Zechariah 7 - Compare Translations
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Zechariah 7:1
KJVAnd it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;
WEBIn the fourth year of king Darius, Yahweh’s word came to Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, in the fourth year of Darius the king hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, in the fourth of the ninth month, in Chisleu.
Zechariah 7:2
KJVWhen they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the Lord,
WEBThe people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem Melech, and their men, to entreat Yahweh’s favor,
YLTAnd Beth-El sendeth Sherezer and Regem-Melech, and its men, to appease the face of Jehovah,
Zechariah 7:3
KJVAnd 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?
WEBand to speak to the priests of the house of Yahweh of Armies, and to the prophets, saying, “Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?”
YLTspeaking unto the priests who [are] at the house of Jehovah of Hosts, and unto the prophets, saying, `Do I weep in the fifth month -- being separated -- as I have done these so many years?'
Zechariah 7:4
KJVThen came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying,
WEBThen the word of Yahweh of Armies came to me, saying,
YLTAnd there is a word of Jehovah of Hosts unto me, saying:
Zechariah 7:5
KJVSpeak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?
WEB“Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month for these seventy years, did you at all fast to me, really to me?
YLT`Speak unto all the people of the land, and unto the priests, saying:
Zechariah 7:6
KJVAnd when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
WEBWhen you eat, and when you drink, don’t you eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?
YLTWhen ye fasted with mourning in the fifth and in the seventh [months] -- even these seventy years -- did ye keep the fast [to] Me -- Me? And when ye eat, and when ye drink, is it not ye who are eating, and ye who are drinking?
Zechariah 7:7
KJVShould ye not hear the words which the Lord hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?
WEBAren’t these the words which Yahweh proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and its cities around her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?’”
YLT`Are not [these] the words that Jehovah proclaimed by the hand of the former prophets, in Jerusalem's being inhabited, and [in] safety, and its cities round about it, and the south and the plain -- abiding?'
Zechariah 7:8
KJVAnd the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying,
WEBYahweh’s word came to Zechariah, saying,
YLTAnd there is a word of Jehovah unto Zechariah, saying:
Zechariah 7:9
KJVThus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
WEB“Thus has Yahweh of Armies spoken, saying, ‘Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.
YLT`Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: True judgment judge ye, And kindness and mercy do one with another.
Zechariah 7:10
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Zechariah 7:11
KJVBut they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
WEBBut they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
YLTAnd they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing.
Zechariah 7:12
KJVYea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.
WEBYes, they made their hearts as hard as flint, lest they might hear the law, and the words which Yahweh of Armies had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from Yahweh of Armies.
YLTAnd their heart they have made adamant, Against hearing the law, and the words, That Jehovah of Hosts sent by His Spirit, By the hand of the former prophets, And their is great wrath from Jehovah of Hosts.
Zechariah 7:13
KJVTherefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts:
WEBIt has come to pass that, as he called, and they refused to listen, so they will call, and I will not listen,” said Yahweh of Armies;
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, as He called, And they have not hearkened, So do they call, and I do not hearken, Said Jehovah of Hosts.
Zechariah 7:14
KJVBut I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
WEB“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 made the pleasant land desolate.”
YLTAnd I toss them on all the nations, That they have not known, The land hath been desolate behind them, Of any passing by and turning back, And they set a desirable land for a desolation!
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