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
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And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and …
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Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king …
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
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Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare …
And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall …
And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the …