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Holman Bible
But didn’t My words and My statutes that I commanded My servants the prophets overtake your ancestors? They repented and said: As the Lord of Hosts purposed to deal with us for our ways and deeds, so He has dealt with us.”
New American Standard Bible
But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets,
King James Version
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
International Standard Version
But my words and my statutes that I gave as commands to my servants the prophets did they not overwhelm your ancestors? And they returned to me: "The LORD of the Heavenly Armies acted toward us just as he planned to do in keeping with our lifestyles and in keeping with our actions.'"
A Conservative Version
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? And they turned and said, Like as LORD of hosts thought to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our doings,
American Standard Version
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? and they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
Amplified
But did not My words (warnings) and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? Then they repented and said, ‘As the Lord of hosts planned to do to us [in discipline and punishment], in accordance with our ways and our deeds, so has He dealt with us.’”’”
Bible in Basic English
But my words and my orders, which I gave to my servants the prophets, have they not overtaken your fathers? and turning back they said, As it was the purpose of the Lord of armies to do to us, in reward for our ways and our doings, so has he done.
Darby Translation
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? And they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
Julia Smith Translation
But the words and the laws which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not reach your fathers? and they will turn back and say, As Jehovah of armies purposed to do to us according to our ways and according to our doings, so he did with us.
King James 2000
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our deeds, so has he dealt with us.
Lexham Expanded Bible
However, did not my words and my regulations which I commanded my servants the prophets overtake your ancestors? And they repented and said, 'Yahweh of hosts planned to do with us according to our ways, and according to our deeds so he has dealt with us.'" '"
Modern King James verseion
But My Words and My statutes which I commanded My servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? And they returned and said, As Jehovah of Hosts planned to do to us, according to our ways and according to our doings, so He has done with us.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But did not my words and statutes, which I commanded by my servants the Prophets, touch your forefathers? Upon this, they gave answer and said, 'Like as the LORD of Hosts devised to do unto us, according to our ways and imaginations, even so hath he dealt with us.''"
NET Bible
But have my words and statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, not outlived your fathers? Then they paid attention and confessed, 'The Lord who rules over all has indeed done what he said he would do to us, because of our sinful ways.'"
New Heart English Bible
But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did not they overtake your fathers? "Then they repented and said, 'Just as the LORD of hosts determined to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our practices, so he has dealt with us.'"
The Emphasized Bible
Howbeit, as for my words and my statutes with which I charged my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? and so they returned and said, Just as Yahweh of hosts planned to do unto us, according to our ways and according to our practices, So hath he dealt with us?
Webster
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, As the LORD of hosts thought to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
World English Bible
But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, didn't they overtake your fathers? "Then they repented and said, 'Just as Yahweh of Armies determined to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our practices, so he has dealt with us.'"
Youngs Literal Translation
Only, My words, and My statutes, That I commanded My servants the prophets, Have they not overtaken your fathers, And they turn back and say: As Jehovah of Hosts designed to do to us, According to our ways, and according to our doings, So He hath done to us?'
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 1:6
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Context Readings
A Plea For Repentance
5
“Where are your ancestors now? And do the prophets live forever?
6 But didn’t My words and My statutes that I commanded My servants the prophets overtake your ancestors? They repented and said: As the Lord of Hosts purposed to deal with us for our ways and deeds, so He has dealt with us.”
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Lamentations 2:17
ע Ayin
He has accomplished His decree,
which He ordained in days of old.
He has demolished without compassion,
letting the enemy gloat over you
and exalting the horn of your adversaries.
Deuteronomy 28:15
“But if you do not obey the Lord your God by carefully following all His commands and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overtake you:
Jeremiah 44:28
Those who escape the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah only few in number,
Amos 9:10
who say: “Disaster will never overtake
or confront us,”
will die by the sword.
Matthew 24:35
Numbers 23:19
or a son of man who changes His mind.
Does He speak and not act,
or promise and not fulfill?
Numbers 32:23
But if you don’t do this, you will certainly sin against the Lord; be sure your sin will catch up with you.
Numbers 33:56
And what I had planned to do to them, I will do to you.”
Deuteronomy 28:20
The Lord will send against you curses, confusion, and rebuke in everything you do
Deuteronomy 28:45
“All these curses will come, pursue, and overtake you until you are destroyed, since you did not obey the Lord your God and keep the commands and statutes He gave you.
2 Chronicles 36:17-21
So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans,
Job 6:29
Reconsider; my righteousness
Isaiah 3:8-11
and Judah has fallen
because they have spoken and acted against the Lord,
defying His glorious presence.
Isaiah 44:26
and fulfills the counsel of His messengers;
who says to Jerusalem, “She will be inhabited,”
and to the cities of Judah, “They will be rebuilt,”
and I will restore her ruins;
Isaiah 55:1
come to the waters;
and you without money,
come, buy, and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without cost!
Jeremiah 4:4
remove the foreskin of your hearts,
men of Judah and residents of Jerusalem.
Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire
and burn with no one to extinguish it
because of your evil deeds.
Jeremiah 12:16-17
If they will diligently learn the ways of My people
Jeremiah 18:8-11
However, if that nation I have made an announcement about turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the disaster I had planned to do to it.
Jeremiah 23:20
until He has completely fulfilled the purposes of His heart.
In time to come you will understand it clearly.
Jeremiah 26:15
But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood
Lamentations 1:18
צ Tsade
for I have rebelled against His command.
Listen, all you people;
look at my pain.
My young men and women
have gone into captivity.
Lamentations 4:11-12
כ Kaf
poured out His burning anger;
He has ignited a fire in Zion,
and it has consumed her foundations.
Ezekiel 12:25-28
But I, Yahweh, will speak whatever message I will speak, and it will be done.
Ezekiel 20:43
There you will remember your ways and all your deeds that you have defiled yourselves with,
Ezekiel 37:11
Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel.
Daniel 9:11-12
All Israel has broken Your law and turned away,
Hosea 2:6-11
I will block her
I will enclose her with a wall,
so that she cannot find her paths.
Hosea 9:15
for there I came to hate them.
I will drive them from My house
because of their evil, wicked actions.
I will no longer love them;
all their leaders are rebellious.
Malachi 3:18
So you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.
1 Thessalonians 5:4
But you, brothers, are not in the dark, for this day to overtake you like a thief.