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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"ADONAI-Tzva'ot says, 'The fast days of the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months are to become times of joy, gladness and cheer for the house of Y'hudah. Therefore, love truth and peace.'
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"ADONAI-Tzva'ot says, 'In the future, peoples and inhabitants of many cities will come;
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