Zechariah 7:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 7:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 7:3 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep i..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 7:3 — KJV
“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?”
— Zechariah 7:3 (KJV)
Zechariah 7:3 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 7:3
“So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:3: speak, priests, house
“And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:3: priests, house, lord
“Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:3: speak, house, lord
“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?”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:3: speak, priests, saying
“And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:3: house, lord, should
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