Zechariah
Zechariah 7:5–6
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 7:5
| 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 7:5 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.