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Zechariah 7

Zechariah 7:1

A Call to Justice and Mercy · Zechariah 7:1–14
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Translations

Modern
In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.
Traditional
And 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;
Literal
And it came to pass in the fourth year of Darius the king, that the word of YHWH came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, in Chislev.
Latin
Et factum est in anno quarto Darii regis, factum est verbum Domini ad Zachariam, in quarta mensis noni, qui est Casleu.

Original

Hebrew
English
In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.

Notes

Zechariah 7:1

In the fourth year of King Darius: The two sermons in Zechariah 7–8 occurred almost two years after the visions in Zechariah 1–6.

Zechariah 7:1–14

Representatives from Bethel asked Zechariah a practical question (Zechariah 7:2–3). Although he answered it later (Zechariah 8:18–19), he first asked rhetorical questions about the people's selfish motives (7:5–6). Zechariah then explained God's expectations for Israel (Zechariah 7:8–10; see Jeremiah 22:3) and described what happened to those who disobeyed before (Zechariah 7:11–14).

Zechariah 7:1–8:23

These sermons provide a transition between the visions of the present (chapters 1–6) and those of the near future (chapters 9–11) and the more distant future (chapters 12–14).

Chapter 7 talks about fasting due to past disasters. Chapter 8 focuses on feasting for future blessings.

Events

People

Chislev: The ninth month in the ancient Hebrew calendar Darius: Persian king who decreed the rebuilding of the Temple Zechariah: Post-exilic prophet who wrote the book of Zechariah

Glossary

Calendars (Ancient and Modern) Prophecy Zechariah (Person) Zechariah, Book of

Topics

Month: Chisleu (December) Months: Names of the Twelve: Ninth, Chisleu Prophecy: (Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Zechariah Zechariah (Zecharias): The Prophet: Prophesied During the Reign of Darius