[Zec 7:1-14 KJV] 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 Regemmelech, 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 many years? 4 Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying, 5 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? 6 And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat [for yourselves], and drink [for yourselves]? 7 [Should ye] not [hear] the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when [men] inhabited the south and the plain? 8 And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying, 9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: 10 And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. 11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. 12 Yea, they made their hearts [as] an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. 13 Therefore it is come to pass, [that] as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts: 14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
[Zec 8:1-23 KJV] 1 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came [to me], saying, 2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. 3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain. 4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. 5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. 6 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. 7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; 8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness. 9 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which [were] in the day [that] the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. 10 For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither [was there any] peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour. 11 But now I [will] not [be] unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts. 12 For the seed [shall be] prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these [things]. 13 And it shall come to pass, [that] as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, [but] let your hands be strong. 14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not: 15 So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not. 16 These [are] the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: 17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these [are things] that I hate, saith the LORD. 18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying, 19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth [month], and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace. 20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; [It shall] yet [come to pass], that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: 21 And the inhabitants of one [city] shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. 22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. 23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days [it shall come to pass], that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard [that] God [is] with you.
[Zec 9:1-17 KJV] 1 The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus [shall be] the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, [shall be] toward the LORD. 2 And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise. 3 And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. 4 Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire. 5 Ashkelon shall see [it], and fear; Gaza also [shall see it], and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. 6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. 7 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, [shall be] for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite. 8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. 10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion [shall be] from sea [even] to sea, and from the river [even] to the ends of the earth. 11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein [is] no water. 12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare [that] I will render double unto thee; 13 When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man. 14 And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. 15 The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, [and] make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, [and] as the corners of the altar. 16 And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they [shall be as] the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. 17 For how great [is] his goodness, and how great [is] his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
[Zec 10:1-12 KJV] 1 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; [so] the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. 2 For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because [there was] no shepherd. 3 Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle. 4 Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together. 5 And they shall be as mighty [men], which tread down [their enemies] in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD [is] with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded. 6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I [am] the LORD their God, and will hear them. 7 And [they of] Ephraim shall be like a mighty [man], and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see [it], and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD. 8 I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased. 9 And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again. 10 I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and [place] shall not be found for them. 11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away. 12 And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.
Zec 7:13 - Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried,H7121 and they would not hear;H8085 so they cried,H7121 and I would not hear,H8085 saithH559 the LORDH3068 of hosts:H6635
Zec 7:14 - But I scattered them with a whirlwindH5590 among all the nationsH1471 whom they knewH3045 not. Thus the landH776 was desolateH8074 afterH310 them, that no man passed throughH5674 nor returned:H7725 for they laidH7760 the pleasantH2532 landH776 desolate.H8047
Zec 8:8 - And I will bringH935 them, and they shall dwellH7931 in the midstH8432 of Jerusalem:H3389 and they shall be my people,H5971 and I will be their God,H430 in truthH571 and in righteousness.H6666
Zec 8:13 - And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curseH7045 among the heathen,H1471 O houseH1004 of Judah,H3063 and houseH1004 of Israel;H3478 so will I saveH3467 you, and ye shall be a blessing:H1293 fearH3372 not, but let your handsH3027 be strong.H2388
Zec 9:7 - And I will take awayH5493 his bloodH1818 out of his mouth,H6310 and his abominationsH8251 from between his teeth:H8127 but he that remaineth,H7604 even he, shall be for our God,H430 and he shall be as a governorH441 in Judah,H3063 and EkronH6138 as a Jebusite.H2983
Zec 9:8 - And I will encampH2583 about mine houseH1004 because of the army,H4675 because of him that passeth by,H5674 and because of him that returneth:H7725 and no oppressorH5065 shall pass throughH5674 them any more: for now have I seenH7200 with mine eyes.H5869
Zec 9:11 - As for thee also, by the bloodH1818 of thy covenantH1285 I have sent forthH7971 thy prisonersH615 out of the pitH953 wherein is no water.H4325
Zec 9:16 - And the LORDH3068 their GodH430 shall saveH3467 them in that dayH3117 as the flockH6629 of his people:H5971 for they shall be as the stonesH68 of a crown,H5145 lifted up as an ensignH5264 upon his land.H127
Zec 9:17 - For how great is his goodness,H2898 and how great is his beauty!H3308 cornH1715 shall make the young menH970 cheerful,H5107 and new wineH8492 the maids.H1330
Zec 10:5 - And they shall be as mightyH1368men, which tread downH947their enemies in the mireH2916 of the streetsH2351 in the battle:H4421 and they shall fight,H3898 because the LORDH3068is with them, and the ridersH7392 on horsesH5483 shall be confounded.H3001
Zec 10:6 - And I will strengthenH1396 the houseH1004 of Judah,H3063 and I will saveH3467 the houseH1004 of Joseph,H3130 and I will bring them again to placeH3427 them; for I have mercyH7355 upon them: and they shall be as thoughH834 I had not cast them off:H2186 for I am the LORDH3068 their God,H430 and will hearH6030 them.
Zec 10:9 - And I will sowH2232 them among the people:H5971 and they shall rememberH2142 me in far countries;H4801 and they shall liveH2421 with their children,H1121 and turn again.H7725
Zec 10:10 - I will bring them againH7725 also out of the landH776 of Egypt,H4714 and gatherH6908 them out of Assyria;H804 and I will bringH935 them into the landH776 of GileadH1568 and Lebanon;H3844 and place shall not be foundH4672 for them.
Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.
The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical,
conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy
of Scripture. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a
range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed
in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry.
Translation Selection order copied to Bibles Tab order
Bibles Tab order copied to Translation Selection order
Translation Selection order and Bibles Tab order have been reset
You can copy the order of your preferred Bible translations from the Bibles Tab to the Version Picker (this popup) or vice versa. The Bibles Tab is found in the Tools feature on Bible pages:
KJVKing James Version
NKJVNew King James Version
NLTNew Living Translation
NIVNew International Version
ESVEnglish Standard Version
CSBChristian Standard Bible
NASB20New American Standard Bible 2020
NASB95New American Standard Bible 1995
LSBLegacy Standard Bible
AMPAmplified Bible
NETNew English Translation
RSVRevised Standard Version
ASVAmerican Standard Version
YLTYoung's Literal Translation
DBYDarby Translation
WEBWebster's Bible
HNVHebrew Names Version
VULLatin Vulgate
WLCWestminster Leningrad Codex
LXXSeptuagint
mGNTMorphological Greek New Testament
TRTextus Receptus
SVDSmith Van Dyck Arabic Bible
NAVOpen New Arabic Version
RVR09Reina Valera 1909
RVR60Reina-Valera 1960
BBEBible in Basic English
CHTChinese Traditional Union
EMEspanol Moderno
KORKorean Holy Bible
LSLouis Segond
LUTGerman Luther
RSTRussian Synodal Translation
SESagradas Escrituras
Cite This Page
MLA Format
Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs.
Cookie Notice:
Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage.
Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details.