Zechariah 7:4

4 The Lord All-Powerful spoke his word 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 The city of Bethel sent Sharezer, Regem-Melech, and their men to ask the Lord a question.

3 They went to the prophets and priests who were at the Temple of the Lord All-Powerful. The men said, "For years in the fifth month of each year we have shown our sadness and gone without food. Should we continue to do this?"

4 The Lord All-Powerful spoke his word to me, saying,

5 "Tell the priests and the people in the land: 'For seventy years you went without food and cried in the fifth and seventh months, but that was not really for me.

6 And when you ate and drank, it was really for yourselves.