Sājiālìyàshū 1:4

4 Búyào xiàofǎ nǐmen lièzǔ . cóng qián de xiānzhī hūjiào tāmen shuō , wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , nǐmen yào huí tóu , líkāi nǐmen de è dào è xíng . tāmen què bù tīng , yĕ bù shùncóng wǒ . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

Sājiālìyàshū 1:4 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 1:4

Be ye not as your fathers
Who lived before the captivity, and misused the prophets and messengers of the Lord, and despised his word, and fell into gross idolatry; the evil examples of parents and ancestors are not to be followed: unto whom the former prophets have cried:
such as Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and others: saying, thus saith the Lord of hosts, Turn now from your evil ways,
and [from] your evil doings;
by their "evil ways" may be meant their idolatrous worship; and by their "evil doings" their immoralities; or, by both, their wicked lives and conversations, both before God and men; from whence they were exhorted by the former prophets to turn, and to reform; even "now", at that present time they prophesied to them, immediately, lest destruction come upon them: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord;
speaking by his prophets, who were sent by him, and came and spoke in his name; so that not hearing them was not hearing him who sent them, and whom they represented.

Sājiālìyàshū 1:4 In-Context

2 Yēhéhuá céng xiàng nǐmen lièzǔ dàdà fānù .

3 Suǒyǐ nǐ yào duì Yǐsèliè rén shuō , wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , nǐmen yào zhuǎn xiàng wǒ , wǒ jiù zhuǎn xiàng nǐmen . zhè shì wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá shuō de .

4 Búyào xiàofǎ nǐmen lièzǔ . cóng qián de xiānzhī hūjiào tāmen shuō , wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , nǐmen yào huí tóu , líkāi nǐmen de è dào è xíng . tāmen què bù tīng , yĕ bù shùncóng wǒ . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .

5 Nǐmen de lièzǔ zaì nǎli ne . nàxiē xiānzhī néng yǒngyuǎn cún huó ma .

6 Zhǐshì wǒde yányǔ hé lǜ lì , jiù shì suǒ fēnfu wǒ púrén zhòng xiānzhī de , qǐbù líndào nǐmen lièzǔ ma . tāmen jiù huí tóu , shuō , wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá déng yì , àn wǒmen de xíngdòng zuòwéi , xiàng wǒmen zĕnyàng xíng , tā yǐ zhào yào xíng le .