Zechariah 7:2-4
Lexham English Bible
2 And the people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem-Melech, and their[a] men, to entreat the favor[b] of Yahweh, 3 saying to the priests of the house of Yahweh of hosts[c] and to the prophets, “Should I mourn in the fifth month and keep myself separate[d] as I have done for these many years?” 4 And the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying,
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- Zechariah 7:2 Hebrew “his”
- Zechariah 7:2 Literally “the face”
- Zechariah 7:3 Literally “priests who are for the house of Yahweh of hosts”
- Zechariah 7:3 Or “abstain”; some interpret this as a reference to fasting
Zechariah 7:2-4
New International Version
2 The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-Melek, together with their men, to entreat(A) the Lord(B) 3 by asking the priests of the house of the Lord Almighty and the prophets, “Should I mourn(C) and fast in the fifth(D) month, as I have done for so many years?”
4 Then the word of the Lord Almighty came to me:
Zechariah 7:2-4
King James Version
2 When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the Lord,
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?
4 Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying,
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