Zechariah 7:3

And to speak unto the kohanim which were in the Beis Hashem Tzva'os, and to the nevi'im, saying, Should I mourn in the fifth month, hinnazer (separating myself by fasting), as I have done these so many shanim?

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

2And Beit-El had sent Sar-Etzer and Regem-Melech, and their men, to make entreaty for favor before Hashem,

4Then came the Devar Hashem Tzva'os unto me, saying,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:10They shall teach Ya'akov Thy mishpatim, 1 and Yisroel Thy torah; 1 they shall put ketorah before Thee, 1 and kalil (whole burnt offerings) upon Thine mizbe'ach. 1

Nehemiah 8:9And Nechemyah the Tirshata, and Ezra HaKohen HaSofer, and the Levi'im that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is kadosh unto Hashem Eloheichem; mourn not, nor weep. For kol HaAm wept, when they heard the words of the Torah.

Ecclesiastes 3:4An et (season) to weep, 1 and an et (season) to laugh; 1 an et (season) to mourn, 1 and an et (season) to dance; 1

Jeremiah 52:12Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, + 52:12 T.N. With fire on the eve of the 9th, Tisha B'Av remembers with fasting and reading the Book of Lamentations and prayer the Jewish people in light of all their tragic history, especially in Jeremiah 52:12 the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash; there is a reference in Lamentations Rabbati which juxtaposes the Moshiachʼs ascendancy in reference to the Templeʼs destruction — see Mk 13:2; Lk 19:44 which was the nineteenth year of Nevukhadretzar Melech Bavel, came to Yerushalayim Nevuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served Melech Bavel,

Hosea 4:6Ami are destroyed for lack of da'as (knowledge); 1 because thou hast rejected da'as, 1 I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no kohen to Me; 1 seeing thou hast forgotten the torat Eloheicha, 1 I will also forget thy banim. 1

Haggai 2:11Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os; Ask now the kohanim concerning the torah, saying,

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 7:2-8

An Enquiry Concerning Fasting; Hypocrisy Reproved. ( b. c. 520.) 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; 2 When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the Lord , 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… Read the whole commentary →

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