Zechariah 7:6-8
International Standard Version
6 And when you eat and drink, you’re eating and drinking for your own benefit, aren’t you? 7 Isn’t this what the Lord proclaimed through the former prophets, when a prosperous Jerusalem was inhabited, as were its surrounding cities, the Negev,[a] and the Shephelah?’”[b]
The Consequence of Turning from God
8 This message from the Lord came to Zechariah again:
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- Zechariah 7:7 I.e. southern region of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
- Zechariah 7:7 I.e. the verdant central lowlands of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
Zechariah 7:6-8
New International Version
6 And when you were eating and drinking, were you not just feasting for yourselves?(A) 7 Are these not the words the Lord proclaimed through the earlier prophets(B) when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were at rest(C) and prosperous, and the Negev and the western foothills(D) were settled?’”(E)
8 And the word of the Lord came again to Zechariah:
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