1And 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; Many Bible Versions
2When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem–melech, and their men, to pray before the Lord, Many Bible Versions
3And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years? Many Bible Versions
4Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying, Many Bible Versions
5Speak 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? Many Bible Versions
6And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? Many Bible Versions
7Should ye not hear the words which the Lord hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain? Many Bible Versions
8And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying, Many Bible Versions
9Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: Many Bible Versions
10And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. Many Bible Versions
11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Many Bible Versions
12Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts. Many Bible Versions
13Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts: Many Bible Versions
14But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate. Many Bible Versions