Zechariah 7:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Speake vnto al the people of the land, and to the priestes, & say: When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth & seuenth moneth now this threescore & ten yeres, did ye fast vnto me?

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  • Zech 1:12 : 12 Then the lordes angel gaue aunswere, and saide: O lorde of hoastes, how long wylt thou be vnmerciful to Hierusalem, and to the cities of Iuda, with whom thou hast ben displeased now these three score and ten yeres?
  • Zech 7:3 : 3 And that they shoulde speake vnto the priestes which were in the house of the Lorde of hoastes, and to the prophetes, saying: should I wepe in the fifth moneth, & abstayne as I haue done nowe certaine yeres?
  • Isa 1:11-12 : 11 Why offer ye so many sacrifices to me, wyll the Lorde say? I am full of the burnt offeringes of weathers, & of the fatnesse of fed beastes, I haue no pleasure in the blood of bullockes, lambes, and goates. 12 When ye come to appeare before me treadyng in my courtes, who hath required this at your handes?
  • Isa 58:4-6 : 4 Beholde, when ye fast, your lust remayneth still, for ye do no lesse violence to your detters: lo, ye fast to strife and debate, and to smite with your fist without mercy: Nowe ye shall not fast thus, that your voyce might be hearde aboue. 5 Thinke ye this fast pleaseth me, that a man shoulde chasten hym selfe for a day? and to hang downe his head like a bulrushe, and to lye vpon the earth in an heerie cloth? Should that be called fasting, or a day that pleaseth the Lord? 6 Doth not this fasting rather please me, That thou lose the wicked bands, that thou take of the ouer heauie burthens, that thou let the oppressed go free, and breake all maner of yoke?
  • Jer 25:11 : 11 And this whole lande shall become a wildernesse and astonished: and these nations shal serue the king of Babylon threscore yeres and ten.
  • Jer 41:1-4 : 1 But in the seuenth moneth, it happened that Ismael the sonne of Nathaniah, the sonne of Elisama, one of the kynges blood came, and the greatest about the kyng, & ten men with him, vnto Gedaliah the sonne of Ahicam to Mispa, and they did eate together in Mispa. 2 And Ismael the sonne of Nathaniah, with those ten men that were with him, start vp, and smote Gedaliah the sonne of Ahicam the sonne of Saphan with the sworde, and slue hym whom the king of Babylon had made a gouernour of the lande. 3 Ismael also slue all the Iewes that were with Gedaliah at Mispa, and all the Chaldees that he founde there waytyng vpon hym, and those that were able to fyght he slue with hym. 4 The next day after that he had slayne Gedaliah, the matter was yet vnknowen:
  • 2 Kgs 25:23 : 23 And all the captaynes of the souldiers, & other men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedalia gouernour, and there came to Gedalia to Mizpah Ismael ye sonne of Nathania, Iohannan the sonne of Karea, Saraia the sonne of Thanhumeth the Netophatite, and Iaazania the sonne of Maachati, they and their men.
  • Zech 7:6 : 6 When ye did eate also & drincke, did ye not eate & drincke for your owne selues?
  • Zech 8:19 : 19 Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes: The fast of the fourth moneth the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seuenth, and the fast of the tenth, shalbe ioy & gladnesse and prosperous hie feastes vnto the house of Iuda: onely loue the trueth & peace.
  • Matt 5:16-18 : 16 Let your lyght so shyne before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your father, whiche is in heauen. 17 Thynke not that I am come to destroy the lawe, or the prophetes. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfyll. 18 For truely I say vnto you, tyll heauen and earth passe, one iotte, or one title of the lawe shall not scape, tyll all be fulfylled.
  • Matt 6:2 : 2 Therefore, when thou geuest thyne almes, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blowen before thee, as hypocrites do, in the synagogues, & in the streates, yt they might be esteemed of me. Uerily I say vnto you, they haue their reward.
  • Matt 6:5 : 5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are. For they loue to stande, praying in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streates, that they may be sene of men. Ueryly I say vnto you, they haue theyr rewarde.
  • Matt 6:16 : 16 Moreouer, when ye fast, be not of an heauy countenaunce, as hypocrites are. For they disfigure theyr faces, that they myght appeare vnto men, to fast. Ueryly I say vnto you, they haue theyr rewarde.
  • Matt 23:5 : 5 All their workes they do, for to be sene of men: They make broade their philacteries, and enlarge the hemmes of their garmentes.
  • Rom 14:6-9 : 6 He that esteemeth the day, esteemeth it vnto ye Lorde: And he that esteemeth not the day to the Lorde, he doeth not esteeme it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lorde, for he geueth God thankes: And he that eateth not, eateth not to the Lorde, and geueth God thankes. 7 For none of vs lyueth to hym selfe, and no man dyeth to hym selfe. 8 For yf we lyue, we lyue vnto ye Lorde: And if we dye, we dye vnto the Lorde. Whether we lyue therfore, or dye, we are the Lordes. 9 For to this ende Christe both dyed and rose agayne and reuyued, that he myght be Lorde both of dead & quicke.
  • Rom 14:17-18 : 17 For the kyngdome of God, is not meat and drinke: but righteousnesse, & peace, and ioy in the holy ghost. 18 For he that in these thynges serueth Christe, pleaseth God, and is comended of men.
  • 1 Cor 10:31 : 31 Whether therfore ye eate or drynke, or whatsoeuer ye do, do all to the prayse of God.
  • 2 Cor 5:15 : 15 And he dyed for all, that they which lyue, shoulde not hencefoorth lyue vnto them selues, but vnto hym which dyed for them, and rose agayne.
  • Col 3:23 : 23 And whatsoeuer ye do, do it heartilie, as to the Lorde, and not vnto men:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Zech 7:6-7
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    81%

