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| 7:1 | It happened also in the fourthe yeare of kinge Darius, that the word of the lord came vnto Zachary in the fourth daye of the .ix. monethe, whiche is called Caslew: |
| 7:2 | what tyme as Sarasar & Rogomelech & the men that were with them, sent vnto Bethel for to pray before the lord: |
| 7:3 | & that they should say vnto the priestes, which were in the house of the Lord of hostes, & to the prophetes: should I wepe in the fyfte moneth, and absteyne, as I haue done now cerrtain yeares? |
| 7:4 | Then came the word of the Lorde of hostes vnto me, saying: |
| 7:5 | Speake vnto all the people of the land, & to the priestes, and saye: when ye fasted and mourneth in the .v. & .vij. moneth (now this .lxx. yeares) dyd ye fast vnto me? |
| 7:6 | When ye ate also and droncke; dyd ye not eate & drincke for youre owne selues? |
| 7:7 | Are not these the wordes which the Lord spake by his prophetes afore tyme, when Ierusalem was yet inhabited & welthy, she and the cities round aboute her: when there dwelt men, both toward the south and in the playne countreyes? |
| 7:8 | And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Zachary, saying: |
| 7:9 | Thus sayeth the Lord of Hostes: Execute true iudgement: shew mercy & louinge kindnesse, euery man to his brother. |
| 7:10 | Do the widdow, the fatherlesse, the straunger, and poore no wronge: and let no man ymagen euil against his brother in his hert. |
| 7:11 | Neuertheles they would not take hede, but turned their backes, & stopped their eares, that they should not heare: |
| 7:12 | yea, they made their hertes as an Adamant stone, least they should hear the law & wordes, whiche the Lorde of hostes sent in his holy spirite by the Prophetes afore tyme. Wherfore the Lorde of hostes was verye wroth at them. |
| 7:13 | And thus it is come to passe, that like as he spake, & they woulde not hear: euen so they cryed, and I woulde not heare, (sayeth the Lord of hostes) |
| 7:14 | but scatered them among al Gentiles, whom they knew not: Thus the lande was made so desolate, that there trauayled no man in it, neyther to, nor for for that pleasaunt lande was vtterly layed 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. |
| 7:1 | And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; |
| 7:2 | When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD, |
| 7:3 | And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years? |
| 7:4 | Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying, |
| 7:5 | Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? |
| 7:6 | And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? |
| 7:7 | Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain? |
| 7:8 | And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying, |
| 7:9 | Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: |
| 7:10 | And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. |
| 7:11 | But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. |
| 7:12 | Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. |
| 7:13 | Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts: |
| 7:14 | But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate. |
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