Zechariah 7:3

The Scriptures 1998

speaking to the priests who belonged to the House of יהוה  of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, “Should I weep in the fifth month and fast as I have done for so many years?”

Cross References

Zechariah 8:19

“Thus said יהוה  of hosts, ‘The fast of the fourth, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth months, are to be joy and gladness, and pleasant appointed times for the house of Yehuḏ

Malachi 2:7

“For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and they seek the Torah from his mouth, for he is the messenger of יהוה  of hosts.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Do not deprive one another except with agreement for a time, to give yourselves to fasting and prayer. And come together again so that Satan does not try you because of your lack of self-control.

Matthew 9:15

And יהושע  said to them, “Are the friends of the bridegroom able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days shall come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they shall fast.

Zechariah 7:5

“Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, ‘When you fasted and lamented in the fifth and seventh months all these seventy years, did you truly fast for Me – for Me?

Haggai 2:11

“Thus said יהוה  of hosts, ‘Now, ask the priests concerning the Torah, saying,

Joel 2:17

Let the priests, servants of יהוה, weep between the porch and the altar. And let them say, “Spare Your people, O יהוה, and do not give Your inheritance to reproach, for the gentiles to rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their Elohim?’ ”

Hosea 4:6

“My people have perished for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being priest for Me. Since you have forgotten the Torah of your Elohim, I also forget your children.

Ecclesiastes 3:4

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

Deuteronomy 33:10

“They teach Your right-rulings to Yaʽ

Ezra 3:10

And when the builders laid the foundation of the Hĕ

Zechariah 7:4

Then the word of יהוה  of hosts came to me, saying,