Zechariah 7:4

4 Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,

Zechariah 7:4 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 7:4

Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying.
] Upon the sending of this embassy, and upon putting this question.

Zechariah 7:4 In-Context

2 when they had sent Sherezer and Regemmelech and their men unto the house of God to pray before the LORD,

3 and to speak unto the priests who were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, "Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself as I have done these so many years?"

4 Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,

5 "Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, `When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month even those seventy years, did ye fast at all unto Me, even to Me?

6 And when ye ate and when ye drank, did not ye eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves?