Zec 7 | TSK | STEP | The captives enquire concerning the set fasts. Zechariah reproves the hypocrisy of their fasting. Sin the cause of their captivity. the fourth. Chisleu.Answering to part of November and part of December.

Zechariah 7

1 The captives enquire concerning the set fasts.

4 Zechariah reproves the hypocrisy of their fasting.

8 Sin the cause of their captivity.

the fourth.

1:1; Ezr 6:14,15; Hag 2:10,20

Chisleu.Answering to part of November and part of December.

Ne 1:1

they.

6:10; Ezr 6:10; 7:15-23; 8:28-30; Isa 60:7

pray before the Lord. Heb. intreat the face of the Lord.

8:21; Ex 32:11; *marg:

1Sa 13:12; 1Ki 13:6; Jer 26:19

speak.

De 17:9-11; 33:10; Eze 44:23,24; Ho 4:6; Hag 2:11; Mal 2:7

Should.

5; Ne 8:9-11; 9:1-3; Ec 3:4; Isa 22:12,13; Joe 2:17; Mt 9:15

Jas 4:8-10

fifth.This was a fast for the burning of the temple, as that of the seventh month was for the death of Gedaliah; and seeing that the city and temple were in part rebuilt, they wished to know whether they should continue the observance of them.

8:19; 2Ki 25:8,9; Jer 52:12-14

separating.

12:12-14; 1Co 7:5

Lord of hosts.

Isa 10:16

When.

Isa 58:5

seventh.

8:19; 2Ki 25:23; Jer 41:1-4

seventy.From the eleventh year of Zedekiah to the fourth of Darius Hystapses are just seventy years.

3; 1:12; Jer 25:11

did.

6; Isa 1:11,12; 58:4-6; Mt 5:16-18; 6:2,5,16; 23:5; Ro 14:6-9,17,18

1Co 10:31; 2Co 5:15; Col 3:23

did not ye eat for. or, be not ye they that did eat for, etc.

De 12:7; 14:26; 1Sa 16:7; 1Ch 29:22; Jer 17:9,10; Ho 8:13; 9:4

1Co 10:31; 11:20,21,26-29; Col 3:17

Should ye not hear the words. or, Are not these the words,etc.

Isa 55:3,6,7

cried.

1:3-6; Isa 1:16-20; Jer 7:5,23; 36:2,3; Eze 18:30-32; Da 9:6-14

Ho 14:1-3; Am 5:14,15; Mic 6:6-8; Zep 2:1-3

former. Heb. the hand of former. the south.

De 34:3; Jer 17:26; 32:44; 33:13

saying.

7; 8:16,17; Le 19:15,35-37; De 10:18,19; 15:7-14; 16:18-20

Ps 82:2-4; Pr 21:3; Isa 58:6-10; Jer 7:5,23; Eze 45:9; Ho 10:12,13

Am 5:24; Mic 6:8; Mt 23:23; Lu 11:42; Jas 2:13-17

Execute true judgment. Heb. Judge judgment of truth.

Jer 21:12; *marg:

Joh 7:51

oppress.

Ex 22:21-24; 23:9; De 24:14-18; 27:19; Ps 72:4; Pr 22:22,23; 23:10

Pr 23:11; Isa 1:16,17,23; Jer 5:28; 22:15-17; Eze 22:7,12,29

Am 4:1; 5:11,12; Mic 2:1-3; 3:1-4; Zep 3:1-3; Mal 3:5; Mt 23:14

1Co 6:10; Jas 5:4

imagine.

Ps 21:11; 36:4; 140:2; Pr 3:29; 6:18; Jer 11:19,20; 18:18; Mic 2:1

Mr 7:21-23; Jas 1:14,15; 1Jo 3:15

they refused.

1:4; Ex 10:3; 2Ki 17:13-15; 2Ch 33:10; Ne 9:17,26,29; Pr 1:24-32

Isa 1:19,20; Jer 6:16,17; 7:24; 13:10; 26:5,6; 35:15; 36:31; 44:16

Eze 3:7; Ho 4:16; Da 9:5; Zep 3:2; Ac 7:51; Heb 12:25

pulled away the shoulder. Heb. gave a backsliding shoulder.

Ne 9:29; Jer 8:5; Ho 4:16; Heb 10:38,39

stopped. Heb. made heavy.

Ps 58:4,5; Isa 6:10; Ac 7:57

their hearts.

Ne 9:29; Job 9:4; Isa 48:4; Jer 5:3; Eze 2:4; 3:7-9; 11:19; 36:26

lest.

Ps 50:17; Ne 9:29,30; Isa 6:10; Mt 13:15; Mr 4:12; Lu 8:12; Joh 3:19

Joh 3:20; Ac 28:27; 2Th 2:10-12

sent.

Ne 9:30; Ac 7:51,52; 1Pe 1:11,12; 2Pe 1:21

the former. Heb. the hand of the former.

therefore.

2Ch 36:16; Jer 26:19; Da 9:11,12; 1Th 2:15,16

as.

Ps 81:8-12; Pr 1:24-28; Isa 50:2; Jer 6:16,17; Lu 13:34,35

Lu 19:42-44

so.

Pr 21:13; 28:9; Isa 1:15; Jer 11:11; 14:12; Eze 14:3; 20:3; Mic 3:4

Mt 25:11,12; Lu 13:25; Jas 4:3

scattered.

2:6; 9:14; Le 26:33; De 4:27; 28:33,64; Ps 58:9; Isa 17:13; 21:1

Isa 66:15; Jer 4:11,12; 23:19; 25:32,33; 30:23; 36:19; Am 1:14

Na 1:3; Hab 3:14

whom.

De 28:33,49; Jer 5:15

the land.

Le 26:22; 2Ch 36:21; Jer 52:30; Da 9:16-18; Zep 3:6

the pleasant land. Heb. the land of desire.

Da 8:9