Zechariah 7:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 7:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 7:5 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh m..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 7:5 — KJV
“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?”
— Zechariah 7:5 (KJV)
Zechariah 7:5 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 7:5
“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?”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:5: speak, priests, saying
“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:5: speak, saying, seventh
“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:5: speak, saying, seventh
“And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:5: people, fasted, mourned
“Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 7:5: people, land, priests
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