1 In the eighth month ^aof the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came ^bto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of ^cIddo the prophet, saying,  ‡

2 “The Lord has been very angry with your fathers.

3 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Return ^ato Me,” says the Lord of hosts, “and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts.  ‡