And the word of the Lord of hosts came unto me, saying. ] The word of prophecy, as the Targum paraphrases it: here begins a new prophecy, respecting the abrogation of Jewish fasts, and the calling of the Gentiles.
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These are the things that ye shall do: Speak truth every one with his neighbour; execute truth and the judgment of peace in your gates;
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and let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are [things] that I hate, saith Jehovah.
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And the word of Jehovah of hosts came unto me, saying,
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Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The fast of the fourth [month] and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful gatherings. Love ye then truth and peace.
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Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet again shall there come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;