Monthly Archives: July 2019

Justice and Mercy, Not Fasting 1 In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of theLordcame to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Kislev. 2 The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-Melek, together with their men, to entreat theLord 3 by asking the priests of the […]

The Lord Promises to Bless Jerusalem 1 The word of theLordAlmighty came to me. 2 This is what theLordAlmighty says: “I am very jealous for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her.” 3 This is what theLordsays: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City, […]

Judgment on Israel’s Enemies 1 A prophecy: The word of theLordis against the land of Hadrak and will come to rest on Damascus— for the eyes of all people and all the tribes of Israel are on theLord— 2 and on Hamath too, which borders on it, and on Tyre and Sidon, though they are […]

The Lord Will Care for Judah 1 Ask theLordfor rain in the springtime; it is theLordwho sends the thunderstorms. He gives showers of rain to all people, and plants of the field to everyone. 2 The idols speak deceitfully, diviners see visions that lie; they tell dreams that are false, they give comfort in vain. […]

1 Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedars! 2 Wail, you juniper, for the cedar has fallen; the stately trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan; the dense forest has been cut down! 3 Listen to the wail of the shepherds; their rich pastures are destroyed! Listen to the roar of […]

Jerusalem’s Enemies to Be Destroyed 1 A prophecy: The word of theLordconcerning Israel. TheLord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person, declares: 2 “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be […]

Cleansing From Sin 1 “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity. 2 “On that day, I will banish the names of the idols from the land, and they will be remembered no more,” declares theLordAlmighty. “I will […]

The Lord Comes and Reigns 1 A day of theLordis coming, Jerusalem, when your possessions will be plundered and divided up within your very walls. 2 I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will […]