Zechariah 1:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Zechariah 1:2

A Call to Repentance

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.

4 “Do not be like your fathers, ^ato whom the former prophets preached, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: ^b“Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.” ’ But they did not hear nor heed Me,” says the Lord.

5 “Your fathers, where are they?
And the prophets, do they live forever?

6 Yet surely ^aMy words and My statutes,
Which I commanded My servants the prophets,
Did they not overtake your fathers? “So they returned and said:
^b‘Just as the Lord of hosts determined to do to us,
According to our ways and according to our deeds,
So He has dealt with us.’ ” ’ ”

Verse Comparison: Zechariah 1:2

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American Standard Version
Jehovah was sore displeased with your fathers.

Amplified® Bible
The Lord was very angry with your fathers.

Contemporary English Version
Israel, I, the LORD All-Powerful, was very angry with your ancestors. But if you people will return to me, I will turn and help you.

Darby English Version
Jehovah hath been very wroth with your fathers.

Good News Bible
The LORD Almighty told Zechariah to say to the people, "I, the LORD, was very angry with your ancestors,

King James Version
The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.

New American Standard Bible
"The LORD was very angry with your fathers.

New International Version
"The LORD was very angry with your forefathers.

New King James Version
“The LORD has been very angry with your fathers.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The LORD became very angry with your fathers.

Revised Standard Version
"The LORD was very angry with your fathers.

Young's Literal Translation
`Jehovah was wroth against your fathers -- wrath!

New English Translation
The Lord was very angry with your ancestors.¹

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