Zechariah

Zechariah 7:3–6

³by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts, as well as the prophets, “Should I weep and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?”

⁴Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying, ⁵“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, was it really for Me that you fasted? ⁶And when you were eating and drinking, were you not doing so simply for yourselves?

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Zechariah 7:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
by asking	לֵאמֹ֗ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
the priests	הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
of the house	לְבֵית־	lə·ḇêṯ-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֔וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
as well as	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the prophets	הַנְּבִיאִ֖ים	han·nə·ḇî·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
Should I weep	הַֽאֶבְכֶּה֙	ha·’eḇ·keh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1058 weep, bewail
and fast	הִנָּזֵ֕ר	hin·nā·zêr	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute	H5144 dedicate, consecrate
in the fifth	הַחֲמִשִׁ֔י	ha·ḥă·mi·šî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H2549 fifth
month	בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ	ba·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I have done	עָשִׂ֔יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
these	זֶ֖ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
many	כַּמֶּ֥ה	kam·meh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
years	שָׁנִֽים׃פ	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year

Zechariah 7:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֖וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
came	וַיְהִ֛י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to me	אֵלַ֥י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
saying	לֵאמֹֽר׃	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

Zechariah 7:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ask	אֱמֹר֙	’ĕ·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	עַ֣ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people
of the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
When	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you fasted	צַמְתֶּ֨ם	ṣam·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H6684 abstain from food, fast
and mourned	וְסָפ֜וֹד	wə·sā·p̄ō·wḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H5594 wail, lament
in the fifth	בַּחֲמִישִׁ֣י	ba·ḥă·mî·šî	Preposition-b, Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H2549 fifth
and seventh months	וּבַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י	ū·ḇaš·šə·ḇî·‘î	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7637 seventh
for these	וְזֶה֙	wə·zeh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
seventy	שִׁבְעִ֣ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
years	שָׁנָ֔ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
for Me	אָֽנִי׃	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
that you fasted	הֲצ֥וֹם	hă·ṣō·wm	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H6684 abstain from food, fast

Zechariah 7:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when	וְכִ֥י	wə·ḵî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you were eating	תֹאכְל֖וּ	ṯō·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H398 eat
and drinking	תִשְׁתּ֑וּ	ṯiš·tū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8354 drink
were you not	הֲל֤וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
simply for yourselves	הַשֹּׁתִֽים׃	haš·šō·ṯîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8354 drink

Cross-references

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Zechariah 7:3 Zechariah 8:19 · James 4:8–10 · Hosea 4:6 · Matthew 9:15 · 1 Corinthians 7:5 · Malachi 2:7

Zechariah 7:5 Zechariah 1:12 · Isaiah 58:4–6 · 1 Corinthians 10:31 · Matthew 5:16–18 · Matthew 6:2 · Romans 14:17–18 · Romans 14:6–9 · Zechariah 7:3 · Matthew 6:16 · Matthew 6:5 · Isaiah 1:11–12 · Colossians 3:23

Zechariah 7:6 1 Corinthians 11:20–21 · 1 Corinthians 11:26–29 · Colossians 3:17 · Hosea 8:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.