Zechariah 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?
Context
This verse from Zechariah Chapter 7 connects to 10 cross-references. A delegation asks whether to continue the fasts commemorating Jerusalem's fall. God replies with a question: were those fasts really for him? He calls for genuine justice, kindness, and mercy — not oppressing widows, orphans, strangers, and the poor. The …
Other Translations
and to speak unto the priests of the house of Jehovah of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
speaking unto the priests who <FI>are<Fi> at the house of Jehovah of Hosts, and unto the prophets, saying, `Do I weep in the fifth month--being separated--as I have done these so many years?'
And to say to the priests of the house of the Lord of armies and to the prophets, Am I to go on weeping in the fifth month, separating myself as I have done in past years?
Cross References
And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and …
According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall …
They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice …
And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar …
And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every …
And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said …
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with …
And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God …
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;