Zechariah 1:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 1:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 1:6 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 1:6 — KJV
“But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. take...: or, overtake”
— Zechariah 1:6 (KJV)
Zechariah 1:6 in Context — About the Book of Zechariah
Zechariah pairs night visions with Messianic precision — the king on a donkey, thirty pieces of silver, the pierced one, the fountain opened for sin. To discouraged builders his word still stands: not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.
Cross-References for Zechariah 1:6
“Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:6: statutes, commanded, servants
“Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:6: prophets, fathers, lord
“This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. for every...: Heb. by the poll, or, head persons: Heb. souls”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:6: commanded, take, lord
“Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:6: statutes, commanded, take
“The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. behold...: Heb. behold thee in thy evil”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 1:6: take, hold, returned
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