    6When ye did eate also & drincke, did ye not eate & drincke for your owne selues?

    7Are not these the wordes which the Lord spake by his prophetes aforetime, when Hierusalem was yet inhabited & wealthy, she and the cities round about her, whe there dwelt men both toward the south and in the playne countreys?

  • Zech 7:3-4
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    3And that they shoulde speake vnto the priestes which were in the house of the Lorde of hoastes, and to the prophetes, saying: should I wepe in the fifth moneth, & abstayne as I haue done nowe certaine yeres?

    4Then came the worde of the Lorde of hoastes vnto me, saying:

  • Isa 58:3-7
    5 verses
    76%

    3Wherefore fast we say they and thou seest it not? we put our liues to straitnesse, and thou regardest it not?

    4Beholde, when ye fast, your lust remayneth still, for ye do no lesse violence to your detters: lo, ye fast to strife and debate, and to smite with your fist without mercy: Nowe ye shall not fast thus, that your voyce might be hearde aboue.

    5Thinke ye this fast pleaseth me, that a man shoulde chasten hym selfe for a day? and to hang downe his head like a bulrushe, and to lye vpon the earth in an heerie cloth? Should that be called fasting, or a day that pleaseth the Lord?

    6Doth not this fasting rather please me, That thou lose the wicked bands, that thou take of the ouer heauie burthens, that thou let the oppressed go free, and breake all maner of yoke?

    7To deale thy bread to the hungrie, and to bring the poore wandering home into thy house? when thou seest the naked that thou couer hym, and hide not thy selfe from thy neighbour, and despise not thyne owne fleshe?

  • Zech 8:18-19
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    18And the word of the Lorde of hoastes came vnto me, saying:

    19Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes: The fast of the fourth moneth the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seuenth, and the fast of the tenth, shalbe ioy & gladnesse and prosperous hie feastes vnto the house of Iuda: onely loue the trueth & peace.

  • Jer 36:9
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    9And this was done in the fifth yere of Iehoakim the sonne of Iosias kyng of Iuda, in the ninth moneth, when it was commaunded that all the people of Hierusalem shoulde fast before the Lorde, and they also that were come fro the cities of Iuda vnto Hierusalem:

  • Joel 2:12
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    12But nowe saith ye Lord, turne you vnto me with all your heartes, with fasting, with weepyng, and with mournyng.

  • Joel 1:13-14
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    13Girde your selues and lament O ye priestes, howle ye out ye ministers of the aulter, come and lye all night in sackcloth ye seruauntes of my God: for the meate and drynke offerynges are taken away from the house of your God.

    14Proclayme a fast, call a congregation, gather the elders together, with all the inhabitauntes of the lande vnto the house of the Lorde your God, and crye vnto the Lorde,

  • Hos 9:5
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    5What wyll ye do then in the solempne day, and in the feast day of the Lorde?

  • Ezek 20:1
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    1In the seuenth yere the tenth day of the fift moneth, certayne of the elders of Israel came for to aske counsayle at the Lorde, and sate downe before me.

  • Jer 14:12
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    12For though they fast, I wyll not heare their prayers, and though they offer burnt offeringes and sacrifices, yet wyll not I accept them: for I wyll destroy them with the sworde, hunger, and pestilence.

  • Jer 7:17
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    17Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Iuda, and in the streetes of Hierusalem?

  • Jer 1:3
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    3And so duryng vnto the tyme of Iehoakim the sonne of Iosiah king of Iuda, and vntyll the 11 yere of Zedekiah the sonne of Iosiah kyng of Iuda were ended, when Hierusalem was taken, euen in the fifth moneth.

  • Neh 1:4
    69%

    4And when I hearde these wordes, I sat downe and wept, and mourned certayne dayes, and fasted and prayed before the God of heauen,

  • Hag 1:5
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    5Nowe thus sayth the Lord of hoastes, Consider your owne wayes in your heartes.

  • Jer 7:5
    69%

    5But rather in deede amende your wayes and counsels, and iudge right betwixt a man and his neighbour,

  • Mal 1:7
    69%

    7Ye offer vpon myne aulter vncleane bread, and say, Wherein haue we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the Lorde is not to be regarded.

