Zechariah 8:1
Now this message of the Lord of hosts came to me:
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,
In Context
2The Lord of hosts says: I passionately care for Zion, and I am fiercely protective of her.
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 8:1
The work of ministers is rightly to divide the word of truth and to give every one his portion. So the prophet is here instructed to do, in the further answer he gives to the case of conscience proposed about continuing the public fasts. His answer, in the foregoing chapter, is by way of reproof to those that were disobedient and would not obey the truth. But here he is ordered to change his voice, and to speak by way of encouragement to the willing and obedient. Here are two words from the Lord of hosts, and they… Read the whole commentary →