1.

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;

the fourth: Zechariah 1:1, Ezra 6:14, Ezra 6:15, Haggai 2:10, Haggai 2:20
Chisleu: Answering to part of November and part of December. Nehemiah 1:1
Reciprocal: Exodus 1:1 - General Zechariah 6:9 - General

2.

When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,

they: Zechariah 6:10, Ezra 6:10, Ezra 7:15-23, Ezra 8:28-30, Isaiah 60:7
pray before the Lord: Heb. intreat the face of the Lord, Zechariah 8:21, Exodus 32:11, *marg. 1 Samuel 13:12, 1 Kings 13:6, Jeremiah 26:19

3.

And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?

speak: Deuteronomy 17:9-11, Deuteronomy 33:10, Ezekiel 44:23, Ezekiel 44:24, Hosea 4:6, Haggai 2:11, Malachi 2:7
Should: Zechariah 7:5, Nehemiah 8:9-11, Nehemiah 9:1-3, Ecclesiastes 3:4, Isaiah 22:12, Isaiah 22:13, Joel 2:17, Matthew 9:15, James 4:8-10
fifth: This was a fast for the burning of the temple, as that of the seventh month was for the death of Gedaliah; and seeing that the city and temple were in part rebuilt, they wished to know whether they should continue the observance of them. Zechariah 8:19, 2 Kings 25:8, 2 Kings 25:9, Jeremiah 52:12-14
separating: Zechariah 12:12-14, 1 Corinthians 7:5
Reciprocal: Exodus 19:15 - come not Exodus 33:4 - they mourned Numbers 29:7 - afflict 1 Samuel 21:4 - if the young Proverbs 18:1 - Through Joel 2:12 - with fasting Malachi 3:14 - and that Matthew 6:16 - be Matthew 20:12 - borne Luke 15:29 - Lo

4.

Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,

Lord of hosts: Isaiah 10:16

5.

Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?

When: Isaiah 58:5
seventh: Zechariah 8:19, 2 Kings 25:23, Jeremiah 41:1-4
seventy: From the eleventh year of Zedekiah to the fourth of Darius Hystapses are just seventy years. Zechariah 7:3, Zechariah 1:12, Jeremiah 25:11
did: Zechariah 7:6, Isaiah 1:11, Isaiah 1:12, Isaiah 58:4-6, Matthew 5:16-18, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:16, Matthew 23:5, Romans 14:6-9, Romans 14:17, Romans 14:18, 1 Corinthians 10:31, 2 Corinthians 5:15, Colossians 3:23
Reciprocal: Exodus 33:4 - they mourned 2 Kings 25:25 - seventh Isaiah 43:23 - honoured Isaiah 58:3 - have we fasted Jeremiah 1:3 - in the fifth Jeremiah 12:11 - it mourneth Jeremiah 29:10 - after Jeremiah 36:9 - they Daniel 9:2 - to Jeremiah Hosea 7:14 - they have not Hosea 10:1 - an empty vine Joel 2:12 - with fasting Amos 5:25 - General Malachi 1:13 - should I accept Luke 14:12 - and a Luke 18:12 - fast 1 Corinthians 11:28 - let a Titus 1:15 - but

6.

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

did not ye eat for: or, be not ye they that did eat for, etc. Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 14:26, 1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Chronicles 29:22, Jeremiah 17:9, Jeremiah 17:10, Hosea 8:13, Hosea 9:4, 1 Corinthians 10:31, 1 Corinthians 11:20, 1 Corinthians 11:21, 1 Corinthians 11:26-29, Colossians 3:17
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 20:24 - the king Isaiah 43:23 - honoured Jeremiah 36:9 - they Hosea 10:1 - an empty vine Zechariah 7:5 - did Zechariah 14:21 - every Malachi 1:13 - should I accept Luke 5:33 - Why Luke 18:12 - fast Romans 14:6 - regardeth it Titus 1:15 - but

7.

Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?

Should ye not hear the words: or, Are not these the words, etc. Isaiah 55:3, Isaiah 55:6, Isaiah 55:7
cried: Zechariah 1:3-6, Isaiah 1:16-20, Jeremiah 7:5, Jeremiah 7:23, Jeremiah 36:2, Jeremiah 36:3, Ezekiel 18:30-32, Daniel 9:6-14, Hosea 14:1-3, Amos 5:14, Amos 5:15, Micah 6:6-8, Zephaniah 2:1-3
former: Heb. the hand of former
the south: Deuteronomy 34:3, Jeremiah 17:26, Jeremiah 32:44, Jeremiah 33:13
Reciprocal: Isaiah 65:12 - because Jeremiah 11:6 - Proclaim Jeremiah 44:4 - I sent Zechariah 7:9 - saying Zechariah 7:12 - the former Matthew 7:12 - for Mark 12:2 - a servant

8.

