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Selected Verse: Zechariah 7:3 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Zec 7:3 |
Strong Concordance |
And to speak [0559] unto the priests [03548] which were in the house [01004] of the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635], and to the prophets [05030], saying [0559], Should I weep [01058] in the fifth [02549] month [02320], separating [05144] myself, as I have done [06213] these so many years [08141]? |
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King James |
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? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Should I weep in the fifth month--"I" represents here the people of God (compare Zac 8:21). This rather favors MAURER'S view, taking "the house of God," the congregation, as nominative to "sent." Their hypocrisy appeared because they showed more concern about a ceremony of human institution (not improper in itself) than about moral obedience. If, too, they had trusted God's promise as to the restoration of Church and State, the fast would have now given place to joy, for which there was more cause than for grief [PEMBELLUS].
to the prophets--Haggai and Zechariah especially. The tenth day of the fifth month was kept a fast, being the anniversary of the destruction of Jerusalem (Jer 52:12-14). They ask, Should the fast be continued, now that the temple and city are being restored?
separating myself--sanctifying myself by separation, not only from food, but from all defilements (compare Joe 2:16) as was usual in a solemn fast. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself? - "In the fifth month," from the seventh to the tenth day, Jerusalem was in flames, fired by Nebuchadnezzar. "He burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem and every great man's house he burnt with fire" .
Jerome: "Now since it is said that the temple is builded and we see that no cause of sorrow remaineth, answer, we pray, are we to do this or to change our sorrow into joy?"
Separating myself - This seems to be added, to intensify the fast which they had kept. The Nazarite was bound to "separate himself from wine and strong drink" Num 6:3, and so, they severed themselves to the Lord, and consecrated themselves to Him (Num. 5. See the note at Amo 2:11). These had severed themselves from food, from things pleasant, from pleasure, from sin, it may be, for the day, but not abidingly: they had not given themselves to God.
As I have done these so many years - Literally, "how many." As if, although they knew that they were seventy years, they could not count them. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
fifth month
That is, August. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The prophets - Haggai and Zechariah. Weep - Fast, in remembrance of the burning of the temple on the tenth day of that month. Separating myself - From worldly cares and designs. |
16 Gather [0622] the people [05971], sanctify [06942] the congregation [06951], assemble [06908] the elders [02205], gather [0622] the children [05768], and those that suck [03243] the breasts [07699]: let the bridegroom [02860] go forth [03318] of his chamber [02315], and the bride [03618] out of her closet [02646].
12 Now in the fifth [02549] month [02320], in the tenth [06218] day of the month [02320], which was the nineteenth [08672] [06240] [08141] year [08141] of Nebuchadrezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894], came [0935] Nebuzaradan [05018], captain [07227] of the guard [02876], which served [05975] [06440] the king [04428] of Babylon [0894], into Jerusalem [03389],
13 And burned [08313] the house [01004] of the LORD [03068], and the king's [04428] house [01004]; and all the houses [01004] of Jerusalem [03389], and all the houses [01004] of the great [01419] men, burned [08313] he with fire [0784]:
14 And all the army [02428] of the Chaldeans [03778], that were with the captain [07227] of the guard [02876], brake down [05422] all the walls [02346] of Jerusalem [03389] round about [05439].
21 And the inhabitants [03427] of one [0259] city shall go [01980] to another [0259], saying [0559], Let us go [03212] speedily [01980] to pray [02470] before [06440] the LORD [03068], and to seek [01245] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]: I will go [03212] also.
11 And I raised up [06965] of your sons [01121] for prophets [05030], and of your young men [0970] for Nazarites [05139]. Is it not even thus, O ye children [01121] of Israel [03478]? saith [05002] the LORD [03068].
3 He shall separate [05144] himself from wine [03196] and strong drink [07941], and shall drink [08354] no vinegar [02558] of wine [03196], or vinegar [02558] of strong drink [07941], neither shall he drink [08354] any liquor [04952] of grapes [06025], nor eat [0398] moist [03892] grapes [06025], or dried [03002].