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Zechariah 7:5 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Zechariah 7:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zechariah chapter 7 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Speak 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?”
Zechariah 7:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Zechariah 7:5
God's challenging question about religious fasting: 'Speak 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?' The fasts commemorated Jerusalem's destruction: fifth month (temple burning, 2 Kings 25:8-9), seventh month (Gedaliah's assassination, 2 Kings 25:25). For 70 years of exile they fasted, but God asks: was it for Me (haliy samtem tsam)? Or was it self-centered mourning for lost prosperity? True fasting seeks God and His purposes; false fasting is religio...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zechariah 7:5
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“O Yahweh of Armies, how long will you not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which you have had indignation these seventy years?”
“you fast for strife and contention”
“let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works”
“or drink”
“but righteousness”
“and when you drink”
“don't sound a trumpet before yourself”
“and to the prophets”
“work heartily”