Zechariah 7:2

yea when Bethel sent Sherezer and Regemmelech, and his men,—to pacify the face of Yahweh:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,

In Context

1And it came to pass, in the fourth year of Darius the king, that the word of Yahweh came unto Zechariah, on the fourth of the ninth month, in Chisleu;

3to speak unto the priests that pertained to the house of Yahweh of hosts, and unto the prophets, saying,—Shall I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?

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Cross References

Exodus 32:11And Moses besought the face of Yahweh his God,—and said—Wherefore, O Yahweh, should thine anger kindle upon thy people, whom thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great might and with a firm hand?

1 Kings 13:6Then responded the king and said unto the man of God—Appease, I pray thee, the face of Yahweh thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored unto me. So the man of God appeased the face of Yahweh, and the hand of the king was restored unto him, and became as aforetime.

Ezra 6:10that they may be offering sweet-smelling sacrifices unto the God of the heavens,—and be praying for the life of the king, and his sons.

Ezra 8:28Then said I unto them, Ye, are hallowed unto Yahweh, and, the utensils, are hallowed,—and, the silver and the gold, are a freewill offering, unto Yahweh, God of your fathers:

Jeremiah 26:19Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put, him to death? Did he not revere Yahweh, and appease the face of Yahweh? And did not Yahweh repent him, as to the calamity which he had spoken against them? We, therefore are doing a great wickedness against our own lives!

Zechariah 8:21And the inhabitants of one city, shall go, unto them of another, saying, Let us be going on to pacify the face of Yahweh, and to seek Yahweh of hosts,—I also, will go!

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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