1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chislev.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it came to pass in the fourth H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
- year H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- of king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- Darius H1867 (דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ) — Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
- the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- came unto Zechariah H2148 (זְכַרְיָה) — Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites
- in the fourth H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
- of the ninth H8671 (תְּשִׁיעִי) — ninth
- month H2320 (חֹדֶשׁ) — the new moon; by implication, a month
- in Chisleu H3691 (כִּסְלֵו) — Kisleu, the 9th Hebrew month
2 Now they of Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of Jehovah,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- When they had sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- unto the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of God H410 (אֵל) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- Sherezer H8272 (שַׁרְאֶצֶר) — Sharetser, the name of an Assyrian and an Israelite
- and Regem–melech H7278 (רֶגֶם מֶלֶךְ) — Regem-Melek, an Israelite
- and their men H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- to pray H2470 (חָלָה) — properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
- before H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
3 and to speak unto the priests of the house of Jehovah of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- to speak H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto the priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- in the house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- and to the prophets H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Should I weep H1058 (בָּכָה) — to weep; generally to bemoan
- in the fifth H2549 (חֲמִישִׁי) — fifth; also a fifth
- month H2320 (חֹדֶשׁ) — the new moon; by implication, a month
- separating H5144 (נָזַר) — to hold aloof, i.e. (intransitivey) abstain (from food and drink, from impurity, and even from divine worship (i.e. apostatize)); specifically, to set apart (to…
- myself, as I have done H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- these so many years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
4 Then came the word of Jehovah of hosts unto me, saying,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Then came the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- unto me, saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month, even these seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Speak H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto all the people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and to the priests H3548 (כֹּהֵן) — literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- When ye fasted H6684 (צוּם) — to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast
- and mourned H5594 (סָפַד) — properly, to tear the hair and beat the breasts (as Orientals do in grief); generally to lament; by implication, to wail
- in the fifth H2549 (חֲמִישִׁי) — fifth; also a fifth
- and seventh H7637 (שְׁבִיעִי) — seventh
- even those seventy H7657 (שִׁבְעִים) — seventy
- years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
- did ye at all H6684 (צוּם) — to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast
- fast H6684 (צוּם) — to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast
6 And when ye eat, and when ye drink, do not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And when ye did eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- and when ye did drink H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- did not ye eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- and drink H8354 (שָׁתָה) — to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
7 Should ye not hear the words which Jehovah cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- which Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hath cried H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- by H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- the former H7223 (רִאשׁוֹן) — first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
- prophets H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- when Jerusalem H3389 (יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- was inhabited H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- and in prosperity H7961 (שָׁלֵו) — tranquil; (in a bad sense) careless; abstractly, security
- and the cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- thereof round about her H5439 (סָבִיב) — (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around
- inhabited H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- the south H5045 (נֶגֶב) — the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
- and the plain H8219 (שְׁפֵלָה) — Lowland, i.e. (with the article) the maritime slope of Palestine
8 And the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah, saying,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- came unto Zechariah H2148 (זְכַרְיָה) — Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
9 Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thus speaketh H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Execute H8199 (שָׁפַט) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figur…
- true H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
- judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- and shew H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- mercy H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- and compassions H7356 (רַחַם) — compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
- every man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- to his brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
10 and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And oppress H6231 (עָשַׁק) — to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
- not the widow H490 (אַלְמָנָה) — a widow; also a desolate place
- nor the fatherless H3490 (יָתוֹם) — a bereaved person
- the stranger H1616 (גֵּר) — properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
- nor the poor H6041 (עָנִי) — depressed, in mind or circumstances
- and let none of you imagine H2803 (חָשַׁב) — properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); h…
- evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- against H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- his brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- in your heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But they refused H3985 (מָאֵן) — to refuse
- to hearken H7181 (קָשַׁב) — to prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
- and pulled away H5637 (סָרַר) — to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory
- and pulled away H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- the shoulder H3802 (כָּתֵף) — the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything
- and stopped H3513 (כָּבַד) — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses…
- their ears H241 (אֹזֶן) — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- that they should not hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Yea, they made H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- their hearts H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- an adamant stone H8068 (שָׁמִיר) — a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
- lest they should hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- and the words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- which Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- hath sent H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- in his spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- by H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- the former H7223 (רִאשׁוֹן) — first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
- prophets H5030 (נָבִיא) — a prophet or (generally) inspired man
- therefore came a great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- wrath H7110 (קֶצֶף) — a splinter (as chipped off); figuratively, rage or strife
- from Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
13 And it is come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said Jehovah of hosts;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- as he cried H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- and they would not hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- so they cried H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- and I would not hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
14 but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But I scattered them with a whirlwind H5590 (סָעַר) — to rush upon; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
- among all the nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- whom they knew H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- not. Thus the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- was desolate H8074 (שָׁמֵם) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- after H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- them, that no man passed through H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- nor returned H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- for they laid H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- the pleasant H2532 (חֶמְדָּה) — delight
- land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- desolate H8047 (שַׁמָּה) — ruin; by implication, consternation