Verse 4

Zechariah 1:4

Geneva Bible

4 Be ye not as your fathers, vnto whome the former prophets haue cried, saying, Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Turne you nowe from your euill wayes, and from your wicked workes: but they would not heare, nor hearken vnto me, saith the Lord.
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.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
1 In the eight moneth of the second yeere of Darius, came the worde of the Lord vnto Zechariah the son... Focus ↗
2 The Lord hath bene sore displeased with your fathers. Focus ↗
3 Therefore say thou vnto them, Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Turne ye vnto me, saith the Lord of hos... Focus ↗
4 Be ye not as your fathers, vnto whome the former prophets haue cried, saying, Thus sayth the Lord of...
5 your fathers, where are they? and doe the Prophets liue for euer? Focus ↗
6 But did not my wordes and my statutes, which I commanded by my seruants ye Prophets, take holde of y... Focus ↗
7 Vpon the foure and twentieth day of the eleuenth moneth, which is the moneth Shebat, in the second y... Focus ↗
8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding vpon a red horse, and hee stood among the mirre trees, that... Focus ↗
9 Then sayd I, O my Lord, what are these? And the Angel that talked with me, sayde vnto me, I wil shew... Focus ↗
10 And the man that stood among the mirre trees, answered, and sayd, These are they whome the Lord hath... Focus ↗
11 And they answered the Angel of the Lord, that stood among the mirre trees, and sayd, We haue gone th... Focus ↗
12 Then the Angel of the Lord answered and sayd, O Lord of hostes, howe long wilt thou be vnmercifull t... Focus ↗
13 And the Lord answered the Angel that talked with me, with good wordes and comfortable wordes. Focus ↗
14 So the Angel that communed with me, said vnto me, Crie thou, and speake, Thus saith the Lord of host... Focus ↗
15 And am greatly angrie against the carelesse heathen: for I was angrie but a litle, and they helped f... Focus ↗
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord, I wil returne vnto Ierusalem with tender mercie: mine house shall be... Focus ↗
17 Cry yet, and speake, Thus saith the Lord of hostes, My cities shall yet be broken with plentie: the... Focus ↗
18 Then lift I vp mine eyes and sawe, and beholde, foure hornes. Focus ↗
19 And I said vnto the Angel that talked with me, What be these? And hee answered me, These are the hor... Focus ↗
20 And the Lord shewed me foure carpenters. Focus ↗
21 Then said I, What come these to doe? And he answered, and said, These are the hornes, which haue sca... Focus ↗