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18 And they forsook (A)the house of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and (B)served the [a]Asherim and the idols; so (C)wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt. 19 Yet (D)He sent prophets to them to bring them back to Yahweh; though they testified against them, they did not give ear.

People Conspire Against Zechariah

20 (E)Now the Spirit of God clothed Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people and said to them, “Thus says God, ‘(F)Why do you trespass against the commandments of Yahweh and do not succeed? (G)Because you have forsaken Yahweh, He has also forsaken you.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 24:18 Wooden symbols of a female deity