And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,

Reciprocal: Leviticus 10:20 - he was content Daniel 9:6 - have we

9.

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

saying: Zechariah 7:7, Zechariah 8:16, Zechariah 8:17, Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:35-37, Deuteronomy 10:18, Deuteronomy 10:19, Deuteronomy 15:7-14, Deuteronomy 16:18-20, Psalms 82:2-4, Proverbs 21:3, Isaiah 58:6-10, Jeremiah 7:5, Jeremiah 7:23, Ezekiel 45:9, Hosea 10:12, Hosea 10:13, Amos 5:24, Micah 6:8, Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42, James 2:13-17
Execute true judgment: Heb. Judge judgment of truth, Jeremiah 21:12, *marg. John 7:51
Reciprocal: Exodus 18:21 - men Leviticus 10:20 - he was content Proverbs 21:13 - at Proverbs 22:16 - that oppresseth Proverbs 31:9 - General Ecclesiastes 5:8 - regardeth Isaiah 1:17 - seek Isaiah 3:5 - the people Isaiah 5:7 - he looked Isaiah 16:3 - execute Jeremiah 7:6 - oppress Jeremiah 17:11 - he that Jeremiah 22:3 - Execute Ezekiel 18:7 - hath not Ezekiel 18:8 - hath executed Hosea 4:2 - swearing Hosea 12:6 - keep Haggai 2:17 - yet Matthew 21:34 - he sent Mark 12:3 - and sent Luke 20:10 - sent 1 Peter 3:8 - having

10.

And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.

oppress: Exodus 22:21-24, Exodus 23:9, Deuteronomy 24:14-18, Deuteronomy 27:19, Psalms 72:4, Proverbs 22:22, Proverbs 22:23, Proverbs 23:10, Proverbs 23:11, Isaiah 1:16, Isaiah 1:17, Isaiah 1:23, Jeremiah 5:28, Jeremiah 22:15-17, Ezekiel 22:7, Ezekiel 22:12, Ezekiel 22:29, Amos 4:1, Amos 5:11, Amos 5:12, Micah 2:1-3, Micah 3:1-4, Zephaniah 3:1-3, Malachi 3:5, Matthew 23:14, 1 Corinthians 6:10, James 5:4
imagine: Psalms 21:11, Psalms 36:4, Psalms 140:2, Proverbs 3:29, Proverbs 6:18, Jeremiah 11:19, Jeremiah 11:20, Jeremiah 18:18, Micah 2:1, Mark 7:21-23, James 1:14, James 1:15, 1 John 3:15
Reciprocal: Exodus 22:22 - General Deuteronomy 23:16 - thou shalt not Deuteronomy 24:17 - pervert Ezekiel 18:8 - hath executed Ezekiel 18:12 - oppressed Zechariah 8:17 - let James 2:6 - Do

11.

But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

they refused: Zechariah 1:4, Exodus 10:3, 2 Kings 17:13-15, 2 Chronicles 33:10, Nehemiah 9:17, Nehemiah 9:26, Nehemiah 9:29, Proverbs 1:24-32, Isaiah 1:19, Isaiah 1:20, Jeremiah 6:16, Jeremiah 6:17, Jeremiah 7:24, Jeremiah 13:10, Jeremiah 26:5, Jeremiah 26:6, Jeremiah 35:15, Jeremiah 36:31, Jeremiah 44:16, Ezekiel 3:7, Hosea 4:16, Daniel 9:5, Zephaniah 3:2, Acts 7:51, Hebrews 12:25
pulled away the shoulder: Heb. gave a backsliding shoulder, Nehemiah 9:29, Jeremiah 8:5, Hosea 4:16, Hebrews 10:38, Hebrews 10:39
stopped: Heb. made heavy, Psalms 58:4, Psalms 58:5, Isaiah 6:10, Acts 7:57
Reciprocal: Exodus 7:13 - General Exodus 8:15 - he hardened Exodus 32:9 - a stiffnecked Leviticus 26:15 - despise Deuteronomy 9:6 - a stiffnecked 2 Chronicles 24:20 - transgress Psalms 81:11 - people Proverbs 5:12 - How Proverbs 21:13 - stoppeth Proverbs 28:9 - turneth Proverbs 29:1 - shall Isaiah 28:12 - yet Isaiah 30:9 - will not Isaiah 46:12 - ye stouthearted Isaiah 48:4 - I knew Isaiah 65:12 - because Jeremiah 2:19 - and thy Jeremiah 3:3 - thou refusedst Jeremiah 5:3 - they have made Jeremiah 11:8 - obeyed Jeremiah 15:6 - thou art Jeremiah 17:23 - they obeyed Jeremiah 17:27 - ye will Jeremiah 19:15 - because Jeremiah 25:4 - ye Jeremiah 29:19 - General Jeremiah 31:22 - backsliding Jeremiah 32:33 - turned Jeremiah 34:14 - but Jeremiah 42:21 - but Jeremiah 44:5 - they Ezekiel 5:6 - for they Ezekiel 14:5 - I may Hosea 9:17 - because Hosea 11:2 - they called Amos 4:1 - which oppress Amos 6:12 - horses Malachi 2:2 - ye will not hear Matthew 13:15 - ears Matthew 21:32 - repented Romans 2:5 - But after 2 Timothy 4:4 - turn Hebrews 3:8 - Harden

12.

Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.

their hearts: Nehemiah 9:29, Job 9:4, Isaiah 48:4, Jeremiah 5:3, Ezekiel 2:4, Ezekiel 3:7-9, Ezekiel 11:19, Ezekiel 36:26
lest: Psalms 50:17, Nehemiah 9:29, Nehemiah 9:30, Isaiah 6:10, Matthew 13:15, Mark 4:12, Luke 8:12, John 3:19, John 3:20, Acts 28:27, 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
sent: Nehemiah 9:30, Acts 7:51, Acts 7:52, 1 Peter 1:11, 1 Peter 1:12, 2 Peter 1:21
the former: Heb. the hand of the former, Zechariah 7:7
therefore: 2 Chronicles 36:16, Jeremiah 26:19, Daniel 9:11, Daniel 9:12, 1 Thessalonians 2:15, 1 Thessalonians 2:16
Reciprocal: Exodus 7:13 - General Exodus 7:14 - Pharaoh's Exodus 8:15 - he hardened Exodus 32:9 - a stiffnecked Deuteronomy 9:6 - a stiffnecked Job 41:24 - as hard Proverbs 1:24 - I have called Isaiah 30:9 - will not Isaiah 46:12 - ye stouthearted Jeremiah 3:3 - thou refusedst Jeremiah 17:23 - they obeyed Jeremiah 25:4 - ye Jeremiah 34:14 - but Jeremiah 42:21 - but Jeremiah 44:3 - of their Jeremiah 44:5 - they Ezekiel 3:9 - adamant Amos 6:12 - horses Matthew 13:5 - General Matthew 18:35 - from Matthew 19:8 - because Matthew 21:32 - repented Romans 2:5 - But after Hebrews 3:8 - Harden

13.

Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:

as: Psalms 81:8-12, Proverbs 1:24-28, Isaiah 50:2, Jeremiah 6:16, Jeremiah 6:17, Luke 13:34, Luke 13:35, Luke 19:42-44
so: Proverbs 21:13, Proverbs 28:9, Isaiah 1:15, Jeremiah 11:11, Jeremiah 14:12, Ezekiel 14:3, Ezekiel 20:3, Micah 3:4, Matthew 25:11, Matthew 25:12, Luke 13:25, James 4:3
Reciprocal: Nehemiah 9:30 - therefore Job 27:9 - Will God Psalms 18:41 - General Proverbs 1:28 - shall they Song of Solomon 5:6 - I sought Isaiah 57:13 - let Jeremiah 7:13 - and I called Jeremiah 7:27 - also Jeremiah 14:2 - the cry Jeremiah 44:3 - of their Lamentations 3:44 - that Ezekiel 8:18 - and though Ezekiel 20:31 - and shall Ezekiel 33:28 - I will lay John 9:31 - we know

14.

But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.

scattered: Zechariah 2:6, Zechariah 9:14, Leviticus 26:33, Deuteronomy 4:27, Deuteronomy 28:33, Deuteronomy 28:64, Psalms 58:9, Isaiah 17:13, Isaiah 21:1, Isaiah 66:15, Jeremiah 4:11, Jeremiah 4:12, Jeremiah 23:19, Jeremiah 25:32, Jeremiah 25:33, Jeremiah 30:23, Jeremiah 36:19, Amos 1:14, Nahum 1:3, Habakkuk 3:14
whom: Deuteronomy 28:33, Deuteronomy 28:49, Jeremiah 5:15
the land: Leviticus 26:22, 2 Chronicles 36:21, Jeremiah 52:30, Daniel 9:16-18, Zephaniah 3:6
the pleasant land: Heb. the land of desire, Daniel 8:9
Reciprocal: Esther 3:8 - scattered abroad Isaiah 28:12 - yet Isaiah 40:24 - and the Jeremiah 9:16 - scatter Jeremiah 29:18 - will deliver Jeremiah 34:22 - and I will Ezekiel 5:10 - the whole Ezekiel 5:12 - and I will scatter Ezekiel 12:19 - that her Ezekiel 20:6 - which is Ezekiel 22:15 - scatter Ezekiel 26:12 - thy pleasant houses Ezekiel 33:28 - I will lay Joel 2:3 - and behind