Zechariah 1:4King James Bible with Strong NumbersH1Be ye not as your fathersH7223, unto whom the formerH5030prophetsH7121have cried[H8804] H559, saying[H8800] H559, Thus saith[H8804] H3068the LORDH6635of hostsH7725; Turn[H8798] H7451ye now from your evilH1870waysH7451, and from your evilH4611doingsH8085: but they did not hear[H8804] H7181, nor hearken[H8689] H5002unto me, saith[H8803] H3068the LORD. See the chapter |
H559Say[H8798] H2416unto them, As I liveH5002, saith[H8803] H136the LordH3069GODH2654, I have no pleasure[H8799] H4194in the deathH7563of the wickedH7563; but that the wickedH7725turn[H8800] H1870from his wayH2421and live[H8804] H7725: turn[H8798] H7725ye, turn[H8798] H7451ye from your evilH1870waysH4191; for why will ye die[H8799] H1004, O houseH3478of Israel?
H7971I have sent[H8799] H5650also unto you all my servantsH5030the prophetsH7925, rising up early[H8687] H7971and sending[H8800] H559them, saying[H8800] H7725, Return[H8798] H376ye now every manH7451from his evilH1870wayH3190, and amend[H8685] H4611your doingsH3212, and go[H8799] H310not afterH312otherH430godsH5647to serve[H8800] H3427them, and ye shall dwell in[H8798] H127the landH5414which I have given[H8804] H1to you and to your fathersH5186: but ye have not inclined[H8689] H241your earH8085, nor hearkened[H8804] unto me.
G235ButG518shewed[G5723] [G5625] G518 [G5707] G4412firstG1722unto them ofG1154DamascusG2532, andG2414at JerusalemG5037, andG1519throughoutG3956allG5561the coastsG2449of JudaeaG2532, andG1484then to the GentilesG3340, that they should repent[G5721] G2532andG1994turn[G5721] G1909toG2316GodG4238, and do[G5723] G2041worksG514meetG3341for repentance.
H559Now therefore go to, speak[H8798] H376to the menH3063of JudahH3427, and to the inhabitants[H8802] H3389of JerusalemH559, saying[H8800] H559, Thus saith[H8804] H3068the LORDH3335; Behold, I frame[H8802] H7451evilH2803against you, and devise[H8802] H4284a deviceH7725against you: return[H8798] H376ye now every oneH7451from his evilH1870wayH1870, and make your waysH4611and your doingsH3190good[H8685] .
H1980Go[H8800] H7121and proclaim[H8804] H1697these wordsH6828toward the northH559, and say[H8804] H7725, Return[H8798] H4878, thou backslidingH3478IsraelH5002, saith[H8803] H3068the LORDH6440; and I will not cause mine angerH5307to fall[H8686] H2623upon you: for I am mercifulH5002, saith[H8803] H3068the LORDH5201, and I will not keep[H8799] H5769anger for ever.
H4784Nevertheless they were disobedient[H8686] H4775, and rebelled[H8799] H7993against thee, and cast[H8686] H8451thy lawH310behindH1458their backsH2026, and slew[H8804] H5030thy prophetsH5749which testified[H8689] H7725against them to turn[H8687] H6213them to thee, and they wrought[H8799] H1419greatH5007provocations.
H3117Since the daysH1of our fathersH1419have we been in a greatH819trespassH3117unto this dayH5771; and for our iniquitiesH4428have we, our kingsH3548, and our priestsH5414, been delivered[H8738] H3027into the handH4428of the kingsH776of the landsH2719, to the swordH7628, to captivityH961, and to a spoilH1322, and to confusionH6440of faceH3117, as it is this day.
H3212Go[H8798] H1875, enquire[H8798] H3068of the LORDH7604for me, and for them that are left[H8737] H3478in IsraelH3063and in JudahH1697, concerning the wordsH5612of the bookH4672that is found[H8738] H1419: for greatH2534is the wrathH3068of the LORDH5413that is poured out[H8738] H1upon us, because our fathersH8104have not kept[H8804] H1697the wordH3068of the LORDH6213, to do[H8800] H3789after all that is written[H8803] H5612in this book.
H7323So the posts[H8801] H3212went[H8799] H107with the lettersH3027fromH4428the kingH8269and his princesH3478throughout all IsraelH3063and JudahH4687, and according to the commandmentH4428of the kingH559, saying[H8800] H1121, Ye childrenH3478of IsraelH7725, turn again[H8798] H3068unto the LORDH430GodH85of AbrahamH3327, IsaacH3478, and IsraelH7725, and he will return[H8799] H7604to the remnant[H8737] H6413of you, that are escapedH3709out of the handH4428of the kingsH804of Assyria.