Verse 20

And the Spirit{H7307} of God{H430} came{H3847}{(H8804)} upon Zechariah{H2148} the son{H1121} of Jehoiada{H3077} the priest{H3548}, which stood{H5975}{(H8799)} above the people{H5971}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} God{H430}, Why transgress{H5674}{(H8802)} ye the commandments{H4687} of the LORD{H3068}, that ye cannot prosper{H6743}{(H8686)}? because ye have forsaken{H5800}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, he hath also forsaken{H5800}{(H8799)} you.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 14:41 : 41 And Moses{H4872} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Wherefore now do ye transgress{H5674}{(H8802)} the commandment{H6310} of the LORD{H3068}? but it shall not prosper{H6743}{(H8799)}.
  • 2 Chr 20:14 : 14 Then upon Jahaziel{H3166} the son{H1121} of Zechariah{H2148}, the son{H1121} of Benaiah{H1141}, the son{H1121} of Jeiel{H3273}, the son{H1121} of Mattaniah{H4983}, a Levite{H3881} of the sons{H1121} of Asaph{H623}, came the Spirit{H7307} of the LORD{H3068} in the midst{H8432} of the congregation{H6951};
  • 1 Chr 12:18 : 18 Then the spirit{H7307} came{H3847}{(H8804)} upon Amasai{H6022}, who was chief{H7218} of the captains{H7970}{(H8677)}{H7991}, and he said, Thine are we, David{H1732}, and on thy side, thou son{H1121} of Jesse{H3448}: peace{H7965}, peace{H7965} be unto thee, and peace{H7965} be to thine helpers{H5826}{(H8802)}; for thy God{H430} helpeth{H5826}{(H8804)} thee. Then David{H1732} received{H6901}{(H8762)} them, and made{H5414}{(H8799)} them captains{H7218} of the band{H1416}.
  • 2 Chr 15:1-2 : 1 And the Spirit{H7307} of God{H430} came upon Azariah{H5838} the son{H1121} of Oded{H5752}: 2 And he went out{H3318}{(H8799)} to meet{H6440} Asa{H609}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} ye me, Asa{H609}, and all Judah{H3063} and Benjamin{H1144}; The LORD{H3068} is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek{H1875}{(H8799)} him, he will be found{H4672}{(H8735)} of you; but if ye forsake{H5800}{(H8799)} him, he will forsake{H5800}{(H8799)} you.
  • Matt 23:35 : 35 That{G3704} upon{G1909} you{G5209} may come{G2064}{(G5632)} all{G3956} the righteous{G1342} blood{G129} shed{G1632}{(G5746)} upon{G1909} the earth{G1093}, from{G575} the blood{G129} of righteous{G1342} Abel{G6} unto{G2193} the blood{G129} of Zacharias{G2197} son{G5207} of Barachias{G914}, whom{G3739} ye slew{G5407}{(G5656)} between{G3342} the temple{G3485} and{G2532} the altar{G2379}.
  • 1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And thou, Solomon{H8010} my son{H1121}, know{H3045}{(H8798)} thou the God{H430} of thy father{H1}, and serve{H5647}{(H8798)} him with a perfect{H8003} heart{H3820} and with a willing{H2655} mind{H5315}: for the LORD{H3068} searcheth{H1875}{(H8802)} all hearts{H3824}, and understandeth{H995}{(H8688)} all the imaginations{H3336} of the thoughts{H4284}: if thou seek{H1875}{(H8799)} him, he will be found{H4672}{(H8735)} of thee; but if thou forsake{H5800}{(H8799)} him, he will cast thee off{H2186}{(H8686)} for ever{H5703}.
  • 2 Chr 23:11 : 11 Then they brought out{H3318}{(H8686)} the king's{H4428} son{H1121}, and put{H5414}{(H8799)} upon him the crown{H5145}, and gave him the testimony{H5715}, and made him king{H4427}{(H8686)}. And Jehoiada{H3077} and his sons{H1121} anointed{H4886}{(H8799)} him, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, God save{H2421}{(H8799)} the king{H4428}.
  • Jer 2:19 : 19 Thine own wickedness{H7451} shall correct{H3256}{(H8762)} thee, and thy backslidings{H4878} shall reprove{H3198}{(H8686)} thee: know{H3045}{(H8798)} therefore and see{H7200}{(H8798)} that it is an evil{H7451} thing and bitter{H4751}, that thou hast forsaken{H5800}{(H8800)} the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, and that my fear{H6345} is not in thee, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069} of hosts{H6635}.
