Zechariah 7:5
The Scripture
(5) Speak 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?
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Zechariah 7 opens with men from Bethel asking whether they should continue their traditional fasting and mourning. The Lord answers that their fasts were self-serving, not truly for Him, and recalls how the former prophets called for justice, mercy, and compassion instead of oppression. The chapter closes explaining that because the people refused to listen and hardened their hearts, the Lord scattered them among the nations and left their land desolate.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 58:5Zechariah 8:19II Kings 25:23Jeremiah 41:1Jeremiah 41:2Jeremiah 41:3Jeremiah 41:4Zechariah 7:3Zechariah 1:12Jeremiah 25:11Zechariah 7:6Isaiah 1:11
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