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; IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF KING DARIUS - two years after the previous prophecies, (, etc.) IN THE FOURTH DAY OF THE NINTH MONTH, EVEN IN CHISLE... [ Continue Reading ]
When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD, WHEN THEY HAD SENT UNTO THE HOUSE OF GOD SHEREZER AND REGEM-MELECH, AND THEIR MEN - the Jews of the country "sent to the House of God" or congregation at Jerusalem. The altar was long since... [ Continue Reading ]
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? AND TO SPEAK UNTO THE PRIESTS ... AND TO THE PROPHETS - Haggai and Zechariah especially. SHOULD I WEE... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN CAME THE WORD OF THE LORD OF HOSTS UNTO ME, SAYING,_ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THIS VERSE.... [ Continue Reading ]
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? SPEAK UNTO ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND. The question had been asked in the name of the people in general,... [ Continue Reading ]
And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? AND WHEN YE DID EAT, AND WHEN YE DID DRINK, DID NOT YE EAT FOR YOURSELVES, AND DRINK FOR YOURSELVES? - literally, Is it not ye who did eat? and ye who did drink? - i:e., it is not unto ME and MY... [ Continue Reading ]
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? SHOULD YE NOT HEAR THE WORDS WHICH THE LORD HATH CRIED BY THE FORMER PROPHETS, WHEN JE... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME UNTO ZECHARIAH, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: THUS SPEAKETH THE LORD OF HOSTS - implying that these precepts addressed to their ancestors were the requirements of Yahweh, not merely then, but now. EXECUTE TRUE JUDGMENT, A... [ Continue Reading ]
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. LET NONE OF YOU IMAGINE EVIL AGAINST HIS BROTHER IN YOUR HEART - i:e., let none devise evil. The Septuagint take it, harbour not the desire of revenge ()... [ Continue Reading ]
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. BUT THEY ... PULLED AWAY THE SHOULDER, [ yitªnuw (H5414) kaateeep cowraaret] - literally, 'presented a refractory shoulder:' an image from beasts refusing to bear the yoke (margin, Nehem... [ Continue Reading ]
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. YEA, THEY MADE THEIR HEARTS AS AN ADAMANT - (; ). LEST THEY SHOULD HEAR THE... [ Continue Reading ]
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: THEREFORE IT IS COME TO PASS, THAT AS HE CRIED - by His prophets. AND THEY WOULD NOT HEAR; SO THEY CRIED - in their calamities. AND I WOULD NOT HEAR - retrib... [ Continue Reading ]
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. BUT I SCATTERED THEM WITH A WHIRLWIND - of wrath (). AMONG ALL THE NATIONS WHOM THEY KNEW NO... [ Continue Reading ]