Zecharyah 7:4

4 Then came the Devar Hashem Tzva’os unto me, saying,

Zecharyah 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.

Zecharyah 7:4 In-Context

2 And Beth-El had sent Sar-Etzer and Regem-Melech, and their men, to make entreaty for favor before Hashem,

3 And to speak unto the kohanim which were in the Beis Hashem Tzva’os, and to the nevi’im, saying, Should I mourn in the fifth month, hinnazer (separating myself by fasting), as I have done these so many shanim?

4 Then came the Devar Hashem Tzva’os unto me, saying,

5 Speak unto kol Am Ha’Aretz, and to the kohanim, saying, When ye did a tzom and mourned in the fifth and seventh, even these past shivim shanah, did ye at all fast the tzom unto Me, even to Me?

6 And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?