Zechariah 7:2-4

New American Standard Bible

²Now the town of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech and ^[a]their men to ^[b]^(A)seek the favor of the Lord, ³speaking to the ^(B)priests who belong to the house of the Lord of armies, and to the prophets, saying, “Shall I weep in the ^(C)fifth month ^[c]and fast, as I have done these many years?” ⁴Then the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying,

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Footnotes

Zechariah 7:2 Lit his
Zechariah 7:2 Lit soften the face of
Zechariah 7:3 Lit to fast

Zechariah 7:2-4

New International Version

²The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-Melek, together with their men, to entreat^(A) the Lord^(B) ³by 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?”