Zechariah 7:4-14

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 1theseH2088 2seventyH7657 yearsH8141, was it actuallyH6684 for 3Me that you fastedH6684? 6And whenH3588 you eatH398 and drinkH8354, 4do you not eatH398 for yourselves and drinkH8354 for yourselves? 7Are these not the wordsH1697 whichH834 the LordH3068 5proclaimedH7121 by the formerH7223 prophetsH5030, when JerusalemH3389 was inhabitedH3427 and 6carefreeH7961 along with its citiesH5892 aroundH5439 it, and the 78NegevH5045 and the 9foothillsH8219 were inhabitedH3427?’”

8Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to ZechariahH2148, sayingH559, 9“ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 has saidH559: ‘10DispenseH8199 trueH571 justiceH4941 and practiceH6213 11kindnessH2617 and compassionH7356 eachH376 to his brotherH251; 10and 12do not oppressH6231 the widowH490 or the 13orphanH3490, the strangerH1616 or the poorH6041; and do 14not deviseH2803 evilH7463 in your heartsH3824 against oneH376 anotherH312.’ 11But they 15refusedH3985 to payH7181 attentionH7181, and 1617turnedH5414 a stubbornH5637 shoulderH3802 and 1819pluggedH3513 their earsH241 from hearingH8085. 12They also madeH7760 their 20heartsH3820 as hard as 21a diamondH8068 22soH4480 thatH4480 they could notH4480 hearH8085 the LawH8451 and the 23wordsH1697 whichH834 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 had sentH7971 by His SpiritH7307 throughH3027 the 24formerH7223 prophetsH5030; therefore greatH1419 25wrathH7110 cameH1961 from the LordH3068 of armiesH6635. 13And justH3512 asH3512 26He calledH7121 and they would not listenH8085, soH3651 27they calledH7121 and I would not listenH8085,” saysH559 the LordH3068 of armiesH6635; 14“but I 2829scatteredH5590 them withH5590 aH5590 30stormH5590 windH5590 amongH5921 allH3605 the nationsH1471 whomH834 they did not knowH3045. So the landH776 wasH8074 31desolatedH8074 behindH310 them 32soH4480 thatH4480 33noH4480 one wentH5674 backH7725 and forthH5674, since they 34madeH7760 the pleasantH2532 landH776 desolateH8047.”