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Zechariah 7:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Zechariah 7:3

Verse 3 of 14

Scripture focus

[And] 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?

Zechariah 7:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Zechariah 7:3

Theological / Devotional

Priests. These were to be interpreters of the Law (see Haggai 2:11).

In the house. See on v. 1.

Prophets. Doubtless Haggai and Zechariah and probably others.

Should I weep? The fast (see v. 5) here referred to commemorated the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in the fifth month, 586 B.C. (2 Kings 25:8, 9; Jer. 52:12-14). See on ch. 8:19.

Separating myself. That is, abstaining from food and pleasures.

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