Zechariah 7
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11–14 The pre–exilic Jews, for their part, had not paid attention to those earlier prophets; they had hardened their hearts and refused to keep God’s covenant commands (verses 11–12). They would not listen to the words sent by [God’s] Spirit through the prophets (see 2 Peter 1:21).
Because that earlier generation of Jews did not listen to God, God did not listen to them when they cried out in distress (verse 13). If they had repented and returned to God, He would have returned to them (Zechariah 1:3). But since they did not repent—even after many warnings—He brought upon them the ultimate punishment for breaking the covenant (Leviticus 26:33): He scattered them into exile (verse 14).
The Lord here is basically warning the present post-exilic Jews not to do as their fathers had done (Zechariah 1:4). They should forget fasting and instead concentrate on what was important:obedience to God. The earlier Jews, by their disobedience, had made the pleasant land desolate. Therefore, let the present generation take heed, so that it doesn’t happen again.