Zechariah 7:4

Zechariah 7:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)Then the word of the Lord Almighty came to me:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,

Context of Zechariah 7:4

2Now Bethel sent Sarezer and Regem-melech together with his men to seek the favor of Adonai, 3and to speak to the kohanim of the House of Adonai-Tzva’ot and to the prophets saying, “Should I mourn and consecrate myself in the fifth month as I have done for so many years?” Then the word of Adonai-Tzva’ot came to me saying: 5“Speak to all the people of the land and to the kohanim saying, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh months for the past seventy years, did you really fast for Me? 6When you eat and drink, are you not eating and drinking for yourself?

Zechariah 7:4 word by word

וַיְהִ֛י דְּבַר־יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then came the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• unto me, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Zechariah 7:4

• Isaiah 10:16Therefore will the Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot, send leanness among his fat ones. Under its glory He will kindle a burning like a blazing fire.

Commentaries on Zechariah 7:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7Instead of answering immediately, Zechariah challenged his listeners about their selfish motives and hypocrisy. The key issue was whether their true desire was to please God and follow his will. If not, fasting did not matter.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141. fourth year of ... Darius--two years after the previous prophecies (Zec 1:1, &c.). Chisleu--meaning "torpidity," the state in which nature is in November, answering to this month.Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 7:4

• Impenitence
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Fast
• Bible, the
• Intercession
• Zechariah, Book of
• Fasts

Commentaries on Zechariah 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings