Zechariah 7

KJVAnd 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;

GIGAKJVIn the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came to Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu.

KJVWhen they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the Lord,

GIGAKJVWhen they had sent to the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the Lord,

KJVAnd 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?

GIGAKJVAnd to speak to 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?

KJVThen came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying,

GIGAKJVThen the word of the Lord of Hosts came to me, saying,

KJVSpeak 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?

GIGAKJVSpeak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did you at all fast to me, even to me?

KJVAnd when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

GIGAKJVAnd when you ate, and when you drank, did you not eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

KJVShould 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?

GIGAKJVShould you not hear the words which the Lord has cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and its cities all around her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?

KJVAnd the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying,

GIGAKJVAnd the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying,

KJVThus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

GIGAKJVThe Lord of Hosts says this, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his brother:

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd do not oppress the widow, or the orphan, the foreigner, or the poor. And let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.

KJVBut they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

GIGAKJVBut they refused to listen, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

KJVYea, 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.

GIGAKJVYes, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, so they do not should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of Hosts has sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore a great wrath came from the Lord of Hosts.

KJVTherefore 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:

GIGAKJVTherefore it has happened, that as he cried, and they would not hear. So they cried, and I would not hear, says the Lord of Hosts:

KJVBut 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.

GIGAKJVBut I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations they did not know. So the land was ruined after them, that no man passed through or returned. For they laid the pleasant land waste.