Zechariah 7
Overview
7:1 The captives enquire concerning the set fasts;
7:4 Zechariah reproves the hypocrisy of their fasting;
7:8 Sin the cause of their captivity. Verse 1 the fourth Zechariah 1:1; Ezra 6:14, 6:15; Haggai 2:10, 2:20 ChisleuAnswering to part of November and part of December. Nehemiah 1:1 Reciprocal Exodus 1:1 - General; Zechariah 6:9 - General Verse 2 they Zechariah 6:10; Ezra 6:10, 7:15-23, 8:28-30; Isaiah 60:7 pray before the LordHeb. intreat the face of the Lord, Zechariah 8:21; Exodus 32:11 *marg. 1 Samuel 13:12; 1 Kings 13:6; Jeremiah 26:19
Verse 3 speak Deuteronomy 17:9-11, 33:10; Ezekiel 44:23, 44:24; Hosea 4:6; Haggai 2:11; Malachi 2:7 Should Zechariah 7:5; Nehemiah 8:9-11, 9:1-3; Ecclesiastes 3:4; Isaiah 22:12, 22:13; Joel 2:17; Matthew 9:15; James 4:8-10 fifthThis 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. Zechariah 8:19; 2 Kings 25:8, 25:9; Jeremiah 52:12-14 separating Zechariah 12:12-14; 1 Corinthians 7:5 Reciprocal Exodus 19:15 - come not; 33:4 - they mourned; Numbers 29:7 - afflict; 1 Samuel 21:4 - if the young; Proverbs 18:1 - Through; Joel 2:12 - with fasting; Malachi 3:14 - and that; Matthew 6:16 - be; 20:12 - borne; Luke 15:29 - Lo Verse 4 Lord of hosts Isaiah 10:16
Verse 5 When Isaiah 58:5 seventh Zechariah 8:19; 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 41:1-4 seventyFrom the eleventh year of Zedekiah to the fourth of Darius Hystapses are just seventy years. Zechariah 7:3, 1:12; Jeremiah 25:11 did Zechariah 7:6; Isaiah 1:11, 1:12, 58:4-6; Matthew 5:16-18, 6:2, 6:5, 6:16, 23:5; Romans 14:6-9, 14:17, 14:18; 1 Corinthians 10:31; 2 Corinthians 5:15; Colossians 3:23 Reciprocal Exodus 33:4 - they mourned; 2 Kings 25:25 - seventh; Isaiah 43:23 - honoured; 58:3 - have we fasted; Jeremiah 1:3 - in the fifth; 12:11 - it mourneth; 29:10 - after; 36:9 - they; Daniel 9:2 - to Jeremiah; Hosea 7:14 - they have not; 10:1 - an empty vine; Joel 2:12 - with fasting; Amos 5:25 - General; Malachi 1:13 - should I accept; Luke 14:12 - and a; 18:12 - fast; 1 Corinthians 11:28 - let a; Titus 1:15 - but Verse 6 did not ye eat foror, be not ye they that did eat for, etc. Deuteronomy 12:7, 14:26; 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Chronicles 29:22; Jeremiah 17:9, 17:10; Hosea 8:13, 9:4; 1 Corinthians 10:31, 11:20, 11:21, 11:26-29; Colossians 3:17 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 20:24 - the king; Isaiah 43:23 - honoured; Jeremiah 36:9 - they; Hosea 10:1 - an empty vine; Zechariah 7:5 - did; 14:21 - every; Malachi 1:13 - should I accept; Luke 5:33 - Why; 18:12 - fast; Romans 14:6 - regardeth it; Titus 1:15 - but Verse 7 Should ye not hear the wordsor, Are not these the words, etc. Isaiah 55:3, 55:6, 55:7 cried Zechariah 1:3-6; Isaiah 1:16-20; Jeremiah 7:5, 7:23, 36:2, 36:3; Ezekiel 