²⁰ And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.

¹³ But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God,

¹⁶ As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee.