Zechariah 1:6

KJV

But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

— Zechariah 1:6, King James Version
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The early post-exilic context of Zechariah (520 BCE) makes the summary of pre-exilic history — 'my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your ancestors?' — a retrospective confirmation of prophetic truthfulness after the fact. The returned exiles' acknowledgment 'The LORD Almighty has done to us what our ways and practices deserve' models the deuteronomistic hermeneutic that the exile was not divine failure but covenant consequence. The verse is part of the introductory call to repentance (1:1-6) that frames all the visions that follow, insisting that the visions of hope are received by a community that has genuinely returned to God. Historically, the passage documents a hermeneutical community using its own past as theological instruction.

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ASV

But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? and they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

YLT

Only, My words, and My statutes, That I commanded My servants the prophets, Have they not overtaken your fathers, And they turn back and say: As Jehovah of Hosts designed to do to us, According to our ways, and according to our doings, So He hath done to us?'

BBE

But my words and my orders, which I gave to my servants the prophets, have they not overtaken your fathers? and turning back they said, As it was the purpose of the Lord of armies to do to us, in reward for our ways and our doings, so has he done.

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