Zechariah 1:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 The Lord was very angry with your ancestors.[a](A) 3 Say to them: Thus says the Lord of hosts, Return to me—oracle of the Lord[b] of hosts—and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. 4 Do not be like your ancestors to whom the earlier prophets[c] proclaimed: Thus says the Lord of hosts: Turn from your evil ways and from your wicked deeds.(B) But they did not listen or pay attention to me(C)—oracle of the Lord.—
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- 1:2 Your ancestors: refers to the preexilic people of Judah, who were subjected to Babylonian destruction and exile.
- 1:3 Oracle of the Lord: a phrase used extensively in prophetic books to indicate divine speech.
- 1:4 Earlier prophets: preexilic prophets of the Lord. There are many allusions to them in Zechariah, indicating their influence on the postexilic community (see 7:7, 12).
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