Verse 4
Zechariah 1:4
GOD'S WORD Translation
4
Don’t you be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying: Yahweh of Armies says, ‘Return now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings;’ but they did not hear, nor listen to me, says Yahweh.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַל תִּהְי֣וּ כַ/אֲבֹֽתֵי/כֶ֡ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָרְאֽוּ אֲלֵי/הֶם֩ הַ/נְּבִיאִ֨ים הָ/רִֽאשֹׁנִ֜ים לֵ/אמֹ֗ר כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת שׁ֤וּבוּ נָא֙ מִ/דַּרְכֵי/כֶ֣ם הָ/רָעִ֔ים ו/מעלילי/כם וּ/מַֽעֲלְלֵי/כֶ֖ם הָֽ/רָעִ֑ים וְ/לֹ֥א שָׁמְע֛וּ וְ/לֹֽא הִקְשִׁ֥יבוּ אֵלַ֖/י נְאֻם יְהוָֽה
English Translation
Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets called out, saying, "Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Return now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.'" But they did not listen and did not pay attention to Me, says the LORD.
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