  • Neh 9:1
    69%

    1In the twentie and fourth day of this moneth, came the children of Israel together againe, with fasting, and sackeclothes, and earth vpon them,

  • Hag 1:7
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    7Thus sayth the Lorde of hoastes, Consider your owne wayes in your heartes.

  • Mal 1:13
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    13And ye saide, beholde it is a weerynesse, and you haue snuffed at it saith the Lorde of hoastes, and ye haue offered the stolne, and the lame, and the sicke, ye haue offered an offering: shoulde I accept this of your handes, saith the lorde?

  • Jer 7:21-22
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    21Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel: Heape vp your burnt offeringes with your sacrifices, and eate the fleshe.

    22For when I brought your fathers out of Egypt, I spake no worde vnto them of burnt offeringes and sacrifices:

  • Jer 27:16
    68%

    16I speake to the priestes also, and to all this people: Thus saith the Lorde, Heare not the wordes of your prophetes that preache vnto you, and say, Beholde, the vessels of the Lordes house shall shortly be brought hyther agayne from Babylon: for they prophecie lyes vnto you.

  • Jer 7:13
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    13And now seing ye haue done all these deedes saith the Lorde, and I my selfe rose vp euer betimes to warne you and to commune with you, yet would ye not heare me, I called, ye would not aunswere:

  • Jer 16:10
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    10Nowe when thou shewest this people all these wordes, and they say vnto thee, Wherfore hath the Lord deuised all this great plague for vs? or what is the offence and sinne that we haue done agaynst the Lorde our God?

  • Jer 36:6
    68%

    6Therefore go thou thither, and reade the booke that thou hast written at my mouth namely the wordes of the Lord, and reade them in the Lordes house vpon the fasting day, that the people, whole Iuda, and al they that come out of the cities may heare.

  • Mal 3:7
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    7From the dayes of your fathers ye are gone away from myne ordinaunces, and haue not kept them: turne you to me, and I wyll turne to you, saith the Lorde of hoastes. And ye saide, Wherein shall we returne?

  • Jer 11:6
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    6Then the Lord sayd vnto me againe: Preache this in the cities of Iuda, and rounde about Hierusalem, & say: Heare the wordes of this couenaunt, and kepe them.

  • Isa 22:12
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    12And in that day dyd the Lorde God of hoastes call men vnto weepyng and mournyng, to baldnesse and girdyng about with sackcloth.

  • Dan 9:3
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    3And I turned my face vnto the Lord God, and sought by prayer and supplication, with fasting, sackcloth, and asshes.

  • Ezra 8:21
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    21And euen there at the water beside Ahaua I proclaymed a fast, that we might humble our selues before our God, and seke of hym a right way for vs, and for our children, and for all our substaunce.

  • Num 29:7
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    7And ye shall haue the tenth day of that moneth an holy conuocation, and ye shall humble your soules, and shall do no maner worke therin.

  • Jer 7:3
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    3Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes, the God of Israel: Amende your wayes and your counsels, and I wyll let you dwell in this place.

  • Ezra 7:8
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    8And he came to Hierusalem in the fifth moneth, euen in the seuenth yere of the king.

  • Neh 5:14
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    14And from the time foorth that the king committed vnto me to be captayne of them that were in the lande of Iuda, euen from the twentie yere, vnto the thirtie & two yere of king Artaxerxes, that is twelue yeres, I with my brethre liued not of such sustinaunce as was geuen to a captayne.

  • Amos 4:6
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    6Therfore haue I geue you cleannesse of teeth in all your cities, & scarsenesse of bread in all your places: yet haue ye not returned vnto me, sayth the Lorde.

  • Ezra 10:6-7
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    6And Esdras rose vp from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Iohanan the sonne of Eliasib: and when he came thyther, he dyd eate no bread, nor dronke water: for he mourned, because of the transgression of the people that had ben in captiuitie.

    7And they caused a proclamation to go throughout Iuda & Hierusalem vnto al them of the captiuitie, that they shoulde gather them selues together vnto Hierusalem:

  • Matt 6:16
    67%

    16Moreouer, when ye fast, be not of an heauy countenaunce, as hypocrites are. For they disfigure theyr faces, that they myght appeare vnto men, to fast. Ueryly I say vnto you, they haue theyr rewarde.

  • Jer 25:2
    67%

    2Which sermon Ieremie the prophete made vnto all the people of Iuda, and to all the inhabitours of Hierusalem, on this maner.

  • Zech 6:9
    67%

    9And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

  • Jer 2:8
    67%

    8The priestes them selues sayde not, Where is the Lord? They that had the lawe in their handes knewe me not, the sheepheardes offended agaynst me, the prophetes did prophecie in Baal, and folowed such thinges as shal bryng them no profite.

  • Mal 2:13
    67%

    13And this againe haue ye done, in couering the aulter of the Lorde with teares, with weeping and mourning, and therfore there is no more respect to the offring, neither acceptable receauing of it at your handes.