In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the LORD’s† word came to the prophet Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Zechariah 1:1 in context
Zechariah 1:1–4
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In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the LORD’s† word came to the prophet Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, saying,
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“The LORD was very displeased with your fathers.
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Therefore tell them, the LORD of Armies says: ‘Return to me,’ says the LORD of Armies, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the LORD of Armies.
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Don’t you be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying: The LORD of Armies says, ‘Return now from your evil ways and from your evil doings;’ but they didn’t hear nor listen to me, says the LORD.
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Notes from World English Bible Updated
- When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).
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