  • Jer 4:18 : 18 Thy way{H1870} and thy doings{H4611} have procured{H6213}{(H8804)} these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness{H7451}, because it is bitter{H4751}, because it reacheth{H5060}{(H8804)} unto thine heart{H3820}.
  • Jer 5:19 : 19 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say{H559}{(H8799)}, Wherefore{H8478}{H4100} doeth{H6213}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} our God{H430} all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer{H559}{(H8804)} them, Like as ye have forsaken{H5800}{(H8804)} me, and served{H5647}{(H8799)} strange{H5236} gods{H430} in your land{H776}, so shall ye serve{H5647}{(H8799)} strangers{H2114}{(H8801)} in a land{H776} that is not yours.
  • Jer 5:25 : 25 Your iniquities{H5771} have turned away{H5186}{(H8689)} these things, and your sins{H2403} have withholden{H4513}{(H8804)} good{H2896} things from you.
  • Zech 7:11-14 : 11 But they refused{H3985}{(H8762)} to hearken{H7181}{(H8687)}, and pulled away{H5414}{(H8799)}{H5637}{(H8802)} the shoulder{H3802}, and stopped{H3513}{(H8689)} their ears{H241}, that they should not hear{H8085}{(H8800)}. 12 Yea, they made{H7760}{(H8804)} their hearts{H3820} as an adamant stone{H8068}, lest they should hear{H8085}{(H8800)} the law{H8451}, and the words{H1697} which the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} hath sent{H7971}{(H8804)} in his spirit{H7307} by{H3027} the former{H7223} prophets{H5030}: therefore came a great{H1419} wrath{H7110} from the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}. 13 Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried{H7121}{(H8804)}, and they would not hear{H8085}{(H8804)}; so they cried{H7121}{(H8799)}, and I would not hear{H8085}{(H8799)}, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}: 14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind{H5590}{(H8762)} among all the nations{H1471} whom they knew{H3045}{(H8804)} not. Thus the land{H776} was desolate{H8074}{(H8738)} after{H310} them, that no man passed through{H5674}{(H8802)} nor returned{H7725}{(H8802)}: for they laid{H7760}{(H8799)} the pleasant{H2532} land{H776} desolate{H8047}.
  • Deut 29:25-26 : 25 Then men shall say{H559}{(H8804)}, Because they have forsaken{H5800}{(H8804)} the covenant{H1285} of the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of their fathers{H1}, which he made{H3772}{(H8804)} with them when he brought them forth{H3318}{(H8687)} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}: 26 For they went{H3212}{(H8799)} and served{H5647}{(H8799)} other{H312} gods{H430}, and worshipped{H7812}{(H8691)} them, gods{H430} whom they knew{H3045}{(H8804)} not, and whom he had not given{H2505}{(H8804)} unto them:
  • Judg 6:34 : 34 But the Spirit{H7307} of the LORD{H3068} came{H3847}{(H8804)} upon Gideon{H1439}, and he blew{H8628}{(H8799)} a trumpet{H7782}; and Abiezer{H44} was gathered{H2199}{(H8735)} after{H310} him.
  • 1 Sam 13:13-14 : 13 And Samuel{H8050} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Saul{H7586}, Thou hast done foolishly{H5528}{(H8738)}: thou hast not kept{H8104}{(H8804)} the commandment{H4687} of the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, which he commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} thee: for now would the LORD{H3068} have established{H3559}{(H8689)} thy kingdom{H4467} upon Israel{H3478} for{H5704} ever{H5769}. 14 But now thy kingdom{H4467} shall not continue{H6965}{(H8799)}: the LORD{H3068} hath sought{H1245}{(H8765)} him a man{H376} after his own heart{H3824}, and the LORD{H3068} hath commanded{H6680}{(H8762)} him to be captain{H5057} over his people{H5971}, because thou hast not kept{H8104}{(H8804)} that which the LORD{H3068} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} thee.
  • 2 Sam 12:9-9 : 9 Wherefore hast thou despised{H959}{(H8804)} the commandment{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}, to do{H6213}{(H8800)} evil{H7451} in his sight{H5869}? thou hast killed{H5221}{(H8689)} Uriah{H223} the Hittite{H2850} with the sword{H2719}, and hast taken{H3947}{(H8804)} his wife{H802} to be thy wife{H802}, and hast slain{H2026}{(H8804)} him with the sword{H2719} of the children{H1121} of Ammon{H5983}. 10 Now therefore the sword{H2719} shall never{H5704}{H5769} depart{H5493}{(H8799)} from thine house{H1004}; because{H6118} thou hast despised{H959}{(H8804)} me, and hast taken{H3947}{(H8799)} the wife{H802} of Uriah{H223} the Hittite{H2850} to be thy wife{H802}.