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Say to them: Thus says the Lord of hosts, Return to me—oracle of the Lord[a] of hosts—and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. Do not be like your ancestors to whom the earlier prophets[b] proclaimed: Thus says the Lord of hosts: Turn from your evil ways and from your wicked deeds.(A) But they did not listen or pay attention to me(B)—oracle of the Lord.— Your ancestors, where are they? And the prophets, can they live forever?

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Footnotes

  1. 1:3 Oracle of the Lord: a phrase used extensively in prophetic books to indicate divine speech.
  2. 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).

Therefore tell the people: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Return(A) to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’(B) says the Lord Almighty. Do not be like your ancestors,(C) to whom the earlier prophets(D) proclaimed: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Turn from your evil ways(E) and your evil practices.’ But they would not listen or pay attention to me,(F) declares the Lord.(G) Where are your ancestors now? And the prophets, do they live forever?

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Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.

Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord.

Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?

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