18:30-32; Daniel 9:6-14; Hosea 14:1-3; Amos 5:14, 5:15; Micah 6:6-8; Zephaniah 2:1-3 formerHeb. the hand of formerthe south Deuteronomy 34:3; Jeremiah 17:26, 32:44, 33:13 Reciprocal Isaiah 65:12 - because; Jeremiah 11:6 - Proclaim; 44:4 - I sent; Zechariah 7:9 - saying; 7:12 - the former; Matthew 7:12 - for; Mark 12:2 - a servant Verse 8 Reciprocal Leviticus 10:20 - he was content; Daniel 9:6 - have we Verse 9 saying Zechariah 7:7, 8:16, 8:17; Leviticus 19:15, 19:35-37; Deuteronomy 10:18, 10:19, 15:7-14, 16:18-20; Psalm 82:2-4; Proverbs 21:3; Isaiah 58:6-10; Jeremiah 7:5, 7:23; Ezekiel 45:9; Hosea 10:12, 10:13; Amos 5:24; Micah 6:8; Matthew 23:23; Luke 11:42; James 2:13-17 Execute true judgmentHeb. Judge judgment of truth, Jeremiah 21:12 *marg. John 7:51 Reciprocal Exodus 18:21 - men; Leviticus 10:20 - he was content; Proverbs 21:13 - at; 22:16 - that oppresseth; 31:9 - General; Ecclesiastes 5:8 - regardeth; Isaiah 1:17 - seek; 3:5 - the people; 5:7 - he looked; 16:3 - execute; Jeremiah 7:6 - oppress; 17:11 - he that; 22:3 - Execute; Ezekiel 18:7 - hath not; 18:8 - hath executed; Hosea 4:2 - swearing; 12:6 - keep; Haggai 2:17 - yet; Matthew 21:34 - he sent; Mark 12:3 - and sent; Luke 20:10 - sent; 1 Peter 3:8 - having Verse 10 oppress Exodus 22:21-24, 23:9; Deuteronomy 24:14-18, 27:19; Psalm 72:4; Proverbs 22:22, 22:23, 23:10; 23:11; Isaiah 1:16, 1:17, 1:23; Jeremiah 5:28, 22:15-17; Ezekiel 22:7, 22:12, 22:29; Amos 4:1, 5:11, 5:12; Micah 2:1-3, 3:1-4; Zephaniah 3:1-3; Malachi 3:5; Matthew 23:14; 1 Corinthians 6:10; James 5:4 imagine Psalm 21:11, 36:4, 140:2; Proverbs 3:29, 6:18; Jeremiah 11:19, 11:20, 18:18; Micah 2:1; Mark 7:21-23; James 1:14, 1:15; 1 John 3:15 Reciprocal Exodus 22:22 - General; Deuteronomy 23:16 - thou shalt not; 24:17 - pervert; Ezekiel 18:8 - hath executed; 18:12 - oppressed; Zechariah 8:17 - let; James 2:6 - Do Verse 11 they refused Zechariah 1:4; Exodus 10:3; 2 Kings 17:13-15; 2 Chronicles 33:10; Nehemiah 9:17, 9:26, 9:29; Proverbs 1:24-32; Isaiah 1:19, 1:20; Jeremiah 6:16, 6:17, 7:24, 13:10, 26:5, 26:6, 35:15, 36:31, 44:16; Ezekiel 3:7; Hosea 4:16; Daniel 9:5; Zephaniah 3:2; Acts 7:51; Habakkuk 3:1 pulled away the shoulderHeb. gave a backsliding shoulder, Nehemiah 9:29; Jeremiah 8:5; Hosea 4:16; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 stoppedHeb. made heavy, Psalm 58:4, 58:5; Isaiah 6:10; Acts 7:57 Reciprocal Exodus 7:13 - General; 8:15 - he hardened; 32:9 - a stiffnecked; Leviticus 26:15 - despise; Deuteronomy 9:6 - a stiffnecked; 2 Chronicles 24:20 - transgress; Psalm 81:11 - people; Proverbs 5:12 - How; 21:13 - stoppeth; 28:9 - turneth; 29:1 - shall; Isaiah 28:12 - yet; 30:9 - will not; 46:12 - ye stouthearted; 48:4 - I knew; 65:12 - because; Jeremiah 2:19 - and thy; 3:3 - thou refusedst; 5:3 - they have made; 11:8 - obeyed; 15:6 - thou art; 17:23 - they obeyed; 17:27 - ye will; 19:15 - because; 25:4 - ye; 29:19 - General; 31:22 - backsliding; 32:33 - turned; 34:14 - but; 42:21 - but; 44:5 - they; Ezekiel 5:6 - for they; 14:5 - I may; Hosea 9:17 - because; 11:2 - they called; Amos 4:1 - which oppress; 6:12 - horses; Malachi 2:2 - ye will not hear; Matthew 13:15 - ears; 21:32 - repented; Romans 2:5 - But after; 2 Timothy 4:4 - turn; Habakkuk 3:8 - Harden Verse 12 their hearts Nehemiah 9:29; Job 9:4; Isaiah 48:4; Jeremiah 5:3; Ezekiel 2:4, 3:7-9, 11:19, 36:26 lest Psalm 50:17; Nehemiah 9:29, 9:30; Isaiah 6:10; Matthew 13:15; Mark 4:12; Luke 8:12; John 3:19; 3:20; Acts 28:27; 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 sent Nehemiah 9:30; Acts 7:51, 7:52; 1 Peter 1:11, 1:12; 2 Peter 1:21 the formerHeb. the hand of the former, Zechariah 7:7 therefore 2 Chronicles 36:16; Jeremiah 26:19; Daniel 9:11, 9:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:15, 2:16 Reciprocal Exodus 7:13 - General; 7:14 - Pharaoh's; 8:15 - he hardened; 32:9 - a stiffnecked; Deuteronomy 9:6 - a stiffnecked; Job 41:24 - as hard; Proverbs 1:24 - I have called; Isaiah 30:9 - will not; 46:12 - ye stouthearted; Jeremiah 3:3 - thou refusedst; 17:23 - they obeyed; 25:4 - ye; 34:14 - but; 42:21 - but; 44:3 - of their; 44:5 - they; Ezekiel 3:9 - adamant; Amos 6:12 - horses; Matthew 13:5 - General; 18:35 - from; 19:8 - because; 21:32 - repented; Romans 2:5 - But after; Habakkuk 3:8 - Harden Verse 13 as Psalm 81:8-12; Proverbs 1:24-28; Isaiah 50:2; Jeremiah 6:16, 6:17; Luke 13:34, 13:35; 19:42-44 so Proverbs 21:13, 28:9; Isaiah 1:15; Jeremiah 11:11, 14:12; Ezekiel 14:3, 20:3; Micah 3:4; Matthew 25:11, 25:12; Luke 13:25; James 4:3 Reciprocal Nehemiah 9:30 - therefore; Job 27:9 - Will God; Psalm 18:41 - General; Proverbs 1:28 - shall they; Song of Songs 5:6 - I sought; Isaiah 57:13 - let; Jeremiah 7:13 - and I called; 7:27 - also; 14:2 - the cry; 44:3 - of their; Lamentations 3:44 - that; Ezekiel 8:18 - and though; 20:31 - and shall; 33:28 - I will lay; John 9:31 - we know Verse 14 scattered Zechariah 2:6, 9:14; Leviticus 26:33; Deuteronomy 4:27, 28:33, 28:64; Psalm 58:9; Isaiah 17:13, 21:1; 66:15; Jeremiah 4:11, 4:12, 23:19, 25:32, 25:33, 30:23, 36:19; Amos 1:14; Nahum 1:3; Habakkuk 3:14 whom Deuteronomy 28:33, 28:49; Jeremiah 5:15 the land Leviticus 26:22; 2 Chronicles 36:21; Jeremiah 52:30; Daniel 9:16-18; Zephaniah 3:6 the pleasant landHeb. the land of desire, Daniel 8:9 Reciprocal Esther 3:8 - scattered abroad; Isaiah 28:12 - yet; 40:24 - and the; Jeremiah 9:16 - scatter; 29:18 - will deliver; 34:22 - and I will; Ezekiel 5:10 - the whole; 5:12 - and I will scatter; 12:19 - that her; 20:6 - which is; 22:15 - scatter; 26:12 - thy pleasant houses; 33:28 - I will lay; Joel 2:3 - and behind