostes. Execute true iudgement: shewe mercy & louynge kyndnesse, euery man to hys brother. |
| 7:10 | Do the wyddowe, the fatherles, the straunger, & poore no wrong: & let no man ymagen euel agaynst hys brother in hys herte. |
| 7:11 | Neuerthelesse, they wolde not take hede, but turned theyr backes, and stopped theyr eares, that they shulde not heare: |
| 7:12 | yee, they made theyr hertes as an Adamant stone lest they shulde heare the lawe & wordes, which the Lord of hoostes sent in hys holy sprete by the prophetes afore tyme. Wherfore the Lord of hoostes was very wroth at them. |
| 7:13 | And thus is it come to passe: that lyke as he spake and they wolde not heare: euen so they cryed, and I wolde not heare (sayth the Lord of hoostes) |
| 7:14 | but scatered them amonge all Gentyles, whom they knewe not. Thus the lande was made so desolate, the there trauayled no man in it nether to, ner fro, for that pleasaunt lande was vtterly layed waste. |
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