Zechariah 7:1-7

1In the fourthH702 yearH8141 of KingH4428 DariusH1867, the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to ZechariahH2148 on the fourthH702 day of the ninthH8671 monthH2320, which is 1ChislevH3691. 2Now the town of BethelH1008 had sentH7971 SharezerH8272 and RegemmelechH7278 and 2their menH376 to 34seekH2470 the favorH6440 of the LordH3068, 3speakingH559 to the 5priestsH3548 whoH834 belong to the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, and to the prophetsH5030, sayingH559, “Shall I weepH1058 in the 6fifthH2549 monthH2320 7and fastH5144, as I have doneH6213 theseH2088 manyH4100 yearsH8141?” 4Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 cameH1961 to me, sayingH559, 5“SayH559 to allH3605 the peopleH5971 of the landH776 and to the priestsH3548, ‘WhenH3588 you fastedH6684 and mournedH5594 in the fifthH2549 and seventhH7637 months 8theseH2088 9seventyH7657 yearsH8141, was it actuallyH6684 for 10Me that you fastedH6684? 6And whenH3588 you eatH398 and drinkH8354, 11do you not eatH398 for yourselves and drinkH8354 for yourselves? 7Are these not the wordsH1697 whichH834 the LordH3068 12proclaimedH7121 by the formerH7223 prophetsH5030, when JerusalemH3389 was inhabitedH3427 and 13carefreeH7961 along with its citiesH5892 aroundH5439 it, and the 1415NegevH5045 and the 16foothillsH8219 were inhabitedH3427?’”