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Zechariah 7

Hearts like Flint

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In the fourthh702 yearh8141 of Kingh4428 Dariush1867, the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 cameh1961 to Zechariahh2148a on the fourthh702 day of the ninthh8671 monthh2320, which is  aChislevh3691.

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Now the town of Bethelh1008 had senth7971 Sharezerh8272 and Regemmelechh7278 and  1their menh376 to  2 aseekh2470b the favorh2470b of the LORDh3068,

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speakingh559 to the  apriestsh3548 whoh834 belong to the househ1004 of the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, and to the prophetsh5030, sayingh559, "Shall I weeph1058 in the  bfifthh2549 monthh2320  1and abstainh5144a, as I have doneh6213a theseh2088 manyh4100 yearsh8141?"

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Then the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635 cameh1961 to me, sayingh559,

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"Sayh559 to allh3605 the peopleh5971a of the landh776 and to the priestsh3548, `Whenh3588 you fastedh6684 and mournedh5594 in the fifthh2549 and seventhh7637 months  1theseh2088  aseventyh7657 yearsh8141, was it actuallyh6684 for  bMe that you fastedh6684?

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`Whenh3588 you eath398 and drinkh8354,  1do you not eath398 for yourselves and do you not drinkh8354 for yourselves?

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`Are not these the wordsh1697 whichh834 the LORDh3068  aproclaimedh7121 by the formerh7223 prophetsh5030, when Jerusalemh3389 was inhabitedh3427 and  1 bprosperoush7961 along with its citiesh5892b aroundh5439 it, and the  2 cNegevh5045 and the  3foothillsh8219 were inhabitedh3427?' "

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Then the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 cameh1961 to Zechariahh2148a sayingh559,

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"Thush3541 has the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635 saidh559, ` aDispenseh8199 trueh571 justiceh4941 and practiceh6213a  bkindnessh2617a and compassionh7356 eachh376 to his brotherh251;

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and  ado not oppressh6231 the widowh490 or the  1orphanh3490, the  2strangerh1616 or the poorh6041; and do  bnot deviseh2803 evilh7463a in your heartsh3824 against oneh376 anotherh312.'

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"But they  arefusedh3985 to payh7181 attentionh7181 and  1 bturnedh5414 a stubbornh5637 shoulderh3802 and  2 cstoppedh3513 their earsh241 from hearingh8085.

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"They madeh7760 their  aheartsh3820 like  1 bflinth8068  2soh4480 that they could not hearh8085 the lawh8451 and the  cwordsh1697 whichh834 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635 had senth7971 by His Spirith7307 throughh3027 the  dformerh7223 prophetsh5030; therefore greath1419  ewrathh7110a cameh1961 from the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635.

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"And justh3512c as  aHe calledh7121 and they would not listenh8085, soh3651  bthey calledh7121 and I would not listenh8085," saysh559 the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635;

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"but I  1 ascatteredh5590 them with a  bstormh5590 windh5590 amongh5921 allh3605 the nationsh1471 whomh834 they have not knownh3045. Thus the landh776 is  cdesolatedh8074 behindh310 them  2soh4480 that  dnoh4480 one wenth5674a backh7725 and forthh5674a, for they  emadeh7760 the pleasanth2532 landh776 desolateh8047."



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