Zechariah 7:4

4 And the word of Yahweh of hosts came to 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 And [the people of] Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem-Melech, and their men, to entreat {the favor} of Yahweh,

3 saying to the {priests of the house of Yahweh of hosts} and to the prophets, "Should I mourn in the fifth month and keep myself separate as I have done for these many years?"

4 And the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying,

5 "Say to all the people of the land and to the priests: 'When you fasted and lamented in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, did you really fast for me?

6 And when you eat and drink, are you not eating and drinking [for yourselves]?